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Transcript of Hydro electric power
Kardan UniversityKardan UniversityUploaded BY: Engr.Ahmad SameerUploaded BY: Engr.Ahmad Sameer
Hydroelectric power is one method of creating energy by using water.
Uses water starting in a reservoir, and ends with the energy in the form of light in a light bulb.
Hydroelectricity is generated in a hydroelectric power plant.
The dam, lake, or reservoir stores water
The water goes through the Penstock to the turbines
http-//www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/renewable_energy_basics/how-hydroelectric-energy-works.html#Converting_Moving_Water_to_Electricity
The turbine (propelled by the force of the water being carried in) turns the generator to produce the electricity
This electricity is then sent through power lines to produce energy in the form of light in a light bulb.
http://eetd.lbl.gov/inventors/hydro/hydro-links.html
Dam, Lake, or Reservoir Kinetic energy stays the same Gravitational potential energy high
Dam holds water against the force of gravity
Penstock Gravitational kinetic energy rises Gravitational potential energy decreases
Turbine Gravitational kinetic energy becomes kinetic energy of motion Gravitational potential energy stays the same
http-//www.biocrawler.com/encyclopedia/Water_power
Generator Kinetic energy of motion rises Potential energy rises
The water transitions to energy
Power Lines Kinetic energy of motion rises Potential energy decreases
Light Bulb Kinetic energy of motion stays the same Potential energy stays the same Kinetic and potential energy have reached equilibrium
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Largest power plants in the United States: Washington
Grand Coulee Dam Chief Joseph Dam John Day Dam The Dalles Dam
Oregon John Day Dam The Dalles Dam
Arizona-Nevada border, Colorado River Hoover (Boulder) Dam
http://www.leo.lehigh.edu/news/local/index.html
The largest hydroelectric power plants in the United States are located in the northwestern states of the country
This is because they are closer to the ocean Providing more water to
be used in the process of creating electricity
Is Hydroelectric Power a sustainable source of electricity? Yes it is!
Hydroelectric power is a renewable source which produces little to no waste while creating electricity
Why is hydroelectric power not the main source of electricity if it is sustainable and does not produce much waste? Is there any way that the amount of waste can
be reduced to no waste at all? How?