An electric generator is an engine that is a machine for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy.
HISTORY New entity in IFC4
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Either the PredefinedType attribute is unset (e.g. because an IfcElectricGeneratorType is associated), or the inherited attribute ObjectType shall be provided, if the PredefinedType is set to USERDEFINED.
Either there is no electric generator type object associated, i.e. the IsTypedBy inverse relationship is not provided, or the associated type object has to be of type IfcElectricGeneratorType.
Engine-Generator sets may optionally include an engine to indicate specific detail.
Material from which the casing is constructed.
Outgoing power from generator.