At present, there are generally two types of power generation. One is hydroelectric power generation. The dam collects the drop of the water flow to form a strong water head. When the water head passes through the hydro-generator set, it drives the hydro-turbine, and then the hydro-turbine drives the generator to generate electricity and converts mechanical energy into mechanical energy. for electrical energy.
Another power generation method is thermal power generation, that is, heat energy is generated by combustion, and then the heat energy is converted into mechanical energy, thereby driving the prime mover to rotate to generate electricity. It’s just that thermal energy can’t directly act on the prime mover, it must use water as the medium. Generally speaking, ordinary thermal power plants use boilers, coal or oil to generate fire, and then use fire to heat the water into high-temperature and high-pressure superheated steam, and then use steam Promoting generators to generate heat is a more common way of generating electricity in China, and it is more popular than hydropower.
Minjiang County is not an area with developed water resources, so it is not suitable for hydroelectric power generation. All local power plants use thermal power generation.
However, no matter what kind of power generation method is inseparable from water, and when the temperature rises and the surface water source is constantly evaporating, water becomes an extremely precious item.
However, because the weather is too hot, residents use more refrigeration appliances such as air conditioners and electric fans. The high demand for electricity and the decreasing water resources are superimposed, and the power plant can no longer support it.
At this moment, because of the power outage, the employees of the power plant are also having a heated meeting.
"The power supply cannot be sustained throughout the day. I suggest to supply power in batches in the future. The southern district will supply power from 10:00 to 16:00 every day, and the northern district will supply power from 12:00 to 18:00 every day."
"Why is the power supply in the southern district earlier? The power supply is also for six hours. The power supply time in the southern district is obviously better than that in the northern district."
Ten to sixteen is basically the hottest time of the day. Those who live in the northern district of the power plant are obviously not satisfied with this power supply method.
However, at any time the power class has privileges, because there are more high-end communities in the southern area, and the local government compound is located in the southern area.
From 10:00 to 18:00, it is basically the time period of high temperature throughout the day. When electricity is provided during this time period, the grievances of the public will not be so great.
"How about the electricity bill? Do you still collect money?"
This issue was the most debated in the factory before. The employees of the power supply plant basically have urban household registration. The difference between urban and rural people is that they do not have their own fields, and they do not have the awareness of stockpiling grain. When disaster strikes At that time, the food at home was quickly exhausted, and now the supermarkets and commissaries are closed, and the busy vegetable market in Yemen in the past is empty, and there is no way to buy some vegetables and rice grains.
On the contrary, in order to stabilize people's hearts, every resident could receive food rations at a designated place with the household registration book, but those food items were limited and they were not full at all.
People who are still willing to work in the power supply station are not willing to give up their iron rice bowl, but also feel that electricity is extremely important in this era.
"The money now is waste paper. Factory manager, you also know that there is not much food in the canteen in the factory. Otherwise, the electricity bill will be changed to food in the future?"
There was an employee proposal, which was approved by the majority of the people present.
The manager of the power supply plant is an old party member who also went to the Vietnam War battlefield.
Once food and other materials are used as electricity bills, it means that the renminbi loses its circulation value, and when a country's currency is useless, the country's cohesion is lost.
The old factory manager can imagine how the people will panic once this decision is implemented. Besides, if this method is really adopted to settle electricity bills, how many people in the whole city can afford electricity bills.
Employees are worried about food, and most people in the city are also worried about food. This proposal is very undesirable.
"Besides, this kind of thing is not something we can decide. The leader said that the most important thing now is to maintain stability. Our power plant is now an important pillar of stability maintenance. Whether our pillar is strong also means that the work of the party organization can be You can't go deep."
The old factory manager said bitterly that his family is also short of food. Fortunately, there is still food in the canteen of the power supply station. The employees of the power supply station can solve the three meals in the factory. Take it home, at least not starve to death.
And he believes that the government will not give up on them, perhaps soon the relief food will be sent to the local area to solve the urgent need.
"When is this all, does the government still manage us?"
Some people muttered dissatisfiedly, this world is about to be in chaos, I am afraid that the government and military are too busy to take care of themselves, these power plant employees have such a big advantage, they have a chance to live better in the chaotic world.
The old factory manager was too pedantic, and his decisions were not in the interests of the employees of the power plant.
"Anyway, I'm in the factory for a day, so you won't be allowed to have crooked thoughts."
The old factory manager said in a tough tone, "I have applied for the army to station our power plant. The army will not let us mess up."
Nowadays, the army still has a deterrent effect on ordinary people. Because of the words of the old factory manager, some people's minds have been temporarily dispelled, but how long the army can suppress them is probably unknown.
*****
Because of the lack of diesel fuel, Li Dong took a few young adults into the city on bicycles. What they saw and heard along the way gave them a clearer understanding of the end times.
"Okay, give me something to eat."
A shirtless old man wearing only a pair of pants stood in front of Li Dong's bicycle. He pulled a boy of four or five years old. The boy was even more naked than the old man. , just to cool the picture.
"Uncle and uncle, give me something to eat, I'm so hungry."
The little boy must have been hungry for a long time, his eyes glowing blue, staring greedily at the trouser pockets of several people.
This situation is very popular in the city, because people are used to taking out food now, and many young people do not even have the habit of opening fire at home. Except for some unsatisfactory snacks, there is no food at home at all. Therefore, when changes come, supermarkets and vegetables When the market was closed, there was no food source. After a few days, the only way to find other ways was to borrow food, ask for food, or even grab food.
The grandfather and grandson are obviously in a similar situation.
The people of Hou'an Village did not go hungry after the mutation. Although life was much harder than before, they still had food in stock, and they grabbed the dried fish and vegetables at home in the first few days of the mutation. When Sun stopped them, a few of them softened.
"You take this packet of cookies."
Before Li Dong could stop it, a member of the cycling team took out a packet of biscuits, which his mother-in-law had asked him to eat when he was hungry on the road.
"Thank you uncle!"
The little boy took the biscuits and tore them open on the spot, then devoured half of the bag and handed the remaining half to his grandfather.
Because of the hot weather and dry mouth, and biscuits are not a good food to swallow, the grandfather and grandson who ate too quickly almost choked to death.
"thanks, thanks."
After eating the biscuits, the old man hurriedly hugged his grandson and ran away. He thought it was just a small episode. Who knew that the grandfather and grandson had not gone far, and suddenly a group of people rushed out from both sides of the road. There were men and women, old and young, crying. Grabbing the legs of Li Dong and others, there were even people who directly took out the things in their pockets.
When Li Dong and the others got rid of those people, their clothes were torn to pieces long ago, and until they ran far away and could no longer see the group of people, they slowed down their pedaling force and breathed a sigh of relief with lingering fears.
"This world!"
At that time, the eyes of those people looking at them made them suspect that they were going to be eaten alive.
"The village chief, didn't you say that the city provides food rations?"
When I first heard the news, the villagers were still envious. Why can urbanites receive food with their household registration? They do not have such treatment as rural people, but now it seems that the life of urbanites is not what they imagined. It's relaxing and comfortable, otherwise how did the old people and children who robbed things come.
The youngest is still a baby who can't speak, and he doesn't know what the parents of the child are doing, letting the elderly and children come out to snatch things to make ends meet.
"Liuzi, did you meet these people when you and your Uncle Dayuan came out?"
Li Dong took a breath and asked Zhao Jiangliu.
"No."
Jiang Liu shook his head. In fact, he felt that there were many people in ambush. Just now, he also had the opportunity to stop the villagers from giving food to the pair of grandfathers and grandchildren, but Jiang Liu did not do that and deliberately let his behavior go.
Because Jiang Liu realized that the village people's cognition of the troubled times was too shallow and simple, and they were used to living a self-sufficient life, and they were not prepared for external crises.
Even the shrewd village chief, Li Dong, was too focused on the one-third of the land in Hou'an Village, forgetting how much the rural people's grain storage was for those who were short of grain.
The experience this time is a lesson, and it is a good thing to be able to cheer up these people and raise their vigilance.
"who!"
Asking Jiang Liu obviously couldn't ask why he came. When Li Dong was planning to go to the power supply station to inquire about the power supply situation, he asked the employees of the factory to ask about the situation in the city, but before the convoy set off again, a group of people were stopped by the patrolling police. .
In order to ensure safety, Li Dong brought more than a dozen young adults. It was too conspicuous for such a group of strong young people to ride bicycles on the main roads of the city. No, they were targeted by the patrol team.
The author has something to say: The principles of hydropower and thermal power are referenced. If there are any errors, please comment and point out