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When was the first electric power plant invented?
1921 in Wisconsin it was a coal fueled power plant
What does a transformer do in a nuclear reactor?
The same thing as in a fossil fueled or hydroelectric power plant.
What was the contributions of gregorio zara in the field of electricity?
Zara made a huge number of breakthroughs and achievements in the field of electricity. According to About.com, Zara's most notable achievements include: • Inventing the two-way television telephone (videophone) in 1955 • Discovering the physical law of electrical kinetic resistance (known as the Zara effect) in 1930 • Inventing an airplane engine that was fueled by pure alcohol in 1952 • Improving methods for producing solar energy, including designing a solar water heater, a sun stove and a solar battery during the 1960s • Inventing a propeller cutting machine in 1952 • Helping with the design of the robot Marex X-10, which was capable of talking, walking, and obeying commands In 1954, Zara's alcohol-fueled airplane was successfully tested and flown at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila.
What are the advantages of DC machines?
DC engines were the first sort generally utilized, since they could be fueled from existing direct-current lighting force conveyance frameworks. A DC engine's velocity can be controlled over a wide range, changing so as to utilize either a variable supply voltage or the quality of current in its field windings. Little DC engines are utilized as a part of instruments, toys, and apparatuses. The widespread engine can work on direct current however is a lightweight engine utilized for compact force apparatuses and machines. Bigger DC engines are utilized as a part of impetus of electric vehicles, lift and raises, or in drives for steel moving plants. The appearance of force hardware has made supplanting of DC engines with AC engines conceivable in numerous applications.
