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(11) Transformer
At the transformer the voltage is increased to 230,000 volts,
and the electricity moves to the substation.
(12) Substation
From the substation the electricity is carried over high-voltage
transmission lines to customers.
Areas of power plant
| Fuel
handling (1) Rotary dumper (2) Storage building (3) Alternate fuel-handling facility (4) Transfer house |
Furnace
(5) Silos (6) Cyclone furnaces (7) Boiler furnace (8) Forced-draft fans |
Electric
generation (9) Turbine (10) Generator |
| Electric
transmission (11) Transformer (12) Substation |
Environmental
equipment (13) Fans (14) Precipitator (15) Ash silo (16) Stack (17) Emission monitors |
Water
handling (18) Cooling pond (19) Condenser (20) Brine concentrator |
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