electrical power generator
101Fossil fuel power plant — A fossil fuel power plant burns fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas or petroleum (oil) to produce electricity.Fossil fuel power plants are designed on a large scale for continuous operation. In many countries, such plants provide most of the… …
102Fusion power — The Sun is a natural fusion reactor. Fusion power is the power generated by nuclear fusion processes. In fusion reactions two light atomic nuclei fuse together to form a heavier nucleus (in contrast with fission power). In doing so they release a …
103Radioisotope thermoelectric generator — A radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG, RITEG) is an electrical generator which obtains its power from radioactive decay. In such a device, the heat released by the decay of a suitable radioactive material is converted into electricity by… …
104Electric power distribution — …
105Diesel rotary uninterruptible power supply — Most forms of Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) are battery powered. These are ready for immediate use at the instant that the mains electricity fails, but the small amount of stored energy they contain makes them suitable for a few minutes of… …
106Three-phase electric power — This article deals with where, how and why three phase is used. For information on the basic mathematics and principles of three phase, see three phase. Three phase electric power is a common method of alternating current electric power… …
107Nuclear power accidents by country — The abandoned city of Pripyat, Ukraine with the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the distance. 57 accidents have occurred since the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. Two thirds of these mishaps occurred in the US.[1] The French Atomic Energy Agency… …
108Explosively pumped flux compression generator — An explosively pumped flux compression generator (EPFCG) is a device used to generate a high power electromagnetic pulse by compressing magnetic flux using high explosive.An EPFCG can be used only once as a pulsed power supply since the device is …
109Nebraska Public Power District — NPPD redirects here. For other uses, see NPPD (disambiguation). Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) is the largest electric utility in the state of Nebraska, serving all or parts of 91 (of 93) counties. It was formed on January 1, 1970, when… …
110Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant — Infobox NPP Picture=Calvert Cliffs.jpg pic des=Calvert Cliffs NPP Picture des= Status=O Utility=Constellation Energy Location=Lusby, Maryland Supplier=Combustion Engineering Type=PWR Generators=Unit 1: General Electric Unit 2: Westinghouse… …
