Title: Magnetism
1Chapter 11
Magnetism Electrical Generation Electrical
Transmission Environmental Impacts of High
Voltage Lines Standard Power Generation Cogenera
tion and Combined Cycle Plants
2Energy in the News
3Magnets
Lodestone or magnetite- first recognized by the
Greeks in 500 BC. Used to make a compass
needle. Like charges repel. Unlike charges
repel. Magnetite Fe3O4
4Earths Magnetic Field Lines
5Magnetic Particles Lined Up in Field
Dark Elongated Magnetic Particles Pyrotite? Ligh
t Radiolarian Skeletons What direction Are the
Field lines?
6Electrical Currents Make Magnetic Fields
Wire carrying current affects a compass
needle Original experiment by Oersted that
discovered magnetic fields produced by electrical
currents.
7Coils of Wire (Solenoids)
8Parallel Currents Attract
9Parallel Currents in Loops Attract
10Parts of an Electric Motor
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Simple Electric Motor Outside Field
magnet (permanent Magnet) Inside Rotating
Electromagnet Reverses its field every half
rotation
11Detail of Electromagnet in Motor
Electromagnet is connected to A battery or other
power source Armature (green) allows the
current Direction to switch every 180 Degree
rotation, thus switching The North and south
poles of The Electromagnet
12Two Types of Current
Direct Current (DC) constant intensity and
sign Alternating Current(AC) varying intensity
and sign Some devices generate direct current,
some Generate alternating current.
13A Moving Magnet Produces Current in the Wire
14Electrical Generator
What type of current is made by this
generator? What could turn the generator?
15Electrical Generator Second View
Wire is turned In the magnetic Field Result
Current In the wire.
16Alternating Current from Generator
17Cross Section of Gas Turbine
Gas turns blades on left Right side connected to
generator
18High Voltage Transmission Lines
Typical Voltage 345,000 Volts Why are the
voltages So high?
19Transformer Changes Voltage and Current (not
Power)
Two coils with alterating Current. First coil
induces A current in the second coil. Difference
in voltage Proportional to difference in Number
of windings of Wire. Vin Iin Vout I out
20Transformer on Power Pole
Why is the voltage stepped Down at the last
minute, just Before power is sent into The
house?
21Overall Electrical Distribution
22Typical Magnetic and Electrical Fields
High voltage transmission lines exposure MIGHT
correlate With leukemia and brain cancer.
Studies very contradictory.
23Costs of Electricity
24Costs of Transmitting Energy
Transmission lines most expensive way to move
energy Moving energy in gas pipelines, by barge
or by rail is much Cheaper. ( cost is about
half). Why?
25Turbines (Jet Engines)
26How a Turbine Engine Works
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Air Enters On Right.. Shaft is Turned to
Generate Electricity On Left.
27Detail of Turbine Combustion Area
28Cogeneration Power PlantBoth Heat and Power
Output
29Separate Power and Heat Generation vs
Cogeneration
30Efficiency of Cogeneration
31Coal Gasification with CoGeneration