power plant
n.
1. All the equipment, including structural members, that constitutes a unit power source: the power plant of a truck.
2. A complex of structures, machinery, and associated equipment for generating electric energy from another source of energy, such as nuclear reactions or a hydroelectric dam. Also called powerhouse, power station.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company
Power generation is one of the key for success in country development. The demand of electricity used means the needs for power generation is very crucial and play an important role. Then, where it should be started? Of course, the power plant or power station will be the great sources to be prime movers for country development.
At the center of nearly all power stations is a generator, a rotating machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by creating relative motion between a magnetic field and a conductor. The energy source harnessed to turn the generator varies widely. It depends chiefly on which fuels are easily available and on the types of technology that the power company has access to.
 |
| Power Plant Engineering study offering wide level of career opportunity |
