Currently, the production processes of several major power plants are as follows:
1. Thermal power plant
Boiler: chemical energy of fuel → thermal energy of flue gas → thermal energy of steam
p>Steam turbine: steam thermal energy → mechanical energy
Generator: mechanical energy → electrical energy
The overall production process: chemical energy of fuel → thermal energy → mechanical energy → electrical energy
2. Hydropower plant
The basic process of energy conversion in a hydropower plant is: water energy → mechanical energy → electrical energy
3. Nuclear power plant
Nuclear power plant The basic process of energy conversion: atomic energy → thermal energy → mechanical energy → electrical energy
4. Wind power plant
The working principle of the wind turbine is relatively simple. The wind wheel rotates under the action of wind. Convert the kinetic energy of the wind into the mechanical energy of the wind wheel shaft. The generator rotates and generates electricity driven by the wind turbine shaft.