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Type of a power=generator producing power 
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Status: approved
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This attribute is intended to define the type of generator among a single source/method. As a concrete example of what a type is, think about of rendering a map of all nuclear reactors of the same type as those used in Fukushima.
| Source / method | Type value | Description | Output | |
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 nuclear
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fission | PWR | The Pressurized water reactor (PWR) is the most common type of nuclear reactor. PWR is the type involved in the Three Mile Island accident. | electricity |
| BWR-1 to BWR-6 | The Boiling water reactor (BWR) is the second most common type of nuclear reactor. BWR-3 is the type involved in the Fukushima disaster. | electricity | ||
| PHWR | The Heavy water reactor (PHWR) is a nuclear reactor, commonly using unenriched natural uranium as its fuel, that uses heavy water (deuterium oxide D2O) as its coolant and neutron moderator. | electricity | ||
| GCR | The Gas-cooled reactor (GCR) is a nuclear reactor that uses graphite as a neutron moderator and carbon dioxide (helium can also be used) as coolant. | electricity | ||
| FBR | The Fast breeder reactor (FBR) is a nuclear reactor with a fast neutron spectrum that generates more fissile material than it consumes. | electricity | ||
| RBMK-1000, RBMK-1500 | The RBMK is a type of nuclear reactor which was built in the Soviet Union. RBMK-1000 is the type involved in the Chernobyl disaster. | electricity | ||
| VVER | The VVER reactor is a type of Russian PWR used by many countries. | electricity | ||
| CANDU | The CANDU reactor is a type of Canadian pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR). All current reactors in Canada are of the CANDU type. | electricity | ||
| CPR-1000 | The CPR-1000 is a Chinese PWR. | electricity | ||
| EPR | The European Pressurized Reactor (EPR) is a new type of PWR. Four EPR units are under construction, in Finland, France and China. | electricity | ||
| fusion | tokamak | Tokamak is a kind of fusion reactor using magnetic fields to confine plasma in a torus. | electricity | |
| stellarator | The Stellarator is another magnetic confining plasma chamber to sustain fusion reaction as for producing power. | electricity | ||
| ICF | The Inertial Confinement Fusion is currently a concept intending to sustain fusion reaction by using laser for heating and compression a deuterium or tritium target. | electricity | ||
| cold-fusion | The Cold fusion is a process which aims to sustain nuclear fusion at room temperature. | electricity | ||
 wind
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wind_turbine | horizontal_axis | Horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWT) have the main rotor shaft and electrical generator at the top of a tower (most common wind turbine). | electricity |
| vertical_axis | Vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWT) have the main rotor shaft set vertically, and the main components are located at the base of the turbine. | electricity | ||
 hydro
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water-storage | francis_turbine | The Francis turbine is the most common water turbine in use today with plant fed by water storage behind a dam. | electricity |
| kaplan_turbine | The Kaplan turbine is a propeller-type water turbine with plant fed by water storage behind a dam. | electricity | ||
| pelton_turbine | The Pelton turbine is another type of water turbine as described on www.electropedia.org with plant fed by water storage behind a dam. | electricity | ||
| hydrodynamic_screw | Reverse principle of  Archimedes' screw
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electricity | ||
| water-pumped-storage | francis_turbine | The Francis turbine is the most common water turbine in use today and seems to be the only type of turbine used with Pumped-storage hydroelectricity plant fed by higher water storage behind a dam and a lower one. | electricity | |
| run-of-the-river | cross-flow_turbine | The cross-flow turbine, also known as Banki or Ossberger turbine, is mostly used in small scale power stations, typically well below 1MW. | electricity | |
| francis_turbine | The Francis turbine is the most common water turbine in use today with plant fed by river flow. | electricity | ||
| kaplan_turbine | The Kaplan turbine is a propeller-type water turbine with plant fed by river flow. | electricity | ||
| pelton_turbine | The Pelton turbine is another type of water turbine as described on www.electropedia.org with plant fed by river flow. | electricity | ||
| tidal
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barrage | kaplan_turbine | Tidal barrage power plants are similar to low-head hydroelectric power plants since they use coastal waters height differences between two tidal cycles. See Wikipedia:Rance_Tidal_Power_Station for example. | electricity |
| stream | horizontal_axis | The tidal stream generator aim to produce electricity by using tidal power. It is standalone on the oceans floor, have a horizontal axis and is fed by dynamic tidal power. | electricity | |
| vertical_axis | The tidal stream generator aim to produce electricity by using tidal power. It is standalone on the oceans floor, have a vertical axis and is fed by dynamic tidal power. | electricity | ||
| wave
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- | - | Wave power plants extract energy from ocean waves using a variaty of different methods and generator types. | electricity |
| geothermal
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- | steam_turbine | Geothermal power plant using steam or high-pressure hot water extracted from deep underground to power a Steam turbine. | electricity |
| heat_pump | Geothermal heat pump aim to make steam for heating by using natural earth temperature. | |||
 solar
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thermal | steam_turbine | A Concentrated solar power plant produce electricity by concentrating sub beams toward steam generator. | electricity |
| solar_thermal_collector | A Solar thermal panel produce steam by heating water in a thermal panel exposed to sun beams. It corresponds to flat, parabolic dish and trough shaped collectors. | steam | ||
| photovoltaic | solar_photovoltaic_panel | A Photovoltaic system power plant produce electricity coming from panels designed to convert sub light power in electrcity. | electricity | |
 coal
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combustion | steam_turbine | Coal-fired power generator using a Steam turbine. | electricity |
| steam_generator | Coal-fired steam generator. | steam | ||
| boiler | Coal-fired boiler. | hot_water | ||
 gas
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combustion | steam_turbine | Gas-fired power generator using a Steam turbine. | electricity |
| gas_turbine | Gas-fired power generator using a Gas turbine. | electricity | ||
| combined_cycle | Gas-fired power generator using a Combined cycle gas turbine (using a steam turbine to extract energy from the exhaust heat of the gas turbine). | electricity | ||
| reciprocating_engine | Gas-fired power plant using a Reciprocating engine. | electricity | ||
| steam_generator | Gas-fired steam generator. | steam | ||
| boiler | Gas-fired boiler. | hot_water | ||
 biomass
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combustion | steam_turbine | Biomass (solid) fired power generator using a Steam turbine. | electricity |
| steam_generator | Biomass (solid) fired power generator producing steam. | steam | ||
| boiler | Biomass (solid) fired boiler. | hot_water | ||
| gasification | bioreactor | Gasification of solid biomass. | biogas | |
| anaerobic_digestion | bioreactor | Anaerobic digestion of solid biomass. | biogas | |
| biofuel
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combustion | reciprocating_engine | Biofuel (liquid like vegetables oil) fired power plant using a Reciprocating engine. | electricity |
| steam_generator | Biofuel (liquid like vegetables oil) fired power generator producing steam. | steam | ||
| boiler | Biofuel (liquid like vegetables oil) fired boiler. | hot_water | ||
| biogas
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combustion | gas_turbine | Biogas-fired power plant using a Gas turbine. | electricity |
| steam_generator | Biogas-fired power generator producing steam. | steam | ||
| reciprocating_engine | Biogas-fired power plant using a Reciprocating engine. | electricity | ||
| boiler | Biogas-fired boiler. | hot_water | ||
 oil
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combustion | steam_turbine | Oil-fired power plant using a Steam turbine. | electricity |
| steam_generator | Oil-fired power generator producing steam. | steam | ||
| boiler | Oil-fired boiler. | hot_water | ||
| diesel
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combustion | reciprocating_engine | Diesel-fired power plant using a Reciprocating engine. | electricity |
| steam_generator | Diesel-fired power generator producing steam. | steam | ||
| boiler | Diesel-fired boiler. | hot_water | ||
| gasoline
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combustion | reciprocating_engine | Gasoline-fired power plant using a Reciprocating engine. | electricity |
| steam_generator | Gasoline-fired power generator producing steam. | steam | ||
| boiler | Gasoline-fired boiler. | hot_water | ||
 waste
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combustion | steam_turbine | Waste-fired power plant using a Steam turbine. | electricity |
| steam_generator | Waste-fired power generator producing steam. | steam | ||
| boiler | Waste-fired boiler. | hot_water | ||
 battery
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battery storage | lithium-ion | Battery storage with lithium-ion batteries | electricity |
| lead-acid | Battery storage with lead-acid batteries | electricity | ||
| nickel-cadmium | Battery storage with nickel-cadmium batteries | electricity | ||
| redox_flow | Battery storage with a redox-flow battery | electricity | ||
| molten-salt | Battery storage with a molten-salt battery | electricity | ||
| electricity | boiling | boiler | Electric boiler. | hot_water |
See also