Electrical Generation
The main sub-components of this asset are stators and rotors
Generator
The Three Transmission Interconnections in US/Canada
Western Interconnection, Eastern Interconnection, Electric Reliability Council of Texas
Three types of gas pipes
Transmission lines/pipes, Main Line/Mains, Service Line
Centers that increase network pressure for distribution
Pumping Stations
Channels water past an obstacle
Culvert
The 5 major sources of electricity generation in North America
Gas, Coal, Nuclear, Hydro, Renewables
*bonus 50 pts for naming the next 4 biggest sources of renewable generation after Hydro
The key purpose for transmitting power at high voltages
Minimize "Transmission Line Losses"
Using electricity to counteract corrosion on a metal pipeline
Cathodic Protection
Infra/Inf & Non-Infra/Non-Inf
Key risk factor that drives investment in many roadway systems
Collisions
The main customers of Generation utilities
Transmission Utilties
Two configurations of distribution networks
Radial Network & Meshed Networks
Act of reactivating customers whose service was interrupted
Relight
Reporting framework that Copperleaf H2O is aligned with
the Six Capitals
*bonus 50 pts to name all six
Somewhat different than the risk-mitigation approach, a common theme for managing transportation infrastructure in North America
maintaining infrastructure in a "State of Good Repair"
One of its biggest concerns is cavitation
Turbine
Condition assessment technique for wet transformers
Dissolved Gas Analysis
Points in the network where gas gets converted from transmission pressure to intermediate or distribution pressure
City Gates / Gate Station
Two major pieces of EPA legislation from the 1970's that regulate water suppliers and waste treatment in the United States
Clean Water Act (1972): Regulates discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States and regulating quality standards for surface waters
Safe Drinking Water Act (1974): Sets the standards for drinking water quality and monitors states, local authorities, and water suppliers who enforce those standards
Sub-components include abutments, girders, and approach slabs
Bridges
The process of restoring a generating station to operation after a shutdown in the absence of grid power
In the absence of grid power, a so-called black start needs to be performed to bootstrap the power grid into operation. To provide a black start, some power stations have diesel generators, called the black start diesel generator (BSDG), which can be used to start larger generators (of several megawatts capacity), which in turn can be used to start the main power station generators.
Method for determining distribution reliability consequence
ICE (Interruption Cost Estimate) calculator
Natural gas that contains significant quantity of hydrogen sulfide
Sour Gas
Treatment process where solids form large clusters and are removed from water
Flocculation/Coagulation
The removal of sediment around supporting pieces of a bridge, caused by fast-flowing water
Scour