Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution

What are the 3 stage for power distribution energy?

• Generation

• Transmission

• Distribution

Explain the generation stage for power distribution energy?

Explain the transmission stage for power distribution energy?

Explain the distribution stage for power distribution energy?

What energy does alternators convert from and to?

What are prime movers in power generation?

Machine that transfers mechanical, thermal, etc to electrical

(i.e turbine and generators)

What is the difference between stator and rotator in an alternator?

Stator → non-moving part

Rotator → moving part (rotating magnet)

What is an alternator comprised of?

What is the time phase of a balanced three-phased AC voltage?

How are 3 set of conductors named for alternator?

What is a coal-power plant?

What is the % of coal power plants do South Africa have?

90%+

Fill the diagram

Explain the progress of a coal-power plant

What is makeup water?

What type of power plant is coal power plant (base/peak)?

Base load

What is base load power plant?

What are the pollution caused by coal?

• Nitrogen Oxide

• Sulphur Oxide

• Carbon dioxide

• Carbon Monoxide

• Particulate matter

What are the effects of SO₂

What are the effects of CO₂?

What are the effects of NO₂?

What are the effects of CO?

What are the effects of Particulate matter (PM)?

What are gasses that contribute the most to greenhouse effect?

How does greenhouse gas work?

What sector contribute the most to green-house gasses?

What causes the emission of greenhouse gases?

What is the name of one of the largest coal-power plant in South Africa?

Eskom’s Kendal power plant

Where is Eskom’s Kendal power plant situated at?

Situated in Mpumalanga.

What is the capacity and units of Eskom’s Kendal power plant?

6 x 686MW units and an installed

capacity of 4116 MV.

Name the largest dry-cooled coal-fired power plant in South Africa?

Medupi Power Station

What is the difference between dry-cooled coal-fired power plant vs regular (wet-cooled) coal-fired power plant?

A dry system uses air to cool steam and condense it back to water, while a wet system uses evaporating water in cooling towers, resulting in significantly higher water consumption for wet-cooled plants

Where is Medupi Power Station located?

What is the reason for Medupi Power Station location?

What is Medupi Power Station’s generating and storage’s capability?

What is the first power station to implement FGD technology?

Kusile power plant

Where is Kusile power plant located?

coal-fire power station in the Delmas Municipal area in Mpumalanga.

What does FGD technology do?

What is the generating and storage capability of Kusile power plant?

6 x 800 MW units with 4800 MW installed capacity

What is Nuclear power plant

What is the name of the only Nuclear power plant in South Africa?

Koeberg power plant

What is the location of Koeberg power plant?

Is Nuclear peak or base?

Base

What is hydroelectric power plant?

Are hydroelectric power plant peak or base load?

Peak

Where are hydroelectric power plan generally located?

What are the two stages for pump storage power plant?

• Generating mode

• Pumping mode

What is the generating mode for pump storage power plant?

What is the pumping mode for pump storage power plant?

What are the prerequisites for pump storage power plant?

What is a biomass power plant?

What is a tidal power plant?

What is a wave power plant?

Why are tidal power plant have smaller and stronger turbine than wind power plant?

What is a geothermal power plant?

What is solar power plant?

What is a wind power plant?

What is good about a smart meter?

What are the different types of distribution system and their purpose