Editing Generator

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[[File:Halo Reach - Sinoviet generator.jpg|thumb|A [[SinoViet Heavy Machinery|SinoViet]] generator on [[Reach]].]]
'''Generators''' are devices that use a series of physical and chemical changes to convert energies such as mechanical energy into usable form, most commonly electricity.

==Forerunner==
Though little is known about their operating principles, the [[Forerunner]]s used generators to power their installations. For example, the [[phase pulse generator]]s were used to power the firing system of the [[Halo Array|Halo installations]].

== Human ==
[[Human]]s use generators of varying kind to generate electricity. Some generators, like the [[PG000E Portable Electricity Generator]], burn [[hydrogen]] fuel cells.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level, ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> [[Nuclear fission]] and [[Nuclear fusion|fusion]] [[Fusion reactor|power]], as well as hydroelectric power plants and [[wind turbine]]s, are also common forms of power generation. Both [[UNSC Army]] and [[UNSC Air Force|Air Force]] units utilize air-transportable fusion power generators, like the [[MEP-PU-2550D/E Generator]], to meet their mobile power requirements, particularly in harsh tactical environments where facility-integrated solar panels and wind turbines are insufficient or inappropriate.<ref name="Spartan Games">[http://www.spartangames.co.uk/make-your-halo-table-look-awesome '''Spartan Games''': ''Make your Halo table look awesome!'']</ref> UNSC [[Firebase]]s utilise large wind-powered [[UNSC Generator|generators]] to meet the needs of their operations.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]'''</ref>

== Covenant ==
The [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] use generators of varying kind to power their structures, including ''[[High Charity]]''. The most common power source is [[Pinch fusion reactor|pinch fusion]], a more advanced form of the fusion reactors employed by humanity. Smaller Covenant generators expand upon a single [[plasma battery]] to multiply its yield, which is transferred and stored in Covenant barrels that are attached to the base. These barrels have seen unattached to the generating bases which are probably transported and used to fuel Covenant vehicles. 

The armor plating on these devices prevent tampering or destruction. It is likely that the fuel that the device generates into the detachable and replaceable tops might be [[plasma]]-based. This means that they could be used to fuel the systems on Covenant vehicles, such as their weapons, fuel, etc.

==Trivia==
*Human-made generators are also a [[Forge]] item in ''[[Halo 3]]''. They can be placed in certain maps, such as [[The Pit]], and [[Orbital]]. The ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' gametype [[Generator Defense]] centers around protecting human generators.
*In ''[[Halo 2]]'', Covenant generators can be found on [[Burial Mounds]]<ref>'''[[Halo 2: The Official Strategy Guide]]''', ''page 199''</ref> and on [[Metropolis]], near the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] command post.

==Gallery==
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File:Matt-turner-reach-generator.jpg|A 3D render of a generator in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:H2-ElectricGenerator.png|An electric generator in ''Halo 2''.
File:H3-ElectricGenerator.jpg|An electric generator in ''Halo 3''.
File:HReach-UNSC-Generator-Render.jpg|Another version of a  UNSC generator in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:H4 UNSC Powercore conceptart.jpg|Concept art of the generator used in the gametype [[Generator Defense]].
File:Generator.jpg|A UNSC generator.
File:H3 LastResort Generators.png|The generator room of [[Zanzibar Municipal Turbine 7]].
File:pulse_generator.jpg|A phase pulse generator in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
File:Headhunters - barrel and generator.png|A Covenant storage barrel and portable generator.
File:H4 Covenant core.jpg|Concept art of a Covenant power core in ''Halo 4''.
File:HW2-Generator.jpg|A UNSC Generator in ''Halo Wars 2''.
</gallery>

==Sources==
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