THE DIAGRAM EXPLAINS HOW THE ELECTRICITY IS GENERATED IN A HYDROELECTRIC POWER STATION. OVERALL THERE ARE 5 STAGES IN GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY.
TO BEGIN WITH, THE MAIN SOURCE FOR GENERATING ELECTRICTY IS WATER WHICH IS IN THE FORM OF RIVER AND WHICH IS A HIGH LEVEL RESERVOIR. THROUGH A DAM, WATER IS SET FLOWING BY OPENING UP THE DAM DURING DAY TIME TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY AT POWER STATION. WITH THE HELP OF GENERATOR AND REVERSIBLE TURBINES WHICH OPERATES THE GENERATOR, ELECTRICTY IS GENERATED. NOW, THIS ELECTRICITY IS PASSED THROUGH THE HEL OF POWER LINES AND PASSED ON TO THE NATIONAL GRID. FURTHER, THE WATER WHICH LEFT OUT AT LOWER LEVEL OF RESERVOIR IS PUMPED BACK UPWARDS TO THE HIGH LEVEL RESERVOIR WITH HELP OF REVERSIBLE TURBINES WHERE WE CAN SEE THE DAMS ARE CLOSED AT NIGHT.
SO, TO RECAPITULATE WITH, THIS IS HOW ELECTRICTY IS GENERATED IN A HYDROELECTRIC POWER STATION AND SUPPLIED TO OUR DOORSTEPS WITH AN EASE.
THE DIAGRAM
EXPLAINS
HOW THE ELECTRICITY
IS GENERATED
IN A HYDROELECTRIC
POWER
STATION.
OVERALL
THERE ARE 5 STAGES IN GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY.
TO
BEGIN
WITH, THE MAIN SOURCE FOR GENERATING
ELECTRICTY
IS WATER WHICH IS IN THE FORM OF RIVER AND WHICH IS A HIGH LEVEL RESERVOIR. THROUGH A DAM, WATER
IS SET
FLOWING BY OPENING UP THE DAM DURING DAY TIME TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY AT
POWER
STATION. WITH THE
HELP
OF GENERATOR AND REVERSIBLE TURBINES WHICH OPERATES THE GENERATOR,
ELECTRICTY
IS GENERATED
.
NOW
, THIS ELECTRICITY
IS PASSED
THROUGH THE HEL OF
POWER
LINES AND PASSED ON TO THE NATIONAL GRID.
FURTHER
, THE WATER WHICH
LEFT
OUT AT LOWER LEVEL OF RESERVOIR
IS PUMPED
BACK UPWARDS TO THE HIGH LEVEL RESERVOIR WITH
HELP
OF REVERSIBLE TURBINES WHERE WE CAN
SEE
THE DAMS
ARE CLOSED
AT NIGHT.
SO
, TO RECAPITULATE WITH, THIS IS HOW
ELECTRICTY
IS GENERATED
IN A HYDROELECTRIC
POWER
STATION AND SUPPLIED TO OUR DOORSTEPS WITH AN
EASE
.