engine-generator
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thumb|Cart-mounted engine–generator being used at a construction site
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- Components
- Overview
- Prime mover
- Engines
- Fuel cell
- Photovoltaics
- Output type
- Three phase
- Inverter generator
- Size
- Mid-size stationary engine–generator
- Large scale generator sets
- Applications
- Safety
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Cart-mounted engine–generator being used at a construction site
An engine–generator is the combination of an electrical generator and an engine (prime mover) mounted together to form a single piece of equipment. This combination is also called an engine–generator set or a gen-set. In many contexts, the engine is taken for granted and the combined unit is simply called a generator. An engine–generator may be a fixed installation, part of a vehicle, or made small enough to be portable.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “engine-generator” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.