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[[File:gastrabine.jpg|300px|thumb|Figure 1. A large gas turbine used for electrical generation in a power plant.<ref>Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/GE_H_series_Gas_Turbine.jpg</ref>]] | [[File:gastrabine.jpg|300px|thumb|Figure 1. A large gas turbine used for electrical generation in a power plant.<ref>Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/GE_H_series_Gas_Turbine.jpg</ref>]] | ||
<onlyinclude>'''Simple cycle gas plants''' are a type of [[natural gas power plant]] which operate by propelling hot [[gas]] through a [[gas turbine|turbine]], in order to [[generate electricity]]. They differ from [[combined cycle gas plant]]s because their [[waste heat]] is not supplied to another [[external heat engine]], so they are only used to meet [[peaking power]] needs on the [[electrical grid]].</onlyinclude> These turbines have a high [[specific power]], which means that the power they provide for how [[mass]]ive they are is relatively high. | <onlyinclude>'''Simple cycle gas plants''' are a type of [[natural gas power plant]] which operate by propelling hot [[gas]] through a [[gas turbine|turbine]], in order to [[generate electricity]]. They differ from [[combined cycle gas plant]]s because their [[waste heat]] is ''not'' supplied to another [[external heat engine]], so they are only used to meet [[peaking power]] needs on the [[electrical grid]].</onlyinclude> These turbines have a high [[specific power]], which means that the power they provide for how [[mass]]ive they are is relatively high. | ||
[[Baseload power]] is supplied to the grid from various power plants like [[coal-fired power plant|coal]] or [[nuclear reactor|nuclear]] which meet the minimum [[electricity]] needs, and peaking power plants such as simple cycle gas plants can respond to the fluctuating demands for electricity. To do so, simple cycle plants have great operational flexibility which means they can be started up quickly in order to meet these needs.<ref>Siemens, ''Simple Cycle'' [Online], Available: http://www.energy.siemens.com/br/en/industries-utilities/power/processes/simple-cycle.htm</ref> However this comes at a lower [[efficiency]] compared to combined cycle plants, as they make less use of the energy in the [[fuel]] they are using. The efficiency of these plants is around 35%.<ref>IESO, ''Natural Gas - Simple/Combined Cycle Generation'' [Online], Available: http://www.powerauthority.on.ca/current-electricity-contracts/sc-cc</ref> | [[Baseload power]] is supplied to the grid from various power plants like [[coal-fired power plant|coal]] or [[nuclear reactor|nuclear]] which meet the minimum [[electricity]] needs, and peaking power plants such as simple cycle gas plants can respond to the fluctuating demands for electricity. To do so, simple cycle plants have great operational flexibility which means they can be started up quickly in order to meet these needs.<ref>Siemens, ''Simple Cycle'' [Online], Available: http://www.energy.siemens.com/br/en/industries-utilities/power/processes/simple-cycle.htm</ref> However this comes at a lower [[efficiency]] compared to combined cycle plants, as they make less use of the energy in the [[fuel]] they are using. The efficiency of these plants is around 35%.<ref>IESO, ''Natural Gas - Simple/Combined Cycle Generation'' [Online], Available: http://www.powerauthority.on.ca/current-electricity-contracts/sc-cc</ref> | ||
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Where they lack in efficiency, they make up for in cost. The EIA estimated that for a simple cycle plant the cost is about US$389/[[watt|kW]], whereas combined cycle plants are US$500 – 550/kW.<ref>Paul Breeze. (2005) ''Power Generation Technologies'' [Online Book], Available: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=D9qSDgTbRZoC&pg=PA59&dq=%22Simple+cycle+combustion+turbine%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8A4sUYaND4vA9QSSqIDIDw#v=onepage&q=%22Simple%20cycle%20combustion%20turbine%22&f=false</ref> | Where they lack in efficiency, they make up for in cost. The EIA estimated that for a simple cycle plant the cost is about US$389/[[watt|kW]], whereas combined cycle plants are US$500 – 550/kW.<ref>Paul Breeze. (2005) ''Power Generation Technologies'' [Online Book], Available: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=D9qSDgTbRZoC&pg=PA59&dq=%22Simple+cycle+combustion+turbine%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8A4sUYaND4vA9QSSqIDIDw#v=onepage&q=%22Simple%20cycle%20combustion%20turbine%22&f=false</ref> | ||
The relatively lower efficiency and function to only provide peaking power, simple cycle power plants are not run for very long throughout the year. This gives them a very low [[capacity factor]], which means that they are, on average, not running very close to their maximum output. At most, these plants are typically only run for a few hours per day. | |||
To read more about how these turbines create useful energy, visit the [[gas turbine]] page. | To read more about how these turbines create useful energy, visit the [[gas turbine]] page. | ||
[[File:Simple cycle plant update.png|600px|center|thumb|Figure 2. This is a schematic diagram of a simple cycle gas plant.<ref>Made internally by a member of the Energy Education team.</ref>]] | |||
==For Further Reading== | |||
*[[Combined cycle gas plant]] | |||
*[[Natural gas power plant]] | |||
*[[External combustion engine]] | |||
*[[Waste heat]] | |||
*Or explore a [[Special:Random|random page]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 21:28, 21 August 2018
Figure 1. A large gas turbine used for electrical generation in a power plant.[1]
Simple cycle gas plants are a type of natural gas power plant which operate by propelling hot gas through a turbine, in order to generate electricity. They differ from combined cycle gas plants because their waste heat is not supplied to another external heat engine, so they are only used to meet peaking power needs on the electrical grid. These turbines have a high specific power, which means that the power they provide for how massive they are is relatively high.
Baseload power is supplied to the grid from various power plants like coal or nuclear which meet the minimum electricity needs, and peaking power plants such as simple cycle gas plants can respond to the fluctuating demands for electricity. To do so, simple cycle plants have great operational flexibility which means they can be started up quickly in order to meet these needs.[2] However this comes at a lower efficiency compared to combined cycle plants, as they make less use of the energy in the fuel they are using. The efficiency of these plants is around 35%.[3]
Where they lack in efficiency, they make up for in cost. The EIA estimated that for a simple cycle plant the cost is about US$389/kW, whereas combined cycle plants are US$500 – 550/kW.[4]
The relatively lower efficiency and function to only provide peaking power, simple cycle power plants are not run for very long throughout the year. This gives them a very low capacity factor, which means that they are, on average, not running very close to their maximum output. At most, these plants are typically only run for a few hours per day.
To read more about how these turbines create useful energy, visit the gas turbine page.
Figure 2. This is a schematic diagram of a simple cycle gas plant.[5]
For Further Reading
- Combined cycle gas plant
- Natural gas power plant
- External combustion engine
- Waste heat
- Or explore a random page
References
- ↑ Wikimedia Commons [Online], Available: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/GE_H_series_Gas_Turbine.jpg
- ↑ Siemens, Simple Cycle [Online], Available: http://www.energy.siemens.com/br/en/industries-utilities/power/processes/simple-cycle.htm
- ↑ IESO, Natural Gas - Simple/Combined Cycle Generation [Online], Available: http://www.powerauthority.on.ca/current-electricity-contracts/sc-cc
- ↑ Paul Breeze. (2005) Power Generation Technologies [Online Book], Available: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=D9qSDgTbRZoC&pg=PA59&dq=%22Simple+cycle+combustion+turbine%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8A4sUYaND4vA9QSSqIDIDw#v=onepage&q=%22Simple%20cycle%20combustion%20turbine%22&f=false
- ↑ Made internally by a member of the Energy Education team.
