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Most sources attempt to provide a specific voltage by design. An ideal current source does not do this, and thus there are not very many good examples. A current transformer, like what is used for relaying and metering in the power system, is an ideal current source - it provides a direct reflection of the amount of current flowing in the primary side to th secondary side, regardless of voltage in the secondary (up to saturation of the transformer).

A transistor amplifier may be set up as a current source as well. As in the above example, if the output resistance becomes too large, saturation of the transistor will occur causing it's characteristic output to be nonlinear.

A battery is an ideal voltage source in series with a variable resistance (the internal resistance of the battery). A charged capacitor can be thought of the same, without the internal resistance (since this is extremely small compared to the capacitance, it can be ignored in many cases).

A generator could be considered either a constant current source or voltage source, depending on how it is run. In some instances, a constant current will cause output voltage to increase or decrease. This variance can be controlled (to an extent) with external devices (capacitor and inductor banks, switching in and out specific lines, etc.). A generator can also be set up to provide a specific output voltage.

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