Sentences with phrase «electrical generators in»

Typical thermal efficiency for electrical generators in the industry is around 33 % for coal and oil - fired plants, and up to 50 % for combined - cycle gas - fired plants.
This «supression tank» recycles and regulates steam generated by heat from the reactor that is used to drive the electrical generators in the neighbouring turbine hall.
As the blades of a wind turbine turn, the kinetic energy of the wind is converted into mechanical energy, which is transmitted through a drive shaft to an electrical generator in the nacelle.

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Three tanks at the plant could rupture, leaking water into the plant, and a backup diesel generator and electrical switch gear were vulnerable to flooding in such an emergency.
«Just as in regular electric generators, when moving magnetic fields cross long electrical conductors, electric currents will be generated.
«If you run a motor in reverse you get an electrical generator,» says Krupenkin, explaining that this is the same idea.
The rise and fall with each wave alternately pressurizes and depressurizes the air at the top, which can drive a turbine; Wavegen in Scotland, partly owned by Siemens, the giant electrical company, recently opened a 100 - kilowatt generator based on this system.
These reactors could face extraordinary challenges, such as the recent twin blows of a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, which knocked out connections to the local power grid, followed by a wall of water that destroyed the fuel tanks for backup diesel generators and flooded critical electrical equipment, crippling the boiling - water reactors at Fukushima Daiichi in Japan.
Emergency electrical generators kicked on during the height of the storm, and researchers hope that kept pumps and bubblers going in tanks full of larval fish and other aquatic creatures.
The local electric company performs that service far more efficiently when it burns fossil fuels in its big generators; the car stores only the residual electrical energy in its rechargeable batteries.
By BILL O'NEILLOne of the most formidable generators of electrical power is gradually taking shape in a basement laboratory in the heart of London's West End.
I can not risk some kid turning on a generator in the Ukraine and blowing something up in Kentucky, so I might keep my electrical power grid network completely separate.
The weight loss and adverse events of 157 patients who received the active Maestro device (the experimental group) were compared to 76 patients in the control group who received a Maestro electrical pulse generator that was not activated.
One of the most formidable generators of electrical power is gradually taking shape in a basement laboratory in the heart of London's West End.
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Once the generator is programmed, it delivers continual electrical pulses that alter the activity in specific brain «circuits.»
Input as kinetic energy in the form of wind à the kinetic energy is converted to mechanical energy à the generator converts the mechanical energy to electrical energy.
Keep in mind that all work done on the engine was external: timing belt, water pump, coolant, oil, oil filter, air filter, spark plugs, generator belt, etc. (Oh well, I did disconnect a fuel line but it had nothing to do with electrical connections.)
Unlike using low sulfur fuel in diesel engine generators to provide electrical power, the system produces no harmful air emissions.
The twin - motor system in the CR - V comprises an electric propulsion motor, a 2 - litre petrol engine for electrical energy generation and propulsion, and a separate electric generator.
Even in engines operating under a constant load (such as electrical generators), turbochargers have advantages over superchargers.
In addition to its motor - generator duties, the crucial MG1 adds two functions: One as a starter motor for the gas engine; and two, by regulating the amount of electrical power it generates (which varies its RPM), MG1 controls the output speed of the transaxle through the planetary gear set — without clutches or viscous couplings.
There is very little penalty in weight or performance thanks to a lack of batteries: the electrical energy is provided by a generator which is hooked up to the engine.
When the Insight is coasting or its brakes are applied, and the vehicle is in gear, its electric - assist motor becomes a generator, converting forward momentum into electrical energy, instead of wasting it as heat during conventional braking (vented front disc / rear drum brakes are still the main means of braking).
2 Barrel Carburetor with Oil Bath Air Cleaner, Generator, Heater Still on Firewall, Power Steering, Power Brakes, Original AM Radio (In Dash), Cloth Interior, 5 - Seater Vehicle, Original Steering Wheel, Rebuilt Factory Gauges, Single Exhaust, Shaved Door Handles, Split Front Windows, Original Period Hubcaps, Whitewall Tires, All New Chrome Work, Fuel Nozzle Moved to Trunk, 6 - Volt Electrical System.
This type of efficiency is available in a wider output range means that the engine can be directly clutched to the drive train at cruise to realize even higher efficiency due to elimination of electrical resistive losses in the motor and generator.
In my mind, the electrical interconnect between the motor / generator and the rest of the electrical drive train would be such that, at some point in the future, the motor / generator could be removed and replaced with a battery pacIn my mind, the electrical interconnect between the motor / generator and the rest of the electrical drive train would be such that, at some point in the future, the motor / generator could be removed and replaced with a battery pacin the future, the motor / generator could be removed and replaced with a battery pack.
Digital Realty's total rent is comprised of both rent from turn - key services, in which it provides everything but the servers, as well as a powered base building where customers choose to provide the power components used in the data center (e.g. HVAC, battery, generator, electrical) and design it all themselves.
Since the original electrical service lines to the battery were long - gone, a portable generator was set - up to provide current for the low - wattage bulbs installed in the light fixtures.
While in this ghostly form, players can also channel electricity, which can be used to fry zombies or power up electrical sub-stations and generators.
Created in the darkroom with the help of a Van de Graaff generator, sheets of unexposed film are subjected to electrical discharges, creating sparks of light that scar the film with patterns reminiscent of organic life forms and tree - filled landscapes.
Beneath this exterior were modern conveniences such as an electrical generator, an internal telephone system with 21 stations, a built - in vacuum cleaning system, a central clock network, an elevator, and a great pipe organ, which made the home itself an instrument, a center of the city's rich musical life from 1905 until Eastman's death in 1932.
Except for the fact that there is no mention about what it would take to make it into a livable space, considering the loft would be located right behind an enormous rotating blade, and directly above a giant electrical generator, high above the ocean, in an extremely windy location.
Wind energy conversion system (WECS) or device: An apparatus for converting the energy available in the wind to mechanical energy that can be used to power machinery (grain mills, water pumps) and to operate an electrical generator.
GE is a world leader in pumped storage plant equipment and supplies in - house capabilities not only for turbines and generators but also the full electrical balance of plant.
Slated to commence in this year's third quarter, the scope of the Downer - GE ANZ consortium's work at the Boco Wind Farm includes construction of a 133 - kilovolt (kV) transmission line and substation; balance of plant, civil, and electrical infrastructure; erection and commissioning of the wind turbine generators.
As well every CO of every military base in the world would give his left nut to have his own electrical grid not reliant on diesel fueled generators with a defensible small nuclear power plant.
When power needs to be taken out of the flywheels - because a cloud crosses in front of the sun for example and a solar farm stops producing power for a short while - the motor shifts to generator mode and converts kinetic to electrical energy, feeding it into the grid.
«Ceramic Fuel Cells has achieved electrical efficiency of 60 percent, far higher than any other technology in the rapidly expanding global market for small scale power and heating generators.
The two main electrical «spinning things» are generators and motors, (electrical Motors that is) and while the two items look similar in nature, the principle is the opposite.
The Energy Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA - E) announced $ 55 million in funding for 18 innovative projects as part of ARPA - E's two newest programs: Transportation Energy Resources from Renewable Agriculture (TERRA) and GENerators for Small Electrical and Thermal Systems (GENSETS).
In July, California municipal utility Glendale Water & Power (GWP) connected a 2MW / 950kWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at an electrical substation, designed to be able to regulate the transmission network and balance load, but also capable of providing black starts to generators on its network that have gone offline in unscheduled eventIn July, California municipal utility Glendale Water & Power (GWP) connected a 2MW / 950kWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at an electrical substation, designed to be able to regulate the transmission network and balance load, but also capable of providing black starts to generators on its network that have gone offline in unscheduled eventin unscheduled events.
• The cost of a general distribution system for methane is orders of magnitude smaller than for major electrical grids, so areas still developing their energy systems can invest in local grids powered by small, re-deployable gas generators using a much cheaper distribution system that can also provide direct gas for heating, cooking, and other such purposes.
A: Skystream is a wind generator installed on top of a tower that converts the kinetic energy in the wind into electricity to be used in a home's electrical system.
The potential energy of water in an elevated lake that is rushing down a river does not contain «heat» per se, but, if we dam the river and divert the water pressure to run a hydroelectric generator, we can transform the river energy into electrical energy and then use that to power an electric heater.
During deceleration and under braking, the electric motor acts as high - output generator to effect regenerative braking, optimizing energy management in the Lexus Hybrid Drive system by recovering kinetic energy (normally wasted as heat under braking and deceleration) as electrical energy for storage in the high performance battery.
(A power - block facility includes a steam heat exchanger, steam - turbine generator, and the electrical equipment in a substation.)
Prepared an Expert Opinion on the transfer of risk in a delivered contract and gave oral evidence before a civil jury in Houston Texas on a claim for damages caused by the loss of a multi-million dollar electrical generator entering the port of Houston.
Managed maintenance, procurement, repair of generators, electrical, septic, and HVAC in accordance with OSHA regulations and EPA compliance.
Skills relevant to this position and found on sample resumes include overseeing the operation, maintenance and repair of plant equipment and auxiliary systems; recommending changes in operational methods and procedures; diagnosing problems relating to equipment malfunctions; and operating steam and electrical generating turbines and / or generators to provide emergency electrical power.
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