Monographic: Learn some aspects related to electricity

What is electricity?

Electricity is an indispensable source of energy. In every household, there are all kinds of appliances and domestic appliances that run on electricity, as well as the lighting system.Read more

Energy planning in Spain

Energy planning in Spain refers to a process of forecasting future energy needs and the actions necessary to ensure supply, guaranteeing efficiency and sustainability. It involves the assessment of energy demand, the infrastructure necessary for its supply, and the integration of renewable sources and efficient technologies.Read more

How does an electricity grid work?

The large generation plants feed energy into the transmission grid, which reaches the electricity substations and is then distributed via medium-voltage lines to the transformation centres, and from there, the energy reaches the end customer's remote management meters. All these elements make up the distribution network.Read more

What is an electrical substation?

An electrical substation, also known as a transformer substation or SET, is a facility for transforming electrical energy from one voltage level to another, as well as regulating and distributing energy. It serves to connect, disconnect and control the flow of energy in an electrical system.Read more

How does an electrical transformer work?

An electrical transformer is a static alternating current machine that allows some function of the current such as voltage or current to be varied while maintaining frequency and power.Read more

Alternator, how it works?

The alternator is one of the main components of a nuclear power plant and is a piece of equipment connected to the turbine that generates electricity by transforming the mechanical rotational energy into medium voltage, high intensity electrical energy.Read more

What is an electrical generator?

A generator is a rotating electrical machine that transforms mechanical energy into electrical energy. It achieves this through the interaction of the two main elements of which it is composed: the moving part called the rotor, and the static part called the stator.Read more

How does the turbine of a nuclear power plant work?

The Ascó-Vandellós II Nuclear Association (ANAV) has published this informative video, the third in a series, to explain certain concepts related to nuclear energy and technology. In less than five minutes, nuclear engineer Ferrán Tarrasa explains the functions of a turbine in a nuclear power plant and how it works.Read more

Lighting systems. The importance of light!

Humans have an extraordinary ability to adapt to their environment. Light is very important because it is an essential element in our ability to understand our environment, since most of the information we receive through our senses is obtained through sight.Read more

What is power?

Power is known as the work done by a system in a unit of time. When the term refers to a process, it is defined as the change in energy recorded in the time taken between the start and end situation.Read more

Electricity produced by 1 kg of fuel

In this short video we show a comparison of the electricity produced by 1 kg of coal, uranium and natural gas. 1 kg of uranium is capable of producing 24,500,000 kWh!Read more

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