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A power station (also power plant) is a facility for the generation of electric power. The term is also used to refer to the engine in ships, aircraft and other large vehicles.
At the center of any power station is a generator, a device with a crank that produces a voltage when the crank is turned. The energy source harnessed to turn the generator varies widely from installation to installation. It usually involves some manner of heat engine, which transforms thermal energy, often from combustion of a fuel, into rotational energy. These power stations are often easily identified by cooling towers, huge cylindrical chimney-like structures that release the heat in the form of steam. Others use the energy of water (waves, tides, or rivers confined by hydroelectric dams), wind, or sunlight.
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et:Elektrijaam
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hr:ElektriÄne centrale i mreže
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