Key:generator:method

generator:method
Description
Method by which the energy is generated in a given generator  
Group: Power
Used on these elements
Documented values: 13
Requires
Useful combination
Status: approved

Method by which the energy is generated in a given generator

generator:source generator:method Description generator:type

nuclear

fission Generators using fission to produce heat, steam and then electricity PWR, BWR-1, BWR-6, RBMK-1000, RBMK-1500, VVER, CANDU, CPR-1000, EPR
fusion Generators using nuclear fusion to produce heat and then electricity tokamak, stellarator, ICF, cold-fusion

wind

wind_turbine Wind turbine horizontal_axis, vertical_axis

hydro

water-storage Generator producing electricity with turbines fed by water coming from a lake behind a dam.
Note: Power plants in Switzerland must have a storage capacity of at least 25% of the average expected winter production, otherwise they are generator:method=run-of-the-river plants.
francis_turbine, kaplan_turbine, pelton_turbine
water-pumped-storage Generator producing electricity like generator:method=water-storage and additionaly able to pump water from a lower lake to the storage lake when needed. francis_turbine
run-of-the-river Generator producing electricity with turbine using stream of a river (with no storage dam)
Note: Power plants in Switzerland having storage dams with a capacity less than 25% of the average expected winter production are generator:method=run-of-the-river plants.
francis_turbine, kaplan_turbine, pelton_turbine,hydrodynamic_screw

tidal

barrage  Tidal power kaplan_turbine
stream  Marine current power horizontal_axis, vertical_axis

wave

-  Wave power

geothermal

-  Geothermal energy steam_turbine, heat_pump

solar

thermal Generator producing hot water/steam with sun power steam_turbine, solar_thermal_collector
photovoltaic Generator producing electricity with sun power solar_photovoltaic_panel

coal

combustion  Fossil-fuel power station steam_generator ,steam_turbine

gas

combustion  Gas power station gas_turbine, combined_cycle, reciprocating_engine, steam_generator, steam_turbine

biomass

combustion steam_generator ,steam_turbine
gasification  Wood gas generator bioreactor
anaerobic_digestion  Anaerobic digestion bioreactor

biofuel

combustion  Biofuel reciprocating_engine, steam_generator

biogas

combustion gas_turbine, reciprocating_engine, steam_generator

oil

combustion steam_generator ,steam_turbine

diesel

combustion reciprocating_engine, steam_generator

gasoline

combustion reciprocating_engine, steam_generator

waste

combustion  Incineration reciprocating_engine, steam_generator
gasification  Wood gas generator bioreactor

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See also

Proposal

Power generation refinement Approved

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