The generated voltage three identical
sinusoidal waveforms each separated 120° shown Fig. Environmentalists say that these steel towers are ugly, but
this method about times cheaper than the equivalent underground
cable these high voltages.5cm diameter because they oper-
ate very high voltage.1.5 Chapter shows simple a. However, place a
single loop wire, the power station alternator has three-phase wind-
ing and powerful electromagnets. generator alternator produc-
ing a.
These very high voltages are necessary because, for given power, the
current greatly reduced, which means smaller grid conductors and the
transmission losses are reduced. generate electricity large modern power sta-
tions using the same basic principle operation.
North pole
South pole
Grey Black
Brown phase
Rotating
coil
120°
120°
120°
Brown
Voltage
Time
Black Grey Brown Black
FIGURE 11. Figure 11.
Transmission
Electricity generated the power station alternator kV.c.
Hot water heated until becomes superheated steam, which drives the
vanes steam turbine which connected the alternator. waveform. Whatever the primary source energy is, only being
used drive turbine which connected alternator, generate
electricity.1
Generation three-phase voltage. The
prime mover not, course, simple crank handle, but steam turbine.
.c. 11.
The National Grid Network consists over 5,000 miles overhead alu-
minium conductors suspended from steel pylons which link together all the
power stations.
Key Fact
Information
The individual conductors the
National Grid Network are only about
2. The heat
required produce the steam may come from burning coal oil from
a nuclear reactor.Basic Electrical Installation Work
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Generation, transmission and distribution of
electricity
Generation
Figure 4. This electri-
cal energy fed into transformer stepped very high voltage
for transmission the National Grid Network 400 kV, 275 132 kV.2 shows transmission line steel
pylon
