page_title: Turbo generator
hierarchical_section_title: Turbo generator
caption_attribution_description: English: Turbogenerator produced by Siemens, Germany.
context_page_description: A turbo generator set or turbine generator set is the compound of a steam turbine or gas turbine shaft-connected to a fast running electric generator for the generation of electric power. Large steam-powered turbo generators provide the majority of the world's electricity and are also used by steam-powered turbo-electric ships.
  Small turbo-generators with gas turbines are often used as auxiliary power units.
  For base loads diesel generators or gas engines are usually preferred, since they offer better fuel efficiency; however, such stationary engines have a lower power density and are built only up to about 10 MW power per unit.
  The efficiency of larger gas turbines can be enhanced by using a combined cycle, where the remaining energy of hot exhaust gases is used to generate steam which drives another steam turbine on the same shaft or a separate generator set.
context_section_description: A turbo generator set or turbine generator set is the compound of a steam turbine or gas turbine shaft-connected to a fast running electric generator for the generation of electric power. Large steam-powered turbo generators provide the majority of the world's electricity and are also used by steam-powered turbo-electric ships.
  Small turbo-generators with gas turbines are often used as auxiliary power units (APU, mainly for aircraft). 
  For base loads diesel generators or gas engines are usually preferred, since they offer better fuel efficiency; however, such stationary engines have a lower power density and are built only up to about 10 MW power per unit.
  The efficiency of larger gas turbines (50 MW or more) can be enhanced by using a combined cycle, where the remaining energy of hot exhaust gases is used to generate steam which drives another steam turbine on the same shaft or a separate generator set.
caption: 500 MW Siemens multi stage steam turbine with generator set (rear, red)
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