Electric Power Generation System Parts

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Part Number
NSN
NIIN
151744-01 Power Transformer
010059460
151RM30 Thyristor Semiconductor Device
012120296
1593189 Electrical Contact Brush
003914027
15AF9B3541APC50 Metal Seal Ring
003189724
15AF9B3541IPC50 Metal Seal Ring
003189724
16102501 Pipe Assembly
001296487
16103057 Gasket
003772189
16104003 Sleeve Bearing
005809397
16384-14-CE-6-1/2-RC-3W Thermal Resistor
014180544
1648380 Lock Strip
003991511
16701707 Connecting Rod Bolt
003887586
167A808-1 Shim
003184803
168150-7 Electrical Power Cable Assembly
011661063
1713088 T Labyrinth Packing
003438329
1715114 D Labyrinth Packing
000967561
177030-74 Thrust Ball Bearing
001561851
1773098 Circuit Breaker Subassembly
006832077
1783615 Diesel Engine Governor
012748290
179545-K12 Circuit Breaker Subassembly
011414662
1802741 Arc Chute
012285413
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Electric Power Generation System

Picture of Electric Power Generation System

Electricity generation is the process of generating electric power from sources of primary energy. For electric utilities, it is the first process in the delivery of electricity to consumers. The other processes, electricity transmission, distribution, and electrical power storage and recovery using pumped-storage methods are normally carried out by the electric power industry. Electricity is most often generated at a power station by electromechanical generators, primarily driven by heat engines fuelled by combustion or nuclear fission but also by other means such as the kinetic energy of flowing water and wind. Other energy sources include solar photovoltaics and geothermal power.

The fundamental principles of electricity generation were discovered during the 1820s and early 1830s by the British scientist Michael Faraday. This method is still used today: electricity is generated by the movement of a loop of wire, or disc of copper between the poles of a magnet. Central power stations became economically practical with the development of alternating current power transmission, using power transformers to transmit power at high voltage and with low loss. Electricity has been generated at central stations since 1882. The first power plants were run on water power or coal, and today rely mainly on coal, nuclear, natural gas, hydroelectric, wind generators, and petroleum, with supplementary amounts from solar energy, tidal power, and geothermal sources. The use of power-lines and power-poles have been significantly important in the distribution of electricity.

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