Electrical grid

Recently, I watched an episode of Manhunt: Unabomber on Discovery channel. His work, Industrial Society and its Future, was mentioned several times throughout the episode and it sparked my interest. Ted Kaczynski’s theory is that technology has become such a big part of our lives that it would be near impossible to function without it. This was something that grabbed my attention because despite the fact that technology is a helpful tool, it also has the power to destroy our society. The…

phones, telecommunication, construction, electronic devices, and transportation including planes, trains, and automobiles. According to the survey done by Copper Development Association, copper application is generally divided in to three areas: electrical (65%), construction (25%), and transport (7%) (Bell 2016). Government…

Do we Need Better CyberSecurity? A targeted cyber attack on government servers can cause a lot of nations secrets to be reveled which may lead to destruction of nation's foreign relations. Internet is the backbone infrastructure of todays government. Every country is developing and using Internet technology for voting ,education,security and banking . Today almost all government offices are connected by it. A recent example of cyber espionage is breach of the federal government’s…

Energy is the refined power created when one burns resources or generates electrical charges from raw powers of nature. Humans use energy to power their homes, businesses, or other establishments and their technologies. The people around the world use massive amounts of energy generated by using natural resources. Most of the energy they use originates from burning natural resources like coal, oil, and natural gas, but the resource burning is creating dangerous gases like carbon dioxide. The…

has been around for several years. EVs, short for electric vehicles, come in four types: the purely battery-operated vehicles, hybrid gas and electric vehicles (plug-in and non-plug-in), and fuel cell operated. These kinds of cars run primarily on electrical power, as opposed to a conventional car that runs on petrol based fuels. Because of this, they are seen as the poster children of green transportation. There has been some debate on whether or not these EVs actually leave less of a carbon…

achieving my goals was to get admission in to university. Succeeding in one of the most competitive university entrance exams (Kankor) where approximately 200,000 students participated and only 50 of them, with the highest grades, were admitted to the electrical department of Engineering Faculty-Kabul University was one my major accomplishments. It enhanced my self-esteem and led me to obtain first position in the class, which I later maintained throughout my undergraduate program. Despite…

This change allowed it last for 1000 hours (Humanity From Space). From this he became the originator of the electrical grid, which offered power to a small number of customers. This small achievement rapidly expanded to the vast and complicated electrical grid system we know today. Currently the electrical grid supplies 80% of humanity with electricity and we consume 55 trillion kilowatts of electricity every year (Humanity From Space). None of this would have…

of the machine itself in the Europe. It means maintaining wind power working will cost some energy consumption. However, this energy consumption will be higher because of the flexibility of grids. Grids are the system for every country to transport electricity through different areas. The flexibility of grids will affect the efficiency of electricity…

Electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack? What would most likely happen in such an event? What steps can be taken to prepare for an EMP attack? Research shows that Electromagnetic propagation is the silent threat that is not be focused on. The current power grid of the United States is unequipped to handle a large scale EMP attack. This silent threat would do more damage to America and its people than any other form of attack that modern technology can supply. During the Hearing of the…

disasters. A nuclear power plant relies on nuclear fission to heat the water. Nuclear fission is the process of one atom splitting into two and releasing energy (Brian & Lamb, 2000). Nuclear power plant operators need to turn the nuclear fission into electrical energy. To do this, the operators control the energy that is given off by the enriched uranium, which allows it to heat…