Generating Electricity (Leaving Cert Construction Studies): Flashcards
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4 main types of Irish power stations
4 main types of Irish power stations
Fuel-burning, wind farms, hydroelectric, pumped storage
Fuels used in fuel-burning stations
Fuels used in fuel-burning stations
Coal, peat, oil, gas
Fuel-burning station process sequence
Fuel-burning station process sequence
Fuel burns→steam→turbine→dynamo→electricity
Fossil fuels examples
Fossil fuels examples
Coal, oil, peat, gas (all non-renewable)
Wind turbine generator type
Wind turbine generator type
Electromagnetic generator
Hydroelectric energy conversion
Hydroelectric energy conversion
Water potential energy → electrical energy
Pumped storage daily cycle
Pumped storage daily cycle
Night: pump up; Day: release through turbines
National grid operator in Ireland
National grid operator in Ireland
EirGrid
Why high voltage transmission used
Why high voltage transmission used
Prevents energy loss over long distances
Domestic electricity voltage
Domestic electricity voltage
to volts