Thermal power station
device · 1882 · Electric age
A station where turbines are turned by steam from burning fuel.
What it is made of
- Steam turbine — has part. Turbines drive the generators.
- Electric generator — has part. Generators.
- Boiler — has part. Boilers.
Principles and materials it uses
- Coal — uses. The fuel is coal or gas.
- Natural gas — uses. Gas.
Where it is used
- Carbon capture — is used in. At power stations.
What it is a kind of
- Power station — is a kind of. A kind of power station.
- Combined heat and power plant — includes. A thermal power station.
- Solar concentrator — includes. A solar thermal plant is a thermal power station where mirrors, not coal, make the steam.
Things built in a similar way
- Nuclear power plant — works like. A nuclear plant is a thermal station in which the boiler is replaced by a reactor.