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Wind and solar generation

Electrical Technology · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes

Wind still turns a generator (Lake Turkana, Ngong). Solar PV makes DC from light and an inverter makes AC (Garissa). Both are variable.

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  1. Generation, transmission and distribution of electricity
  2. How a generator makes electricity
  3. Hydroelectric generation
  4. Geothermal generation at Olkaria
  5. Wind and solar generation
  6. Thermal, nuclear, biomass and tidal
  7. Kenya's generation mix: KenGen, IPPs and KPLC
  8. Why transmission voltage is stepped up
  9. Transmission network components
  10. Kenya transmission voltages
  11. The distribution network
  12. Drawing the 3-phase 4-wire circuit
  13. Modelling the national grid
  14. Why the national grid matters to Kenya