The talents within the Academy of Sciences are all exceptionally intelligent!

Especially in recent years, there has been a great deal of disassembly and imitation of these machines.

They quickly understood the small generator and schematic diagram that Li Xin had given them.

By scaling up the production method of a small generator proportionally, a large generator can be manufactured.

Although it's rather rudimentary, it's more than enough for a basic imitation.

In just a few days, the Institute of Electric Power of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was established.

The power plant also replicated five large generators, and in addition, it produced more than thirty incandescent lamps.

After all these achievements were completed, the people at the power plant did not rest.

After all, large generators are not like small generators. Small generators can generate electricity by a person turning a crank.

However, large generators are extremely heavy, and relying solely on manpower would be too strenuous.

Therefore, during this period, the technicians at the power plant were also researching what kind of mechanical energy to use.

The technicians at the Academy of Sciences have mastered mechanical energy very well, including human, animal, water, and steam power.

Before the invention of the steam engine, most of the power in Dongning City was generated by human and animal power, with a small amount using water power.

After the invention of steam power, many devices were gradually replaced by steam power.

Even the Beijing Manufacturing Bureau and the Beijing Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau, among others, began to be gradually replaced.

In Beijing, Tanggu and other places, factories such as machine mills and machine weaving workshops were gradually established.

Therefore, when the generator was manufactured, the first thing the technicians at the power plant thought of was to connect the steam engine and the generator to form the first power generation equipment.

Amidst the roar of the steam engine, the generator continuously produced electricity. This electricity, in turn, powered a series of light bulbs.

Dozens of light bulbs were installed around the entire Electric Power Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

After the switch was turned on, all the dozens of light bulbs lit up.

Even at night, the entire Institute of Electrical Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is brightly lit!

Bright light shone on the streets and within the power plant's grounds, and the technicians cheered.

"It's a success! It's a success!"

Everyone at the power plant was cheering.

People from other institutes of the Academy of Sciences were also somewhat surprised when they arrived here and saw the lights on the street.

"What kind of lamp is this? I can't see any candlelight."

"You don't know, do you? I heard from the people at the power station that this is electroluminescence!"

"Electricity? What's that?"

People from other research institutes had some doubts.

However, these people also stopped to look at the power plant's generating equipment and lighting equipment.

The steam engine was turning, and the incandescent lamp was always on.

It stayed lit all night, and it hadn't gone out until the next morning.

Upon receiving the news, Li Xin arrived at the Institute of Electrical Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Looking at the bright lights around him, a bright smile appeared on his face.

"His Majesty,"

Wang Zheng walked over, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "The technicians at the power plant have lived up to expectations and have finally succeeded in manufacturing the large generator. One large generator can power dozens of light bulbs, and the power it generates is much stronger than that of a small generator!"

"Not bad, not bad!"

Li Xin nodded in satisfaction, looked at the dozens of light bulbs around him, and couldn't help but smile.

Walking over to the electrical equipment and looking at the steam-powered generator, Li Xin asked, "Who came up with this idea? It's quite clever to think of using a steam engine to drive a generator!"

"His Majesty,"

Wang Zheng explained, "This is the result of discussions among all colleagues at the power institute. Currently, the only resources we can utilize are human, animal, water, and steam power. Large generators like this consume a great deal of energy, so it's difficult to complete them using only human or animal power. That's why we adopted steam power!"

"Hmm, not a bad idea!"

Li Xin nodded in satisfaction, looked at the people at the power plant, and said, "Steam power is indeed excellent. However, is there any room for improvement in this aspect?"

"improve?"

A technician at the power plant frowned and said, "Your Majesty, do you mean to directly convert steam energy into kinetic energy, without going through the cylinder?"

That's what I mean!

Li Xin nodded, looked at the technician, and asked, "What's your name?"

"His Majesty,"

The technician replied, "This humble servant, Wang Yongjiang, was originally a technician at the Steam Engine Research Institute, but has now been transferred to the Power Institute to be in charge of electrical equipment."

"From the Steam Engine Research Institute, huh? No wonder they could think of that!"

Li Xin nodded and continued, "Just as you said, it directly converts steam power into kinetic energy. Nowadays, our steam engines use steam to drive the pistons in the cylinder, and then transmit the energy generated by the motion through the connecting rod. This is the principle of the steam engine!"

"Since steam can drive pistons, can it directly drive a generator?"

Li Xin directly raised this question.

Although Li Xin knew the general principles of thermal power generation in later generations, he still hoped that the technicians of this era could use their wisdom to think about it.

In this way, these skilled workers can also be trained.

They had to complete the subsequent upgrades, modifications, and replacements of equipment such as generators and steam engines themselves.

It's definitely unrealistic for Li Xin to teach them all by himself, one step at a time!

Wang Yongjiang was stunned by the question Li Xin posed and fell into deep thought.

He pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up, and he said, “Your Majesty, I understand! When I was in Liaodong, I saw some local people using wind power to rotate fan blades and turn waterwheels. The fan blades are the ones that receive the wind power. The steam in a steam engine also has pressure. If we could design a fan blade that could directly convert the pressure generated by the steam into kinetic energy, we wouldn't need a steam cylinder connecting rod! At that time, this power generation equipment could be further simplified, requiring only a huge boiler, a steam pipe, fan blades, and a generator. Your Majesty, I understand!”

Hearing Wang Yongjiang's words, Li Xin nodded in satisfaction and said in agreement, "Wang Yongjiang, you are absolutely right! That's exactly the principle!"

As he spoke, Li Xin pulled out a piece of paper, on which were drawn several different turbine blades.

After handing the paper to Wang Yongjiang, Li Xin said, "This is a turbine blade. You can study it and see how to directly utilize steam."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Wang Yongjiang happily agreed.

"in addition,"

Looking at everyone present, Li Xin continued, "Just as Wang Yongjiang said earlier, steam can be directly converted into kinetic energy through turbine blades to drive a generator to produce electricity. Similarly, can water power and wind power do the same?"