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Understanding Coal Power Plant Heat Rate and Efficiency
Feb 1, 2015 · Because approximately 3,412 Btu/hr equals 1 kW, we can easily determine the thermodynamic efficiency of a power plant by dividing 3,412 by the heat rate. For example, a coal power plant with a ...
History of Power: The Evolution of the Electric Generation Industry
Oct 1, 2022 · In 1820, in arguably the most pivotal contribution to modern power systems, Michael Faraday and Joseph Henry invented a primitive electric motor, and in 1831, documented that an electric current ...
The Vital Link: How HVDC Is Modernizing the Grid - POWER …
Jun 1, 2022 · HVDC’s suitability to the rapidly changing grid, meanwhile, is pegged to its many advantages over classical AC solutions, such as active power control, higher transfer capacities, no reactive ...
Understanding PAG- and PAO-Based Lubricants - POWER Magazine
Jan 12, 2021 · PAG-based lubricants have excellent viscosity indices significantly better than PAO-based lubricants of the same viscosity grade. Both basestock types have low volatility and high fire points ...
The Allure of TRISO Nuclear Fuel Explained - POWER Magazine
Mar 1, 2021 · The Allure of TRISO Nuclear Fuel Explained. Tristructural isotropic (TRISO) particle fuel has long been used in high-temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactors, but it is seeing a resurgence as a ...
Fuel Cells vs. Batteries: What's the Difference? - POWER Magazine
Dec 22, 2022 · However, batteries and fuel cells are not immune. Energy loss can occur during storage, charging, and discharging. Batteries suffer significantly lower energy losses than fuel cells. Batteries can ...
Fuel Cells: What They Are, How They Work, and Why They’re …
Aug 6, 2024 · A fuel cell is a device that makes electricity from fuel and air. Instead of burning the fuel to make heat to drive a mechanical generator, fuel cells react the fuel and air electrochemically ...
Westinghouse Secures First Customer for eVinci Nuclear …
Nov 27, 2023 · Last year, the Canadian federal government awarded Westinghouse a CA$27.2 million grant from its Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) to support further development of the eVinci microreactor. The ...
What Are Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles? - POWER Magazine
Apr 1, 2019 · Supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO 2) is a fluid state of carbon dioxide (CO 2), where it is held at or above its critical temperature and critical pressure. CO 2 usually behaves as a gas in air at ...