Whether Current produced goes waste if not consumed

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Anonymous Poster	Whether Current produced goes waste if not consumed 10/05/2009 11:27 PM
	When current is produced in a power plant and never used downstream (like switching off to protect environment / load required is suddenly less than usual for sometime) etc, what happens to the current produced already ?
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Bill Guru Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Clemson, South Carolina Posts: 1722 Good Answers: 18	#1 Re: Whether Current produced goes waste if not consumed 10/06/2009 9:38 AM
	Current is not produced unless it is demanded. There is a quiescent power consumption in generators when there is no load, but it's a small percentage of the typical power delivered. __________________ We have met the enemy and he is us . . . Walt Kelly
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PWSlack Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing, in the nation formerly known as Great Britain. Kettle's on. Posts: 32175 Good Answers: 839	#2 Re: Whether Current produced goes waste if not consumed 10/06/2009 9:41 AM
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JRaef Guru Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: California, USA, where the Godless live next door to God. Posts: 4665 Good Answers: 804	#3 In reply to #2 Re: Whether Current produced goes waste if not consumed 10/06/2009 1:12 PM
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Blink Guru Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4484 Good Answers: 246	#4 In reply to #3 Re: Whether Current produced goes waste if not consumed 10/07/2009 10:51 AM
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electricalexpert65 Guru Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2061 Good Answers: 169	#5 Re: Whether Current produced goes waste if not consumed 10/07/2009 11:03 AM
	A power plant is capable of delivering any power upto its rated power. And power is Voltage x Current. Current is consumed only when it is used. As such, if there is no current, there is no power either. The power plant just floats.
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