Look up generator in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Generator may refer to: Signal generator, electronic devices that generate repeating or non-repeating...

In electricity generation, a generator is a device that converts motion-based power (potential and kinetic energy) or fuel-based power (chemical energy)...

A thermoelectric generator (TEG), also called a Seebeck generator, is a solid state device that converts heat (driven by temperature differences) directly...

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...

microwave signal generators, pitch generators, arbitrary waveform generators, digital pattern generators, and frequency generators. In general, no device...

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...

A Van de Graaff generator is an electrostatic generator which uses a moving belt to accumulate electric charge on a hollow metal globe on the top of an...

number generation is a process by which, often by means of a random number generator (RNG), a sequence of numbers or symbols that cannot be reasonably predicted...

under pressure Monotube steam generator Supercritical steam generator or Benson boiler, a high-pressure steam generator that operates in the supercritical...

pseudorandom number generator (CSPRNG) or cryptographic pseudorandom number generator (CPRNG) is a pseudorandom number generator (PRNG) with properties...

A magnetohydrodynamic generator (MHD generator) is a magnetohydrodynamic converter that transforms thermal energy and kinetic energy directly into electricity...

A Marx generator is an electrical circuit first described by Erwin Otto Marx in 1924. Its purpose is to generate a high-voltage pulse from a low-voltage...

A turbo generator is an electric generator connected to the shaft of a water turbine or steam turbine or gas turbine for the generation of electric power...

A clock generator is an electronic oscillator that produces a clock signal for use in synchronizing a circuit's operation. The signal can range from a...

A documentation generator is a programming tool that generates software documentation intended for programmers (API documentation) or end users (end-user...

A motor–generator (an M–G set) is a device for converting electrical power to another form. Motor–generator sets are used to convert frequency, voltage...

although current ramps can be created. Linear ramp generators are also known as sweep generators Ramp generators produces a sawtooth wave form, Suppose a 3V...

Generator Rex is an American animated science fiction television series created by Man of Action for Cartoon Network, with John Fang of Cartoon Network...

Mondo Generator (also known as Nick Oliveri and the Mondo Generator) is an American rock band founded in 1997 by Nick Oliveri. The band has released seven...

power loss, commands the generator to start and then transfers the electrical load to the generator. The standby generator begins supplying power to...

A noise generator is a circuit that produces electrical noise (i.e., a random signal). Noise generators are used to test signals for measuring noise figure...

A linear congruential generator (LCG) is an algorithm that yields a sequence of pseudo-randomized numbers calculated with a discontinuous piecewise linear...

An impulse generator is an electrical apparatus which produces very short high-voltage or high-current surges. Such devices can be classified into two...

A homopolar generator is a DC electrical generator comprising an electrically conductive disc or cylinder rotating in a plane perpendicular to a uniform...

In electrical engineering, a function generator is usually a piece of electronic test equipment or software used to generate different types of electrical...

A pseudorandom number generator (PRNG), also known as a deterministic random bit generator (DRBG), is an algorithm for generating a sequence of numbers...

The Generators were an American punk rock band that emerged in 1997 in Los Angeles. Formed in response to the breakup of the 1990s punk rock group Schleprock...

Unit generators (or ugens) are the basic formal units in many MUSIC-N-style computer music programming languages. They are sometimes called opcodes (particularly...

A shunt generator is a type of electric generator in which field winding and armature winding are connected in parallel, and in which the armature supplies...

A gas generator is a device for generating gas. A gas generator may create gas by a chemical reaction or from a solid or liquid source, when storing a...