Glossary
- Capacity:
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The amount of electric power delivered or required from a generator, turbine, or system
- Capacity, installed (or nameplate):
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The manufacturer-rated capacities of equipment such as turbines, generators, and other system components
- CHP:
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Combined heat and power
- Bottoming cycle CHP:
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A CHP where the power is produced from residual heat in a heat-consuming process
- Topping cycle CHP:
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A CHP where power is produced first and exhaust heat is used for heating a process
- Generator:
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A machine converting the kinetic energy produced by a turbine into electricity
- Gigawatt (GW):
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One billion watts
- Gigawatt-hour (GWh):
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One billion watt-hours
- Kilowatt (kW):
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One thousand watts
- Kilowatt-hour (kWh):
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One thousand watt-hours
- Energy recycling:
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Using residual waste heat from a thermal process or using the exhaust heat from a power system in a thermal process
- Megawatt (MW):
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One thousand kilowatts (1,000 kW)
- Megawatt-hour (MWh):
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One million watt-hours
- Noncondensable gases (NCG):
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Gases present in...
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Bronicki, L. (2017). Power Generation from Low-Grade Heat Streams. In: Meyers, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_1026-1
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