Fuel-based Power Stations

• Power station is where energy from a fuel (like coal) is burned, converted into electrical energy consumers use for homes and use for industry.
• Chemical energy stored in the fuel is converted to heat energy.
• BOILER

  • Fuel heats up the waters, producing steam.
  • Chemical energy -> Heat energy
• TURBINE

  • Steam turns the turbine, which is connected to a generator - powering it.
• GENERATOR

  • Turbine turns the generator, producing energy.
  • Kinetic energy -> Electrical energy
• Energy transfer in FUEL-BASED power station:

  • Chemical -> heat -> Kinetic -> Electrical
• Energy transfer in NUCLEAR power station (a nuclear reaction produces the heat that heats the water):

  • Nuclear -> Heat -> Kinetic -> Electrical