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A power source is a source of power.

PowerSource may also refer to:

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
  • 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
  • Fuel, a material that stores potential energy in forms that can be practicably released and used for work
  • 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
  • Power supply, an electronic device that supplies electric energy to an electrical load

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