Guide to Electric Power Generation by A.J. Pansini K.D. Smalling
Contents:
Chapter 1 Planning and Development of Electric Power Stations
Chapter 2 Electric Power Generation
Chapter 3 Fuel Handling
Chapter 4 Boilers
Chapter 5 Prime Movers
Chapter 6 Generators
Chapter 7 Operation and Maintenance
Chapter 8 Environment and Conservation
Preface:
Like water, food, and air, electrical energy has become an integral part of daily personal and business lives. People have become so accustomed to flicking a switch and having instant light, action, or communication that little thought is given to the process that produces this electrical energy or how it gets to where it is used. It is unique in that practically all that is produced is not stored but used instantly in the quantities that are needed. For alternatives to electrical energy, one must go back to the days of gas lamps, oil lamps, candles, and steam- or water-powered mechanical devices—and work days or leisure time that was limited to daylight hours for the most part. Where does this vital electrical energy come from and how does it get to its users? This book covers only the how, when and where electrical energy is produced. Other texts cover how it is delivered to the consumer. The operations of an electric system, like other enterprises may be divided into three areas:
Electric Generation (Manufacturing)
Electric Transmission (Wholesale Delivery)
Electric Distribution (Retailing)
The electric utility is the basic supplier of electrical energy and is perhaps unique in that almost everyone does business with it and is universally dependent on its product. Many people are unaware that a utility is a business enterprise and must meet costs or exceed them to survive. Unlike other enterprises producing commodities or services, it is obligated to have electrical energy available to meet all the customer demands when they are needed, and its prices are not entirely under its
control.The regulation of utilities by government agencies leads to the per ception that utilities are in fact monopolies. People have alternatives in al most every other product they use such as choosing various modes of travel—auto, train or plane. People can use gas, oil or coal directly fortheir own energy needs or use them to generate their own electrical energy. Indeed some people today use sunlight or windpower to supplement their electrical energy needs. The point is that electrical energy
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