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What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Thermal Power Plant

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CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

1.1 General Overview

The power plant is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. The power plant must include a generator where as a rotating machine that converts the mechanical power to the electrical power. The energy source needed to turn the turbine varies widely. Such as coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear power. Renewable source also can be as a source to the generator as solar, wind, wave and hydroelectric. Nowadays, location is the main factor to placing the power plant. Usually location is concerned with the geographic location of land, easy to get the resource; population of people needed the electricity and costs. In economic terms, electricity is a commodity capable to being bought, sold and traded. The power plant is a system for effecting purchases, through bids to buy, through offer to sell and short term trading or long term trading. …show more content…

Advantages Disadvantages
Smaller space is required to hydro power plant Requires high maintenance and operation cost
Economical initial cost compared to hydro plants Pollution at air

Thermal plants can be placed near to the load Huge requirement of water
Plant can withstand for certain extent Efficiency of thermal plant is less (30%-35%)

Because of the limited place for both power plant above, new technologies or strategies needed to provide the acceptable power quality and higher reliability.

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