ES110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: List Of Countries By Electricity Consumption, Base Load Power Plant, Woodchips
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Midterm: 5mc, 10 fill in the blank, 1 question worth 10 marks, labs not on the test. Energy, part 2: pathway to a greener future starts with energy: we need to use a lot more electricity, and generate it cleanly. Es110 notes week 3: two things we first need to understand, the electricity distribution model o electricity consumption patterns, (this is what scientists refer to as a systems approach . First you understand how the system works, then you figure out how to improve upon it) Our electricity distribution model: large amounts of electricity are generated at single points and then distributed by a network of wires to consumers. For grid to meet baseload and peak demand we use a combination of tech: ones that can operate all the time. Electrical turbine: a conductive wire is coiled around the turbine shaft, magnet placed adjacent to the shaft, as shaft begins to turn, electrical current is generated in the coiled water.
