How Does a Power Station work?

A power station (also referred to as a generating station, power plant, or powerhouse) is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power.








Electrical power can be generated through CONVENTIONAL technology or ALTERNATIVE technology.
For understanding how does a power station work (in english, of course) you should work some vocabulary first....

Vocabulary:

1. Write the name of these words in your notebook:
· Heat:……………….
· To burn:…………..
· To boil:…………….
· Steam:……………..
· Coal:……………….
· Boiler:…………….
· Turbine:…………………
· To spin:…………………..
· Voltage:…………………..
· Power station:………………..
· Generator:……………………
· Cooling tower:……………..

2. In Power stations we can produce electricity in four steps. Read these steps and put them in order.
· Step _______: The steam makes a turbine spin
· Step ________: We burn the fuel to boil water and produce steam
· Step ________: The electricity goes to the transformers to produce the correct voltage.
· Step _______: The spinning turbine moves a generator and produces electricity.

3. Copy these steps in order in your notebook.