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A '''power source''' is a source of [[Power (disambiguation)|power]]. Most commonly the type of power referred to is:

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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

'''PowerSource''' may also refer to:

* [[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 alsocorrespondingly 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

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** See [[Energy development]] for an overview of primary and secondary energy or power sources

or, often more specifically to an [[electric power source]]:

*The [[electric power industry]]

* 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

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*** [[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 twoone or more [[electrochemical cell|electrochemical cells]] that convert stored chemical energy into electrical energy

Some conversion devices are sometimes called a "power source":

* [[Engine]], a machine designed to convert energy into useful mechanical motion

* [[Power supply]], an electronicelectrical device that supplies electric energy to an electrical load, by converting one form of electrical energy to another

==As a proper name==

'''PowerSource''' may also refer to:

* [[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)]]