izisistimu zokugcina umoya wemfumfu
Izinhlelo zokugcina amandla kagesi zimelela intuthuko enkulu kwezobuchwepheshe bokuphathwa kwamandla, zisebenza njengengqalasizinda ebalulekile yezidingo zanamuhla zamandla. Lezi zinhlelo zibamba amandla kagesi, ziwagcine kahle, futhi ziwavule lapho edingeka, zisebenza njengebhuloho elibalulekile phakathi kokukhiqiza amandla nokusetshenziswa kwawo. Lobu buchwepheshe buhlanganisa izindlela ezihlukahlukene, kuhlanganise nezinhlelo eziphambili zamabhethri, ukugcinwa komoya ocindezelweyo, nezinhlelo ze-flywheel, ngayinye yazo eyenzelwe ukuhlangabezana nezidingo ezithile zokugcinwa kwamandla. Lezi zinhlelo zidlala indima ebalulekile ekuzinziseni inethiwekhi, ukuhlanganiswa kwamandla avuselelekayo, nokuphathwa kwekhwalithi yamandla. Zisebenza ngokuguqula amandla kagesi abe ezinye izinhlobo zokugcinwa kwawo, njengamandla amakhemikhali kumabhethri noma amandla omshini kuma-flywheels, bese ziwabuyisela kugesi lapho kudingeka. Izicelo zihlanganisa ukusekelwa kwenethiwekhi yezindawo zokusebenzela kuya ekuxazululeni amandla okuvikela ezindawo zokuhlala, okwenza zibaluleke kakhulu kokubili ezindaweni zezimboni nezasekhaya. Izinhlelo zanamuhla zokugcina ugesi zifaka izinhlelo eziyinkimbinkimbi zokuqapha nokulawula, eziqinisekisa ukusebenza kahle nokuphila isikhathi eside kuyilapho kugcinwa izindinganiso zokuphepha. Zibaluleke kakhulu ekusekeleni imithombo yamandla avuselelekayo, zisiza ekunqobeni izinselelo zokuhamba kwesikhathi ezihambisana namandla elanga nomoya ngokunikeza izixazululo zokugcina ezinokwethenjelwa eziqinisekisa ukutholakala okuqhubekayo kwamandla.