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Today, I'll be deliberating on the impact of technology in the aspect of electricity and generators in humans life.
Definitions
Electricity: Electricity is a form of energy that can be conducted by some metals and occurs naturally as lightening or is produced synthetically. Or is a form of energy that is transformed from mechanical energy to light energy.
Generator: A generator is machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
Back in the days when there was nothing like electricity or generators for supply of light, people normally use lanterns and fire torches as source of light, though they were use to it since that was their only light source then. But now scientists has made us to know that technology can change our lives and the entire world, so they came up with the idea of electricity and the invention of generators for easy light supply.
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Dam
Electricity is produced by a dam built and implanted in a river. I know you would be contemplating on how electricity will be produced in a river, I'll tell you.
A dam produces electricity in a river when water passes through the dam, the turbine spins as a result of kinetic energy. Then the generator converts the kinetic energy (which is one of the types of mechanical energy) into electricity.
But before I proceed, what is a dam?
A dam is a blockage used to generate electricity through the effect of rushing water on turbines connected to generators and also used to control the flow of water in a river.
Apart from the hydro power generation of dams, it also has other uses too which are for irrigation, flood control, recreation and inland navigation.
This is how electricity are created by dams and supplied to different parts of the society, example of a dam is the Kainji dam located in the Niger river in Niger State of Nigeria.
Generators
The first electromagnetic generator which is the Faraday disk was invented in the year 1831 by a British Scientist Michael Faraday.
The early humans I the stone age didn't have the comfortable opportunity we are having now, but we now in the 21st century are now having great technologies for easy going life.
Generators supply energy by burning fuel to produce electricity. The generator consists of different sectors like a fuel tank, voltage regulator, engine, a control panel, lubrication system, an alternator, cooling, and exhaust system. These generators have the Sources of which the mechanical energy is produced to also produce electrical energy, these include steam turbines, water turbines, gas turbines, internal combustion engines, wind turbines and hand cranks.
Types of generators
These are the types of generators I know, they include;
Portable generator
Inverter generator
Standby generator
With all these, life is made easy with the availability of dams and generators which keeps our freezers and refrigerators cool, help in preserving perishable food, lightings and so on.
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