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Power Generators / Stations
发电站 fā diàn zhàn 发电厂 fā diàn chǎng


Type Source Conversion of energy
Thermal Generators
火力发电站 huǒ lì fā diàn zhàn

 

fossil fuels
化石燃料 huà shí rán liào
 (non-
renewable)

/

biomass fuel (renewable)

the burning / combustion of the fuels changes water  shuǐ into steam which is then used to rotate the turbines.

heat -> kinetic ->
electrical
  
Hydroelectric
Generators
水力发电站 shuǐ lì fā diàn zhàn
 
 

water  shuǐ (renewable)
gravitational potential energy of water  shuǐ is converted to kinetic energy to turn the turbines

gravitational potential ->
kinetic - >
electrical
 
  
Nuclear power generators
核电站
hé diàn zhàn
radioactive materials
(non- renewable)
energy from nuclear fission is converted to heat to change water  shuǐ into steam to turn the turbine

nuclear ->
heat -> kinetic ->
electrical
 
 
Tidal power generators
潮汐发电 cháo xī fā diàn
water  shuǐ currents
(renewable)
kinetic energy of water  shuǐ turns the turbines


kinetic -> electrical
 
Wind
turbines
风力发电机 fēng lì fā diàn jī
wind (renewable) kinetic energy of wind turns the turbines


kinetic ->
electrical
 
Solar power generators
太阳能发电 tài yáng néng fā diàn
Sun  太阳 tài yáng (renewable) with photoelectric cells, light 光 guāng is converted to
electrical energy

light -> electrical


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