turbo generator set or turbine generator set is the compound of a steam turbine or

gas turbine shaft-connected to a fast running electric generator for the generation
of electric power. Large steam-powered turbo generators provide the majority of the
world's electricity and are also used by steam-powered turbo-electric ships.[1]

Small turbo-generators with gas turbines are often used as auxiliary power units
(APU, mainly for aircraft). For base loads diesel generators or gas engines are
usually preferred, since they offer better fuel efficiency, however, such
stationary engines have a lower power density and are built only up to about 10 MW
power per unit.

The efficiency of larger gas turbines (50 MW or more) can be enhanced by using a
combined cycle, where the remaining energy of hot exhaust gases is used to generate
steam which drives another steam turbine on same shaft or a separate generator set.