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A '''power source''' is a source of [[Power (disambiguation)|power]]. Most commonly the type of power referred to is:▼
▲A '''power source''' is a source of [[power]]. Most commonly the type of power referred to is:
* [[Power (physics)]], the rate of doing work; equivalent to an amount of energy consumed per unit time
** [[Electric power]], the rate at which electrical energy is transferred by an electric circuit; usually produced by electric generators or batteries
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* [[PowerSource (phone brand)]], mobile phone that can make use of both Sprint-Nextel cellular networks▼
* [[PowerSource (musical group)]], a Christian music group of the 1980s▼
* ''PowerSource'', a weekly print section, and a companion website of the ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'', highlighting the Pittsburgh region’s diverse energy industry ▼
'''Power source''' may also refer to:▼
* A source of [[primary energy]], an energy form found in nature that has not been subjected to any conversion or transformation process
* [[Energy carrier]], or secondary energy, a substance or phenomenon that contains energy that can be later converted to other forms such as mechanical work or heat or to operate chemical or physical processes
** [[Fuel]], a material that stores potential energy in forms that can be practicably released and used for work
** See [[Energy development]] for an overview of primary and secondary energy or power sources
or, often more specifically to an electric power source:
* A source of [[electrical energy]]▼
** [[Electric power system]], a network of electrical components used to supply, transmit and use electric power
*** [[Electricity generation]], the process of generating electric power from other sources of primary energy▼
*** [[Power station]], an industrial facility for the generation of electric power▼
*** [[Electric generator]], a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy for use in an external circuit▼
*** [[Electric power transmission]]
*** [[Electric power distribution]]
*** [[Mains electricity]] or household power, the general-purpose alternating-current (AC) electric power supply▼
*** [[AC power plugs and sockets]], devices that allow electrically operated equipment to be connected to the primary alternating current (AC) power supply in a building▼
** [[Battery (electricity)]], a device consisting of one or more [[electrochemical cell|electrochemical cells]] that convert stored chemical energy into electrical energy
Some conversion devices are sometimes called a "power source":
▲* A source of [[electrical energy]]
▲** [[Electricity generation]], the process of generating electric power from other sources of primary energy
▲* [[Electric power source]]
▲* [[AC power plugs and sockets]], devices that allow electrically operated equipment to be connected to the primary alternating current (AC) power supply in a building
▲* [[Electric generator]], a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy for use in an external circuit
* [[Engine]], a machine designed to convert energy into useful mechanical motion
* [[
==As a proper name==
▲* [[Mains electricity]] or household power, the general-purpose alternating-current (AC) electric power supply
▲* [[Power station]], an industrial facility for the generation of electric power
▲* [[PowerSource (phone brand)]], mobile phone that can make use of both Sprint-Nextel cellular networks
▲* [[PowerSource (musical group)]], a Christian music group of the 1980s
▲* ''PowerSource'', a weekly print section, and a companion website of the ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'', highlighting the Pittsburgh region’s diverse energy industry
==See also==
* [[MBM Motorsports]], a NASCAR team that regularly goes by "Power Source"
* [[Power (disambiguation)]]
* [[Prime mover (disambiguation)]]
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