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2. Diesel generator - Wikipedia

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   A 200 kW Caterpillar diesel generator set in a sound attenuated enclosure used as an emergency backup at a sewage treatment substation in Atlanta, United States. A diesel generator (DG) (also known as a diesel GenSet) is the combination of a diesel engine with an electric generator (often an alternator) to generate electrical energy. [1]

3. Diesel rotary uninterruptible power supply - Wikipedia

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   Diesel rotary uninterruptible power supply devices (DRUPS) combine the functionality of a battery-powered or flywheel-powered UPS and a diesel generator. When mains electricity supply is within specification, an electrical generator with a mass functions as motor to store kinetic energy in an electro-mechanical flywheel .

4. Engine–generator - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

5. Emergency power system - Wikipedia

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   In modern buildings, most emergency power systems have been and are still based on generators. Usually, these generators are Diesel engine driven, although smaller buildings may use a gasoline engine driven generator. Some larger building have gas turbines, but they can take 5 or up to 30 minutes to produce power. [6]

6. Generac - Wikipedia

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   Generac manufactures gasoline-fueled, diesel-fueled and bi-fuel engine-driven power generation equipment, modular paralleling systems, automatic transfer switches and small engines. [6] The company supplies products to the industrial, commercial, and portable generator markets through many different distributors.

7. Stationary engine - Wikipedia

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   Before mains electricity and the formation of nationwide power grids, stationary engines were widely used for small-scale electricity generation.While large power stations in cities used steam turbines or high-speed reciprocating steam engines, in rural areas petrol/gasoline, paraffin/kerosene, and fuel oil-powered internal combustion engines were cheaper to buy, install, and operate, since ...