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power station
vr.tr.power-station · thing-q159719
Let an agent handle power stations by fuel, capacity, operator, output, emissions and safety, using registry data.
Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.BLT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Technology How it generates.
Energy source
Fuel or renewable.
Source
Energy source.
- What energy source does it use? definition
- What technology converts it? definition
Capacity
Size and output.
Capacity
Capacity and output.
- What is its capacity and annual output? measurement
- From which registry? provenance
Operation Who runs it.
Operator
Owner and operator.
Operator
Operator.
- Who owns and operates it? provenance
- Since when has it operated? provenance
Status
Operating or retired.
Status
Operating status.
- Is it operating, under construction or retired? boundary
- When is it due to close? measurement
Impact Emissions and environment.
Emissions
Carbon and pollutants.
Emissions
Reported emissions.
- What are its reported emissions? measurement
- Under which permit? provenance
Local impact
Water, noise, land.
Local impact
Local effects.
- What local impacts does it have? boundary
- How are they monitored? provenance
Safety Major hazards.
Hazards
Accident scenarios.
Hazards
Major hazards.
- Which major-accident hazards apply? boundary
- What emergency plan exists for neighbours? action
Regulator
Oversight.
Regulator
Safety regulator.
- Which regulator oversees its safety? provenance
- Where are inspection reports? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.BLT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- incinerator, waste-to-energy power station, cremator, Wakayamasuiryokudenki kabushikigaisha, electricity plant, Central station, proposed power station, former power station, steam-electric power station, conventional power plant, Combined cycle hydrogen power plant, Hydrogen fuel cell power plant
What it is Filled
An industrial facility that generates electricity, from fossil fuels, nuclear fission, hydro, wind, solar, geothermal or waste incineration.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle power stations by fuel, capacity, operator, output, emissions and safety, using registry data.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Generates electricity at scale
- Classified by energy source
- Connected to a grid
- Waste-to-energy plants and crematoria differ; only the former generates power
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Operate controls without the operator's authorization.
- Disable safety, emissions or protection systems.
- Disclose security-sensitive details of plant layout or defences.
- Falsify emissions or safety reports.
Only with a human decision
- Starting, stopping or changing output of generating units.
- Emergency shutdown decisions.
May
- Report a power station's type, capacity and status from official sources.
- Monitor plant systems it is authorized to supervise and alert operators.
Moral aspects Filled
- Power stations serve whole regions; failures and accidents affect many.
- Emissions harm health and climate.
Who is affected
- Customers
- Nearby communities
- Plant workers
Owners Filled
Steward
The plant operator; energy and nuclear regulators license and supervise it.
Master systems
- Registers of generating installations
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q13226383 - registry parent class
- Q3971388 - registry parent class
- Q41176 - registry parent class
related
- energy - electricity
- factory and building - facility
- electrical grid - transmission
- emissions - impacts
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.power-station
- Wikidata: Q159719 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159719)
- plant registry id: national or GEM Global Energy Monitor id plant databases
- EIC code: 16 characters European energy identification code
Direct properties required Filled
- capacity: 1-22500 MW - small plants to Three Gorges
- capacity factor: 10-95 percent - depends on technology
Recognition required Filled
- Cooling towers, stacks, dams or solar and wind arrays
- Grid connection substations
- Registry entries with capacity and fuel
- Industrial sites with turbines, boiler houses, cooling towers, chimneys, dams or fields of panels and turbines.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- generate and dispatch electricity
- regulate emissions and safety
- build, upgrade or decommission it
- report output and emissions
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Accidents and releases
- Air pollution and carbon emissions
- Dam failures
- Grid outages when plants trip
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- EU Industrial Emissions Directive
- Nuclear safety regulation (IAEA standards)
- Dam safety law
- Grid codes
Context of use required Filled
- Generating electricity for grids and users.
- thermal (coal, gas, oil)
- nuclear
- hydroelectric
- wind and solar
- geothermal
- waste-to-energy
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q159719: power station - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Power station - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should plant types be separate entries?
- Which plant registry should be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases such as cremator; should they be removed?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q159719/spec.json