Wow! it takes some 4 Million horsepower to generate 2900 Megawatts....in a perfect world with no losses. Thank you for maintaining and supervising your emissions systems. Clearly, most of the public has no idea how ''clean'' your plant is as compared to earlier coal fired plants. In fact, the public has no comprehension of the magnitude of designing, building, and operating a power station such as yours. Electric Power Distribution falls in the realm of magic for most citizens. They complain about environmental impact yet are the first to cry when power gets interrupted by storm, winds, accidents, etc. I am a retired Field Engineer who started at General Electric Co. installing and maintaining gas turbine generator sets throughout the world. A 70 Megawatt unit is HUGE for me! Great video. I appreciate your work!
@Jemalacane08 жыл бұрын
I prefer nuclear power, natural gas and liquified petroleum gas.
@pornthiphamuangkhot41398 жыл бұрын
( Your message) : I prefer nuclear power, natural gas and liquified petroleum gas. (My message) : You just use natural gas 10% to be input, and my tech will amplify (boost) natural gas to become natural gas 90% for generate the massive electricity.
@neilreid90053 жыл бұрын
Very, very interesting. Very clever process! We take electricity for granted but it's a major undertaking at each step. Impressive indeed!
@edpvideo3 жыл бұрын
People are always fascinated (as was I) at the amount of coal used every day at one plant. What isn't reflected in this animation is the massive energy demand we have that has created this coal gobbling industry. We make a ton of electricity because we use a ton of it.
@finneganedwin89913 жыл бұрын
Instablaster
@nerdvision3587Ай бұрын
Wow!!! This is like the most thrilling video in all of KZfaq! Seeing how it has not yet put Hollywood out of business, it is clearly being suppressed.
@edpvideoАй бұрын
I know, right? Thanks for bringing it into the light. Now hopefully more people will discover it.
@kharjai54334 жыл бұрын
There is a ton of misinformation in the comments regarding alternative energy sources. So, just to be clear; 1) All conventional thermal power plants operate exactly the same way. The only variable is the source of the heat: nuclear fission, combusted fuel, concentrated solar radiation, etc. Every single one uses the same turbine, heat exchanger, induction generator, heat removal fluid (a water mixture). 2) The reason we don't just switch to all solar and wind generation is because there is no good way to store energy. We don't use the same amount of power throughout the day; there is a huge spike in demand in the afternoon through late evening, and very little usage at night. This is called demand response: the grid must be able to quickly adapt to large surges in energy demand within minutes. Most renewables (save for hydroelectric damming) just don't have that level of flexibility. If the sun isn't shining, your photovoltaics aren't on. Thermal plants have been time tested to be able to respond to these fluctuations. 3) As some have pointed out, there is some type of balance to strike between electricity sources. Supplementing traditional thermal plants with alternatives is the only realistic way to meet our modern energy demands. That is, unless we can find a way to store excess energy produced in low demand periods (this is particularly important for wind). 4) Moreover, the small scale cost of solar panels and wind turbines is very appealing but the scaled cost of operation ($/MWh) is laughably outrageous compared to a nuclear or coal-fired thermal plant due to the energy availability factor (EAF) alone. TL;DR In sum, coal plants won't be gone any time soon, and there is no silver bullet "just use x" solution at this time, primarily due to the lack of proper energy storage and redistribution technologies.
@Ramash4404 жыл бұрын
I won't deny that solar and wind are extremely expensive in comparison, but to say we don't have any good way to store electricity from alternative sources just isn't true. We've been doing pumped energy storage since the late 1800s, it's very reliable, fast in response and with very little loss. While pumped storage won't work smack dab in the middle of the Great Plains or something, modern power distribution means you can build it pretty far away from where you'll be needing the power. Also, the advances made in the field of flywheel energy storage makes it so storage facilities can be (and have been) built with a realistically reasonable budget. They'll lose some power over time, but it won't be an appreciable amount between the moment the excess power is stored and the time it is needed to meet peak grid demands.
@Barskor14 жыл бұрын
You can store solar heat in water at high efficiency and low cost and extract that energy using a closed vacuum steam turbine and condenser system with degassed water.
@samschannel5314 жыл бұрын
Didn’t say anything about nuclear.
@kamashigamisho4 жыл бұрын
This comment deserves more upvotes.
@uploadJ3 жыл бұрын
@@Barskor1 re: "You can store solar heat in water at high efficiency and low cost and" SOUNDS like a great business model ... WHY aren't MORE ppl doing it? Oh? NOT such a great idea after all, eh?
@terryzak17425 жыл бұрын
I've been in the power generation industry for 30-years, and this is the best overview of coal-fired power generation that I've seen. It's very well done. I follow-up with one for natural gas fired, combined cycle, which has twice the efficiency, would be a great addition. But I'm sure something like this is very expensive to produce. Keep up the good work.
@Jouni25 жыл бұрын
In Helsinki /Finland at Vuosaari power plant we have such a combined gas turbine + steam turbine system producing electricity + heat. The el. efficiency is 60 % and still it gives much heat for heating buildings. Bio gas of organic wastes is used in a combined diesel motor + orc-turbine giving el. + heat energy.
@shukfahid6 жыл бұрын
Your 3D designer is amazing! Nice work un-named designer.
@edpvideo5 жыл бұрын
Our team is the best. Thanks!
@Palifiox5 жыл бұрын
I've been in a similar but older power station. This video is spot on, as far as it goes.
@edpvideo5 жыл бұрын
Yep, pretty much reflects the real plant I walked through in preparing this video. Thanks for the comment.
@ncoots013 жыл бұрын
I’m attending ysu in Ohio for their electrical utility technology (power plant) associates degree and found this very helpful. Thank you!
@gsusmakama3 жыл бұрын
Cheers for this, I have been researching "generating green electricity" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Diyadison Penhloe Blaster - (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? It is a great one off guide for generating your own electricity minus the headache. Ive heard some extraordinary things about it and my friend got amazing success with it.
@edpvideo3 жыл бұрын
That's awesome!
@generatorjohn45373 жыл бұрын
Good luck with your career.
@NoNonsenseKnowHow4 жыл бұрын
Really appreciate this video. This helped me gain knowledge of power plants so I didn't sound like a complete dummy in my latest video "Going inside of exhaust side of a turbine" Thanks!
@edpvideo3 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped!
@NoNonsenseKnowHow4 жыл бұрын
Top notch video and a perfect explanation.
@StorytellersDocTV4 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for letting us know.
@jaybrown61744 жыл бұрын
One of the best videos on power generation that I have seen. Thanks!
@edpvideo4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@BostonPower3 жыл бұрын
AFTER WATCHING THIS VIDEO, I HAVE COME TO THE REALIZATION THAT I HAVE CONTRIBUTED NOTHING TO THIS WORLD..... THANKS A LOT.....
@edpvideo3 жыл бұрын
Come on, there was this message you posted, so that's something
@BostonPower3 жыл бұрын
@@edpvideo I ROCK !
@evanscj863 жыл бұрын
Every part of the power plant is important for the power it provides, just pick something/anything to be apart of the big picture we call life
@nielsludvigkamlawillemsenh56703 жыл бұрын
CO2
@jeanramirez64412 жыл бұрын
Where you work lol 😂
@jimboreaddabible7772 жыл бұрын
Never knew that there was SO much involved in producing clean output! I'd be curious to know what percentage they clean up the exhaust.
@stephenherr65415 жыл бұрын
Interesting video of a highly efficient plant, I have seen the cooling towers many times from the Interstate.
@moldyoldie78884 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the well-made educational video. I was told years ago that the coal coming out of a pulverizer is like flour. Close enough.
@angelsanchez-vg2oc4 жыл бұрын
This is glorious, I been tryin to find out about "how to make your own electricity with water" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Kiyenry Meyharlotte Release - (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my mate got excellent success with it.
@edpvideo3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, pretty close.
@thomashaslam6293 жыл бұрын
I'm a retired union Boilermaker loved working at plant miller my last job lots of fun and MONEY LOL
@AdamBechtol Жыл бұрын
Mmmm
@nubianking42032 жыл бұрын
this is incredible. makes you really appreciate the people who keep our country running.
@edpvideo2 жыл бұрын
Right. We use so much of it that it's mind boggling.
@dinabandhukhuntia90778 жыл бұрын
It is a very good clip for basic information.Plz make the video with every part so details that anyone can understand without help of plant engineer
@ssureshot5 жыл бұрын
A truly amazing CGI job. I had to look twice to confirm the opening aerial view was not a drone shot.
@edpvideo5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bill - that's the goal on these so I'm glad we made you do a double-take.
@JERZ507 жыл бұрын
Great presentation, very informative. Thanks for your video. I will use the video in my Thermodynamic class.
@Tuckaway4 жыл бұрын
This is a very good video which explains the entire process involved in producing electricity from coal. Wallboard is a very useful by product of this. It is rather alarming how much coal is needed to keep a power station going.
@edpvideo4 жыл бұрын
The amount of coal used is astonishing for sure.
@uploadJ3 жыл бұрын
re: "It is rather alarming how much coal is needed to keep a power station going." Look mate, 2900 Megawatts is a BIG DAMN PLANT too! One of the larger coal plants, and on a par with big nuke plants too!
@davidwilkie95515 жыл бұрын
That's the Industrial Revolution, and continuing momentum. Things are always changing and adapting.
@bobmajors43229 жыл бұрын
Great presentation, very informative.
@edpvideo4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@clfung20084 жыл бұрын
Very good video with kind intention to educate people ! Thanks for sharing ! Looking forward for more of these high quality video ! Thanks !
@edpvideo4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, we are looking forward to making more :-)
@WarrenGarabrandt6 жыл бұрын
Not mentioned: the arsenic, mercury, cadmium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and other materials released into the atmosphere that cannot be easily or economically dealt with.
@NathansHVAC6 жыл бұрын
It looks like only 1% of world mercury contamination is from coal. So please be honest that you want to double electricity costs for the poorest countries to have a negligible reduction in mercury. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ea6biaWaxKiViZc.html
@chetlovesamerica67835 жыл бұрын
Yes ,third world countries are the most polluted,,and as far as mercury ,its in everything we drink & eat,& arsenic in all produce, (orange juice),,remember germ X,removed from schools ?,,arsenic in it.."" ,also dishwashing liquid,arsenic "".rinse your produce & your dishes, they say!,,,lol,WHY IS asbestos and alumian in baby powder ??for God knows how long ?,,now,""micro plastic is in our bodies ,,food ,animals ,fish,water,.,etc."sheet rock made from poison produced by "clean coal!-,lol., that will keep your family safe!--,That's why they stopped delivering coal to residential homes for heating back in the 40,s,, killing their customers. Bears in Alaska have Micro Plastic from eating salmon.Google it!-♡,37years studying evolving Toxins turn into living bacteria known as Toxic Mold.jus sayinn!☆saying!"" Ask me about CHEM TRAILS ", Big Corporations will poison your children for a nickel.Thank God I have a motorcycle to ride !-♡,lol.PEACE OUT Teeeee!
@andrewt.55675 жыл бұрын
Carbon monoxide is already dealt with. It is emmitted at levels that are "below detectable limits". They will use CO catalysts that reduce it to basically 0.
@Jemalacane04 жыл бұрын
@NathansHVAC For fuck sake, Miller burns ~30,000 tons of coal daily. At $50/ton, that would be $1,500,000/day. Those fuel costs have to be passed on to customers. So, fuck off with that coal is cheaper bullshit. Keeping a similar nuclear plant fueled would cost about $9,000/day. Of course, hydropower and geothermal (which can be used for baseload) have no fuel costs. A similar combined cycle natural gas-fired power plant can be fueled for $3,241.72/day.
@ChristianPanero3 жыл бұрын
"Clean energy" cannot stay near the word "coal"... Anyone can say its energy production system is clean than another, but the real pathways to produce really clean energy are very few, and sure coal is not one of these. I appreciate though the great amount of technology and engineering involved in this kind of plant.
@Jemalacane03 жыл бұрын
Really? The West County Energy Center in Florida was commissioned in 2009. It is larger than any coal-fired plant in the U.S. at 3,750 megawatts. It burns no coal. Instead, it burns natural gas. Unit 3 at the Vogtle nuclear power plant is 96% completed and will be completed soon. It's sister, unit 4 will follow soon after. When all 4 units at Vogtle are running, it will be the most productive power plant in the U.S., producing about 37 Twh of electricity yearly.
@MeadowFarmer8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, concise, yet covered a lot of basics. Well done!
@HelloKittyFanMan.6 жыл бұрын
Oh, interesting! I didn't know these places doubled as the first stage of wallboard manufacturing!
@matkurcher94693 жыл бұрын
They also produce the main ingredient for cement.
@HelloKittyFanMan.3 жыл бұрын
Ha, cool, @@matkurcher9469! What's that main ingredient?
@matkurcher94693 жыл бұрын
Fly ash from the precip.
@HelloKittyFanMan.3 жыл бұрын
@@matkurcher9469: Oh, I see, cool. Thanks.
@frankishrebellion94796 жыл бұрын
this is a very well put together video!
@starbo14205 жыл бұрын
I realize it may be hard for some people to grasp, but the steam temperature is indeed 1000 degrees F and 2400 PSI leaving the superheater to the HP turbine and then sent back to the boiler and reheated to 1000 degrees again and 525 PSI going to the intermediate (IP) turbine. Saturated steam such as 400-600 degrees would do great damage to the turbine.
@maksimmuruev4235 жыл бұрын
Why nobody try to put in better use heat instead of those Coling towers. .. maybe greenhouses...
@sugershakify5 жыл бұрын
@@maksimmuruev423 Sometimes the steam waste heat is used. Like in New York City's steam heating system. Most of the time though it's easier said than done to figure out a way to efficiently reuse the waste steam heat.
@andrewt.55675 жыл бұрын
@@maksimmuruev423 What is a green house going to do with 500,000 lbs/hr of steam that is at 2 psia (atmosphere is 14.7 psia)? It is also around 90 F when it enters a condenser. Also need to consider that the condenser is where the vacuum is formed but the collapsing of steam into water. I cant remember the ratio off hand but it is something like 1000:1 in volume. This vacuum helps pull steam through the later stages of the steam turbine and greatly increase the power.
@randomvideosn0where5 жыл бұрын
@@maksimmuruev423 You must not have any idea of the magnitude of energy those cooling towers are handling. In NY all the fish in a river were suddenly dying, the investigation found out the water from cooling a coal power plant heated the ENTIRE RIVER enough to kill the fish. Also in Alabama they do not need any more heat for their plants.
@typhondio00002 жыл бұрын
I AM GOING TO BE WORKING THERE SOON! MY FAMILY HAS BEEN WORKING FOR GORGUS AND MILLER FOR 60+ YEARS!
@khdr8292 жыл бұрын
Good luck 👍
@AdamBechtol Жыл бұрын
I do love any 3D animation videos on industrial processes, so thanks for that, interesting to see. However, call me a treehugger if you will, yet it's difficult to shake the feeling that this is an outdated and dirty method of electrical generation. I'm not saying anything about any other form of generation. I read the comments; I'm not interested in arguing. I'm just saying I highly highly doubt we will be generating electricity with these methods far into the future. I'm glad there are other advances in all fields, including fusion.
@patricksanders3158 Жыл бұрын
I mean, the steam generator was the first ever type of generator so yeah, kinda outdated. I believe it still hasn’t reached its full potential
@phuturephunk5 жыл бұрын
This power plant is literally the largest single point source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Like the entirety of the us Industrial complex, this is the single biggest emitter.
@andrewt.55675 жыл бұрын
And it is contained in a single location. I promise you the EPA knows where it is. Now the millions of cars on the other hand....
@indridcold84335 жыл бұрын
Electricity is not the clean energy people are fooled into believing it is. Almost all of it is made from coal fired boilers, that turn turbines, that turn alternators and generators. I will stick to conventional vehicles. They have a much higher range per energy unit, thus, pollute less per energy unit for work done. The lithium mines are real planet killers also. Nothing grows there.
@indridcold84335 жыл бұрын
Electricity is not the clean energy people are fooled into believing it is. Almost all of it is made from coal fired boilers, that turn turbines, that turn alternators and generators. I will stick to conventional vehicles. They have a much higher range per energy unit, thus, pollute less per energy unit for work done. The lithium mines are real planet killers also. Nothing grows there.
@indridcold84335 жыл бұрын
Electricity is not the clean energy people are fooled into believing it is. Almost all of it is made from coal fired boilers, that turn turbines, that turn alternators and generators. I will stick to conventional vehicles. They have a much higher range per energy unit, thus, pollute less per energy unit for work done. The lithium mines are real planet killers also. Nothing grows there.
@ajidamodaran3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the excellent demonstration of power plant. Indeed the virtual tour was great
@edpvideo2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@Barskor14 жыл бұрын
It may shock you to learn this but water boils at 30c in a vacuum and returns to liquid at 29c the expansion rates are the same no matter how the water boils. This means in a closed system you can run a steam engine off heat from the sun and endothermic from water sources you could even run an air conditioner use the heat to boil water and the cold to return it to liquid.
@uploadJ3 жыл бұрын
SHAZAAM! "Build it and they will come." Meanwhile progress on Dr. Mills' SunCell (tm) reactor (uses Hydrogen in a novel way) is going commercial the next year or two ...
@theorgelmeisterakathesoapm85892 жыл бұрын
That was VERY interesting and well explained. Can anybody here explain why the water is cooled with water towers? Why wouldn't you resend the hot water back into the boiler with all that residual heat rather than cooling it first? I got lost there.
@paulkakert64902 жыл бұрын
Not sure, maybe someone who knows can jump in with some answers.
@Detownrebel12 жыл бұрын
In order to generate steam, it first must be a liquid.
@greenjelly012 жыл бұрын
The water that is cooled in the tower is not the water that goes back into the boiler. The water going to the boiler is in a closed loop, and must be condensed through the cycle. The other water used to condense the steam gets hot itself, and must be cooled in the cooling tower so that it can go back and condense more steam.
@raumfahreturschutze2 жыл бұрын
The core concept is 'hot gas makes wind and moves fan'. I believe the steam must first be cooled because it is the difference in temperature than enables the gas to move at all. If you just had hot gas throughout the system, movement would be zero (or at the very least drastically inefficient). If I'm not mistaken, the larger the delta between cold water/hot steam translates into greater efficiency/less losses since the fluid 'wants' to move more as it expands more dramatically. I am no expert on the matter, however, and would gladly be corrected by someone who is better educated on the topic.
@SideLine552 жыл бұрын
Power Engineering student here. The water in the cooling towers is a closed loop and does not directly touch the feed water. It removes the heat from the steam leaving the turbine and condenses that steam back into water. The water used for cooling is of very low quality (chlorinated river water greater than 2000 ppm) whereas the feedwater in the boiler is of very high quality (less than 15-20ppm and with many added chemicals to prevent scaling and fouling of the boiler tubes). The temperature of the water entering the cooling tower is roughly 100-105F and leaves at roughly 85F, it enters the condenser at 85F and leaves at roughly 100-105F. The only purpose for the cooling tower is to cool the closed loop cooling water system. Basically the feedwater and cooling water loops are separate and the water does not mix at all. the cooling water is only used to condense steam in the condenser in order to be able to pump the water (you cant pump steam). an auxiliary cooling water loop is used to cool stuff like lube oil and other equipment that needs water cooling.
@scoobydoo73463 жыл бұрын
I had no idea gypsum was a byproduct of electric plants.
@seifer9185 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for this video. Very educational. I am new to the industry. Love this tour. Thanks
@edpvideo4 жыл бұрын
Great! Thanks for leaving a comment. Glad to hear you found it useful.
@ahmed_thinkoutoflimit32755 жыл бұрын
I am very grateful for this kind of scientific report
@edpvideo5 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it. Thanks
@IxBl4ckH4rtxI5 жыл бұрын
11pm and here i am watching how energy is made
@PacoOtis5 жыл бұрын
Very well done! Thanks for the video!
@edpvideo5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Joseph!
@Geminiexceed2 жыл бұрын
Was in the navy. Turns out I did this job already lol Good to know the concepts and method is pretty much 1 to 1. Minus the ship
@hansschicklgruber78044 жыл бұрын
I'm doing a lot of maintenance on some power plants in Europe and must say it's not like a job for everyone
@edpvideo4 жыл бұрын
How so?
@hansschicklgruber78044 жыл бұрын
@@edpvideo that's right but we are mostly busy with some pipelines to prefabricate and fit it wherever should it suppose to be. So there is also our job to keep or rebuild the pressure vessels and lot of stuff which it belongs to a power or chemical plants too
@grantsdad985 жыл бұрын
After watching this I cannot fathom why nuclear energy is frowned upon.
@TEHSTONEDPUMPKIN4 жыл бұрын
Because in the wonderful world of Democracy people who have absolutely no Idea on how nuclear power generation works, or the vigorous safety standards in place for nuclear power, get just as much of a say as anyone else. These idiots are the one who go onto pass legislation, and pump out moronic propaganda like "MuH 3 MiLe IsLaNd!!!! Muh ChErNoByL!!!!!!! MuH LitErAlLy A NuClEaR bOmB!!!!!!!" In sort the arrogance and ignorance of the common man is to blame for demonization of Nuclear power.
@Jemalacane04 жыл бұрын
@@TEHSTONEDPUMPKIN Well said! I literally clapped for you.
@TEHSTONEDPUMPKIN4 жыл бұрын
@@Jemalacane0 Danke Schön! ~ ^_^
@KENFEDOR224 жыл бұрын
my opinion is that the combination of the movie "China Syndrome" and the coincidental timing of Three Mile Island'a incident contributed greatly to nuclear's resistance. Since then, now 4 decades later, we've (US) lost thousands of nuclear engineers. In my experience, the cost to develop a new nuclear power plant due to regulations just are not worth it. Even converting coal to natural gas is highly cost prohibitive. Cheapest way today to generate 2 Gigawatts is greenfield combined cycle natural gas. Several are being built close to natural gas source in the midwest.
@michaelmclaughlin84745 жыл бұрын
Excellent, presentation...!!!😎
@edpvideo5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael. Please share the link on your social media
@agushadianto83544 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the informative plant tour. I'd like to know what software is used to create this nice animation?
@edpvideo4 жыл бұрын
3D Studio Max - and thanks!
@andre90954 жыл бұрын
Love everything about this video but the coal.
@edpvideo4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Andrew
@uploadJ3 жыл бұрын
Did you have BDS too? Yoiu know, before Obama.
@Wowzersdude-k5c2 жыл бұрын
We need to replace all coal plants with nuclear. Nuclear can do the same baseload job without any CO2 or particulate emissions.
@odongemma41702 жыл бұрын
Combustion engines use for mining and transporting uranium emits greenhouse gases We can't avoid CO2 completely
@kevc31482 жыл бұрын
but then where are we gonna get drywall??
@antonellaromero_upc1564 Жыл бұрын
Easy to say, but the residues of nuclear can be equally or more dangerous than the CO2.
@svwtsvfcb Жыл бұрын
@@odongemma4170 Unless you electrify transportation and even find a solution for more effective mining. Today's problems aren't necessarily those of tomorrow.
@svwtsvfcb Жыл бұрын
@@antonellaromero_upc1564 Well 95% of nuclear waste can be recycled and the total amount of heavy toxic nuclear waste dramatically decreased. We also need to compare the volume of waste: the generation of electricity from a typical 1,000-megawatt nuclear power station, which would supply the needs of more than a million people, produces only three cubic meters of vitrified high-level waste per year, if the used fuel is recycled; the volume of CO2 from an equivalent coal power plant is, as you can imagine, significantly higher.
@joaking60808 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your video, it's an amazing animation
@rickgomez2885 Жыл бұрын
I would have liked to have seen something about the DC power that is fed into the generator rotors, but it's beyond the scope of this video.
@commonsense19075 жыл бұрын
Great to see the generation of reliable electricity 24/7 regardless of the weather.
@commonsense19075 жыл бұрын
Yes, with the risk of a meltdown.
@haydog50884 жыл бұрын
So do they really have Canadian pacific (cp) trains hauling coal down in Alabama? or is that just the animation? tia
@edpvideo4 жыл бұрын
Hmmm. Good eye. I'm guessing that was an oversight during production. I'd honestly have to look at reference videos and photos taken on site to know for sure.
@MasterShot-ke1mr8 жыл бұрын
Well, the generator water is already a closed system. Replace the boilers with two thorium 232 reactors and get rid of all the complicated mess dealing with pollution.
@sharkheadism5 жыл бұрын
Number of proven thorium reactor designs: 0
@thomastereszkiewicz22413 жыл бұрын
I know the fly ask can be used for cement but what can the bottom ask be used for? Saw a video about a Canadian coal fired plant where the bottom ask didn't seem to have any use? Anyone know what bottom ask can be used for?
@rabie4x43 жыл бұрын
Some folks who live out in the country like to use bottom ash on their driveway. It's a lot better than mud when it rains.
@turnerway142 жыл бұрын
Watching this as i study for my GPO 2.0 test.. very nice
@iloveRUSSIAAA9 жыл бұрын
Holy freaking switch yard...
@thomastereszkiewicz22413 жыл бұрын
i know the fly ash is used for cement manufacturing, anyone know if there's any use for the bottom ash?
@Phrozic3 жыл бұрын
I think it's been used in road construction as a layer in roadbed. Probably some other similar use cases as well.
@randallcarney12163 жыл бұрын
Actually located in Jefferson county Alabama, adjacent to the town of west Jefferson .Quinton is in Walker county Alabama the post office is located there.
@alexiswilson4186 Жыл бұрын
A lot of places on the walker jefferson line have a Quinton address, this is one of them
@user-bd2id5yf9g5 жыл бұрын
Not enough in the presentation in the transmission section. I always assumed 25kv or so from the generator output was put into a step transformer as they said, but wanted to know more, as I'd heard that the high 400kv voltage in the step up transformer went through a spark gap. Then, it goes on a slasher for the 50 or 60 timing. It's transmitted out as a DC pulse, supposedly at high frequency like 55khz, with a 50 or 60 slash. Gerald Morin was explaining in this in his videos. How does a steam turbine maintain the 'exact' 3000 or 3600 rpm to maintain the 50 or 60 hz output? Also, the power generator itself couldn't produce enough power, unless it runs faster, then the power is converted later in the line. I'd like to know more about how the pole transformers work. They receive the 'transmitted' line, no neutral, which is grounded to earth at each end, the live wire terminated in the can itself. Also, burning coal is very inefficient. Peter Davey invented a device that heated water up immediately, just using acoustic resonant sound waves. Also water could be used, by splitting it into hydrogen from oxygen, then using the hydrogen gas to heat the water. The burning temperature of the hydrogen would need to be lowered down, so the gas doesn't burn through anything. It's impossible to transmit.. current over the grid, so the current along with the 120 or 240 50/60hz is done from the pole transformer itself.
@edpvideo5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the detailed comments. Wish we could have gone into that level of detail, but it was just an overview.
@generatorjohn45373 жыл бұрын
Once the generator synchronizes to the grid the frequency of the grid keeps it locked in. These turbines also have governors to maintain the speed. Now the watts are controlled by the turbine once the generator comes on line. Watched generators go on line many times in my career. Always fascinating to watch.
@uploadJ3 жыл бұрын
Say ahhh there "A", you kinda wrote a 'book' on us there ... look for a video on "power transmission" first and then "power distribution" next.
@ruven37036 жыл бұрын
Sweet home Alabama (I'm not from Alabmana)
@eugenewilliams43744 жыл бұрын
In response to the last message you cant pump steam. I often wondered this apparent loss of energy. But having worked at 1900 mw power plant for many years this is one of the inefficiency's of the process. Attempts have been made to use this heat source to heat green houses etc. The results are not cost effective. This video tells it like it is.
@edpvideo4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment
@Jemalacane04 жыл бұрын
Actually, district heating is very common in heavily populated areas. So, maybe it is cost effective.
@vidaenasiesla44097 жыл бұрын
Good video , may I know which company ?
@srikardasari12978 жыл бұрын
wowwwwwww... the beauty of power !!
@davidperry40133 жыл бұрын
Coal power is eco hostile regardless of how hard we try to clean the exhaust but, the engineering is brilliant though. The future is wind, solar, wave, and LFTR. LFTR stands for liquid fluoride thorium reactor.
@edpvideo3 жыл бұрын
Tell us more about LFTR - that's news to me
@bronzedivision3 жыл бұрын
@@edpvideo Any nuclear is the future. LFTR is just one (very speculative) option.
@dietitiandaddy3 жыл бұрын
I coudln't agree more. Also, why are we still using dirty coal?
@FowlorTheRooster19903 жыл бұрын
Use reactors that contain recycled nuclear fuel and breeder reactors that use U-238 as well
@bronzedivision3 жыл бұрын
@@FowlorTheRooster1990 In the long run yes. But the details aren't worth fussing over. All nuclear is so much better than all fossil that any of them is a worthwhile upgrade. Breeder reactors shouldn't be the top priority until we're sure they can operate cheaply and reliably.
@pja51943 жыл бұрын
Sweet Powerplant Alabama
@devinjohnson72724 жыл бұрын
? Why do the water vapor towers not have a turbine/generator at the top of them or throughout it? ( having more surface area will increase the amount of water that gets collected at the bottom, it also creates another point of power generation in the same system. Windmills completely depend on outside air, having it in the vapor tower makes it's run at all times and gets extra power output when the wind blows.) Ps. Lol that's really a question I love to learn so plz explain if you can =) and I know I'm horrible at grammar =)
@fastmoneygod86764 жыл бұрын
Devin Johnson The steam will have to be pressurized, but with all that steam I’m pretty sure it’s possible.
@edpvideo4 жыл бұрын
@Devin Johnson - I hope someone chimes in, I'm curious about this too
@edwardcullen32516 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the Jurassic Park DNA scene. Love the voice-over.
@JbassPlayer286 жыл бұрын
awesome video, great description of the process. obviously a huge amount of engineering went into this.
@bryanr872 жыл бұрын
Wish we would move towards nuclear instead of renewables or fossil fuels.
@waynefergusson9987 Жыл бұрын
then where would the by-products for industry come from ?
@theackid7887 Жыл бұрын
whats wrong with renewable powerplants?
@indridcold84335 жыл бұрын
Where I reside, enormous coal trains come into a station that coal fires enormous furnace that boil water into steam. The steam turns lots of turbines that turn enormous alternators. The power is then distributed to station that step down the voltage.
@flaplaya5 жыл бұрын
Really? Kinda exactly like in this video then right?
@indridcold84335 жыл бұрын
@@flaplaya A lot like the video except I live in a cold climate. Birds love to live close to the steam stacks to keep warm.
@indridcold84335 жыл бұрын
@@flaplaya A lot like the video except I live in a cold climate. Birds love to live close to the steam stacks to keep warm.
@indridcold84335 жыл бұрын
@@flaplaya A lot like the video except I live in a cold climate. Birds love to live close to the steam stacks to keep warm.
@johnreeves33802 жыл бұрын
Video incorrectly says Plant Miller at 2900 MWatts is the Largest Generating Station in the State. No Sir, TVA holds that honor with their Browns Ferry plant, at time of video WAS producing 3400 MWatts and with their recent updates NOW producing 3800 MWatts, by far the largest generating station in Alabama and one of the largest power producers in our nation.
@paulkakert64902 жыл бұрын
If you're correct about back in 2015, I guess Plant Miller got it wrong. Interesting.
@greenjelly012 жыл бұрын
I think they meant to say largest coal plant.
@AdamBechtol Жыл бұрын
These things are so often lied about, it's unfortunate.
@jasonli10605 жыл бұрын
did the guy just say clean energy?
@Barskor14 жыл бұрын
Yes, it refers to the effects that happen when energy is created if you burn something you have smoke and ash to deal with nuclear you have waste products and so on. But you can get clean energy Boil water in a vacuum convert the heat energy to kinetic and electrical with a turbine the water will condense after that maintaining the vacuum.
@gauravrade89085 жыл бұрын
Thankyou sir awesome video
@edpvideo5 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the comment!
@eddydepaepe92686 жыл бұрын
Coal is the future in the world with C02 free power plants
@poordecisionsgarage98346 жыл бұрын
Eddy De Paepe sorry boss but natural gas is a cheaper, cleaner, requires less maintenance, staff and can achieve a lower emissions at a greater efficiency. Natural gas can also be regulated to meet demand where as a coal fired plant has to produce a base load even at times of lowered demand. Carbon capture also reduces a coals units efficiency by about 1/3 as the sequestration and compression stage of the C02 collection is extremely power hungry. When government coal subsidies eventually come to an end coal plants will cease to be sustainable.
@thebige3126 жыл бұрын
Nuclear when done correctly *cough cough Chernobyl* is very clean very efficient and safe
@thepope24126 жыл бұрын
Yeah a single pellet of uranium has the energy potential of about 1 ton of coal
@Jemalacane06 жыл бұрын
Nuclear is the future.
@maksimmuruev4235 жыл бұрын
Chernobyl station by itself wasn't so bad after all units 1,2,3 worked just fine. The main problem was in assholes who controlled the reactor. Actually, Fukushima shows the same issue... operators don't know how exactly work everything inside which is crucial for emergency control. And all of this besides just engineering problems which of course always are lurking somewhere.
@phamvu80402 жыл бұрын
Plz tell me, Turbine in refinery is the same it or not, bro. Thank you so much.
@mrlithium69 Жыл бұрын
I liked it. We still need the coal people, they're doing a lot of modernization processes like the many scrubbing/cleaning stages.
@edpvideo Жыл бұрын
Yep, still need coal. We are mega energy hungry
@feelingzhakkaas4 жыл бұрын
Excellent animation
@edpvideo4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Prakash!
@do-not-covet3 жыл бұрын
You can thanks these guys for getting you cheap gypsum for your homes
@galenbelden3244 жыл бұрын
What I don't understand is how the power company creates a circuit with single or even 3 phase power. The top wire is the hot wire and then the "nuetral" wire is underneath. The nuetral is never hot unless there's a fault, which then it is connected to ground almost every 5 poles. Then the hot wire runs into your homes transformer, just 1 wire in. Then theres 3 wire service cable that runs to the house, 2 hot wires which are covered and 1 neutral wire which is bare. The nuetral wire is never "hot" and the top end of the transformer the hot wire only runs in, theres no out. Electricity needs a circuit to work, so how does the power company complete there circuit? They call the hot wire the "P"ower wire, and the "N"uetral wire. Your breaker box runs P wire in through the breaker and then the circuit runs back and is connected to ground. The nuetral that's runs in is also connected to ground. But the nuetral is never hot?
@mgabrielle23434 жыл бұрын
in any electricity generator there will always be a starting point and an ending point in a current generating coil, but generators have several coils each around magnetic pole of a generator, they are all connected up to form as though they are one huge coil, acting like a single coil or for 3 phase there will be 3 sets of such coils, the starting and ending wires of each coil , is important as any electricity produced come out from one side of the coil and returns to the other to complete an electron flow circuit, through the load, within this coil being subjected to changing magnetic fields of flux, electricity is produced, one end being the hot end and the other being neutral because one end is connected to the ground and is also called a Neutral because it is at the same potential as ground, therefore the other wire from the coil becomes Hot, so when you have a ground connection on a transformer, it means it is also connected to neutral, so only needs one hot wire coming in, or 3 hot wires coming in for a 3 phase transformer, as the transformer is grounded and has a neutral connected to ground, the transformer Primary windings may only need this one main incoming hot connection as the return path for the current is through Ground and neutral, the secondary windings can have seperate Hot (Live) or Phase connection and a seperate Neutral as well as a seperate ground bare wire, though in principle Ground bare wire is at the same potential as Neutral, so all outgoing low voltage from a transformer are separated entering each house. Those two insulated wires are not both hot, only one is hot and the other is Neutral and is approximately at almost same potential as ground wire, often known as earth wire.
@billmoran38124 жыл бұрын
Galen Belden the purpose of the neutral is to carry the unbalanced current from single phase loads in a 4 wire, wye connected system. Balanced loads on a 3 phase 4 wire system are carried on each of the three “hot” phase conductors.
@Terk1319 ай бұрын
So much was left out. You cannot just use chlorinated river water for the steam. Those turbine blades would be destroyed in no time. That water needs to be clean and pure for when it’s turned into dry superheated steam. Those turbines run with steam at 3000lbs of pressure at 1005°F. So much more into it then what was said here.
@edpvideo9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment. Since this is a general overview video, not a tutorial on how to operate a power plant, so there’s obviously many details that couldn’t be included. But your comment does bring up good additional information. I appreciate you adding that.
@Terk1319 ай бұрын
@@edpvideo I get that, but even for the “simple” explanation I personally would have added something simple like “use river water that is then purified “ and go from there. It was a decent explanation though.
@RileyWileyTomato4 жыл бұрын
Although coal won’t go away I believe nuclear power is the future with generation 4 reactors producing 2000 MWh per reactor is the future.
@uploadJ3 жыл бұрын
re: " I believe nuclear power is the future with generation 4 reactors" Potential "stranded assets" once the SunCell (tm) is produced in volume. This is something you REALLY should check out. There is a Reddit discussion group too.
@RileyWileyTomato3 жыл бұрын
@@uploadJ will do! I’m planning to major in nuclear or mech engineering will check it out
@HyborianAge5 жыл бұрын
Wow. Pretty complex.
@sabetibrahim8605 жыл бұрын
Good informative video though you have mentioned the temperature is 1000 degree in fact it can't exceed 550 c .
@eBilVastard15 жыл бұрын
Its a video about a US powerplant, 1000 degrees in freedom units is about 537°c
@beautifulsmall7 жыл бұрын
DRAX in the UK, 3.6GW HAHA, but your video is far better . Nice to see, thanks.
@Jemalacane07 жыл бұрын
Scherer in Georgia is 3.6 Gwe. Parish in Texas is 3.65 Gwe.
@andrewt.55675 жыл бұрын
Ethiopia has an 8 GW hydro facility....
@Jemalacane05 жыл бұрын
@@andrewt.5567 Hydropower is awesome.
@richhoule34627 жыл бұрын
Fascinating.
@sonalilahane254 жыл бұрын
Better understanding 👍
@edpvideo3 жыл бұрын
Cool, thanks
@Tuppoo943 жыл бұрын
Burning coal may be a dirty job, but it keeps your lights on, your heater warm, and your mobile phone charged up. No-one's willing to look at any alternatives, and even fewer want wind turbines in their backyard. So we're kinda stuck.
@edpvideo3 жыл бұрын
Doubt that we are stuck. The younger and current and next generations will change things because they see things differently and prioritize saving the planet. It's the older generation that won't change, but time will change that.
@uploadJ3 жыл бұрын
re: "No-one's willing to look at any alternatives" Brilliant Light Power is working on scaling up their SunCell reactor, which shows power densities of 5MW to 20 MW per liter of reaction volume ... is that a contender? It's non-polluting and uses Hydrogen in a new reaction paradigm ...
@HarryHoppins3 жыл бұрын
@@uploadJ And the first thing what comes to mind is to look for scammers? Why not something real, like wind, solar and geothermal?
@FowlorTheRooster19903 жыл бұрын
"No-one's willing to look for any alternatives" then explain why we have nuclear power stations and new start up nuclear power companies that want to re invent the nuclear industry with more efficient and cheaper nuclear reactors, why are there scientists trying to make working nuclear fusion reactors and breeder nuclear reactors that use U238 and thorium to power our homes?
@HelloKittyFanMan.6 жыл бұрын
Ahh, so that raises the question: Since you appear to use electricity just to get things moving and grinding before you can boil and generate, how do you boot a place like this up? I mean... if it somehow lost the grid all around, or if it were the only one on a specific grid. Does it have diesel generators to give it its boot-up power for that?
@retovath5 жыл бұрын
if you had to, you could use force multiplication (gears and lever arms) and use a few humans to crush enough coal for the furnace to fire for 20-40 minuets, which would be enough to restart and accelerate the crushers to operation speeds.
@Palifiox5 жыл бұрын
In some power stations, gas turbines similar to a jet engine but designed for power generation may be used.
@andrewt.55675 жыл бұрын
Small plants have diesel back up. Some will use a simple cycle combustion turbine, jet engine, some will use a smaller auxiliary boiler as a small one is easier to get going and use it to start the mains, and others simply go offline and stay that way. Many plants do require cranking power. In the restoration plans a transmission operator will have designated certain plants (or units in a given plant) to be "black start". Meaning they can start with no external power source. They will come up, or designed to remain online through special protection schemes, and they will work to get a power path to the other plants that are able to come up quickly. This is all planned and practice. I have done simulations myself.
@cityofabscissae5 жыл бұрын
This is what's referred to as a "base load" power generation plant. It runs 24-7-365. Only portions of this plant are shut down for maintenance.
@callistofluff2 жыл бұрын
CONVERT IT TO NUCLEAR!
@johnnyporker8837 Жыл бұрын
No, burning coal is badass
@callistofluff Жыл бұрын
@@johnnyporker8837 Is choking to death on coal dust badass too?
@elrolo37115 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video tour and explanation of good responsible technology. The green vegetation loves the CO2 and the Alabamans love the base load electricity. We should use more coal for generating power with similar clean technology. If you don't believe me, ask anybody anywhere in a prolonged power outage if they missed their grid electricity.
@jamesgraham73904 жыл бұрын
You didn't explain that the cooling tower water pulls a vacuum on the stm condenser which increases the efficiency of the stm turbine!
@edpvideo4 жыл бұрын
I'm sure there are a lot of details we left out. It is a short overview.
@billmoran38124 жыл бұрын
The cooling tower does not produce the vacuum in the condenser. That occurs because there is no air in the steam system. When the steam condenses at low temperature ( around 180 degrees) the resulting pressure is less than atmospheric.
@robertkerr30597 жыл бұрын
nice one, sure you try to keep a 37 day supply but how many days are guaranteed would be the question, sub-bituminous? how does that compare to anthrocite I wonder
@BluntForceTrauma6666 жыл бұрын
It's nice to actually watch one of these when it's _fact based_ and created by the people who are actually running the process. It gives me something to reference when I run across other videos that are full of detritus and guessing, and where people in the comment section are losing their minds about all the "pollution" coming out of the stacks, when in fact, it's *steam* that they are seeing. People can be such IDIOTS...
@edpvideo6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the positive review. Glad you appreciated the content! Please share this video so others can find it. Thanks again.
@salmanyounas11016 жыл бұрын
Lol. I won't comment on the idiots part, but what I will tell you is that you are delusional if you think that's steam coming out from the stack. Steam is only coming out of the cooling tower... what you see in the stack includes a bunch of other harmful and hazardous gasses such as the remaining 5% SO3, a ton of SO2 which the limestone doesn't scrub, plus CO and other compounds. I totally understand that this is needed for us to survive, but we need to start adopting the alternatives fast rather than sticking with this old, out-dated, and pollution intensive power generation.
@vger58575 жыл бұрын
Is it already closed?
@heronimousbrapson8633 жыл бұрын
Alberta, Canada produces most of its electric power from coal. However, a major move is underway to phase out coal in favor of natural gas. Wind and solar are increasing as well and, down the road, geothermal and small scale nuclear may play more of a role in electricity production also.
@uploadJ3 жыл бұрын
re: "and, down the road, geothermal and small scale nuclear may play more of a role in electricity production also." Not so fast there ... you're overlooking what is being done at such companies as Brilliant Light Power and their harnessing of the Hydrino in what they call their SunCell (tm) reaction devices, basically, using Hydrogen 100 to 200 times MORE effectively ...
@aisekaii5 жыл бұрын
I have to take a test in my school, I need to know *EVERYTHING* in this video.. such as how it function etc.. yeah big oof
@edpvideo5 жыл бұрын
As an overview, it really is a simple concept. Hope this video gave you a good introduction to what goes on in a power plant.
@USER-jo7yz5 жыл бұрын
You have to teach your students how to eliminate such CO2 emitting monsters if they want to live on this planet....!!!!!
@moatasimfarooque79524 жыл бұрын
Sweet home Alabama
@edpvideo4 жыл бұрын
You know it
@apocaylips333 жыл бұрын
im searching for this comment
@dauudabdigobolkaliibaan44278 жыл бұрын
thank u for your video
@Rafaeljotiar3 жыл бұрын
Is the limit of stepping up only 20 times ? Is it possible to steeping up more than 20 times by step up transformers ? Or it is limited ?
@deepserket43903 жыл бұрын
you can step up as much as you want, the thing that you need to care of is that with higher voltage the electrons can jump further, so you'll need higher electric cables, bigger transformers, bigger circuit breakers, etc... this might not be worth here you can see a 1.1MV transformer capable of transmitting up to 12GW kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZtZ3e5RznZyXn30.html&ab_channel=EngineeringWorld
@Catonzo5 жыл бұрын
I do not understand how you can make a claim at 9:40, using COAL, and say it's "Clean energy". I mean, you quite purposefully left out any mention of carbondioxide emission and merely focused on NOx emissions. I am not one that particularly believes in the enormous effect we supposedly have had on the world temperature, but I do believe we should aim to cut all sorts of emissions that can be replaced by something more clean and sustainable. You've only taken steps on things you can monetize, like byproducts of the ashes.. but you've not done anything beyond that. Coal is a cheap way of generating electricity, but you seem to be purposefully stagnating the growth and development of any other source. Probably BECAUSE it's so costly and you do not want to take the bill for this. It's a damn shame. Truly a damn shame.
@Less1leg25 жыл бұрын
There are methods of Stack Emission catalytic gas reductions. Combined with precipitators the stack gases are in excess of 95% cleaned of particulate and poisonous gases. What you end up seeing is water vapour, not smoke, water vapour. If foolish liberals would permit innovation to treat gas emissions costs will be kept down, and price of generation to consumers be kept affordable.
@totarabees9845 жыл бұрын
@M Detlef bahaha, plants don't grow well in droubt or flood, stop being a rude as and do some research, you make yourself look like a dumbass.