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INTRODUCTION TO POWER SYSEM

CHAPER ONE

INRODUCTION

By: Natnael Muluneh

2019
 Outlines
• Introduction
• Importance of electrical energy
• Generation of electrical energy
• Source of electrical energy
• Comparison of source of energy

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 Introduction
• Energy is the basic necessity for the economic
development of a country.
• Energy exists in different forms in nature but
the most important form is the electrical energy.
• The modern society is so much dependent upon
the use of electrical energy.
• Peoples can not imagine live without electricity.

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 Importance of electrical energy
• Electrical energy is superior to all other forms
of energy due to the following reasons :
 Convenient form: It can be easily converted
into other forms of energy.
 Easy control: The electrically operated
machines have simple for starting.
 Greater flexibility: transported from one
place to another with the help of conductors.

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 Cont.
Cheapness: use this form of energy for
domestic, commercial and industrial purposes.
Cleanliness. Electrical energy is not associated
with smoke and poisonous gases.
• High transmission efficiency: can be
transmitted conveniently and efficiently from the
centers of generation to the consumers with the help
of overhead conductors known as transmission lines.

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 Generation of electrical energy
• The conversion of energy available in different
forms in nature into electrical energy is known
as generation of electrical energy.

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 Source of electrical energy
• The Sun
• The Wind
• Water
• Fuels
• Nuclear energy.

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 Comparison of source of energy

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 Thank You !

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