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What does an generator do?

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The main generator(s) are coupled mechanically to the steam turbines that take the steam output from the nuclear island, one generator per turbine so it is a close coupled combined unit. The generator produces AC electricity (60 Hz in North America, 50 Hz in Europe and most of the rest of the world) at an intermediate voltage level. The actual value will depend on the manufacturer but is usually in the range 10 to 20 KV (kilovolts). Some of this output will be fed back to power plant like the boiler feed pumps and the gas circulators in a gas cooled reactor, the bulk of it will be fed to a transformer which steps it up to the main transmission line voltage, 400 KV in the UK, and hence out to the distribution system.

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A generator provides electrical power while its source of energy continues. A generator can also be a person or organization that produces something.

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Magnets make the generators work in a power station.

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