Generator Room Design Requirements
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Power stations and generators are often mentioned in the same breath, but they occupy very different roles in the energy chain. One is a sprawling industrial system that turns fuel or natural forces into grid power, the other is a specific machine that converts mechanical motion into electricity.
Power stations are not generators. Here is how they differ Power stations are not generators. Here is how they differ Power stations and generators are often mentioned in the same breath, but they occupy very different roles in the energy chain.
A power station is the entire system that takes in fuel or natural energy, manages combustion or conversion, handles steam or gas flows, spins turbines, houses generators, and then steps up voltage for transmission to the grid.
A generating station creates electricity. A substation conditions and routes electricity—stepping voltage up or down, switching circuits, and providing protection—but does not generate power. Why do most plants generate AC instead of DC?
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