any device for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction, esp a large one as in a power station
b.
a device for producing a voltage electrostatically
c.
any device that converts one form of energy into another form
an acoustic generator
2.
an apparatus for producing a gas
3.
a person or thing that generates
Examples of 'generating set' in a sentence
generating set
The simulation results provide a reasonable explanation for the sustained oscillation phenomenon commonly seen in operation of hydroelectric generating set.
Junyi Li, Qijuan Chen 2014, 'Nonlinear Dynamical Analysis of Hydraulic Turbine Governing Systems with NonelasticWater Hammer Effect', Journal of Applied Mathematicshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/412578. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)