Difference between Thermal and Hydro power plant
Thermal power plant
- The process of burning of fuel so that heat energy is converted in to electric energy is known as thermal power project.
- Steam is produced when fossil fuels are burnt; is used to rotate the turbines of electricity generator.
- Generators of electricity works on the principal of electromagnetic induction.
- Transmission of heat energy to electric energy is more convenient than to transmit it in to any other form.
- It creates pollution during the production of electric energy.
- Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station is a thermal power plant located in Chandrapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra which has capacity of 2400 MW.
Thermal power plant
- The kinetic energy of flowing water is used to rotate the turbines which produce electric energy; such plants are known as hydro power plant.
- Dams are constructed in river so that water is stored at higher potential energy.
- The potential energy of water is converted in to kinetic energy when it is allowed to flow through windows of dams.
- Flow of water has high pressure, hence when it falls on turbines of generator, it starts rotating and electric energy is produced from the principal of electromagnetic induction.
- Transmission of heat energy to electric energy is more convenient than to transmit it in to any other form.
- It does not create pollution during the production of electric energy.
- Tehri Hydropower project, Tehri Dam in Uttarakhand, which is highest hydro power project in the India, produces electric energy of capacity 2,400MW.