H02 GENERATION, CONVERSION, OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
Classification Context
- Section:
- ELECTRICITY
- Class:
- GENERATION, CONVERSION, OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
Description
H02 encompasses the generation, conversion, and distribution of electrical power across all voltage and power levels, from large-scale utility systems to localized power supplies. This broad class covers technologies such as dynamo-electric machines (generators and motors), transformers, rectifiers, power converters, switchgear, distribution networks, and associated control systems. It includes both conventional power generation methods (fossil fuels, hydroelectric, nuclear) and renewable energy sources (solar, wind, geothermal), as well as energy storage and power quality management devices. Adjacent classes H01 (basic electrical components) and H04 (electric communication techniques) address component-level technologies and signal transmission respectively, whereas H02 focuses on bulk power handling and system-level architecture.
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Child Classifications
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- H02B BOARDS, SUBSTATIONS OR SWITCHING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SUPPLY OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02G INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES, OR OF COMBINED OPTICAL AND ELECTRIC CABLES OR LINES
- H02H EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS
- H02J ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- H02K DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES
- H02M APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF
- H02N ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H02P CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS
- H02S GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES