2006-06-07 15:15:43 · 6 answers · asked by jack 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Moving water -- generally provided by a river -- is used to turn a turbine. The turbine is wrapped in conductive cable, and the housing is lined with magnets. Thanks to the Oersted Effect (or maybe the Faraday Effect; I get them mixed up), moving a conductor through a magnetic field generates an electric current. The stronger the magnets and the more conductor involved, the more current you get -- which is why hydroelectric turbines are so freakin' big.
2006-06-07 15:20:34 · answer #1 · answered by D'archangel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The easiest way to explain it is that it is like a water wheel where water is run over blades that spin. These blades are attached to an electric generator that spins and creates an electrical current that is sent into the electrical system.
2006-06-07 22:21:53 · answer #2 · answered by andy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
water passes through the turbin and this causes kinetic energy and it transfers it to a motor and this changes it to electricity.
2006-06-07 22:28:24 · answer #3 · answered by the princess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water is run through turbines, causing them to rotate. That rotation is transferred to generators.
2006-06-07 22:18:02 · answer #4 · answered by iansand 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
water is full of it. and so am I.
2006-06-07 22:17:46 · answer #5 · answered by edhchoe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with water...
2006-06-07 22:17:52 · answer #6 · answered by Chaos mediation 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋