Jenereithara e kopantsweng hangata e bolela sistimi ya tlhahiso ya motlakase e kopanyang mehlodi e mmedi kapa ho feta e fapaneng ya eneji ho hlahisa motlakase. Mehlodi ena e ka kenyeletsa mehlodi ya eneji e ntjhafatswang jwalo ka matla a letsatsi, moya, kapa motlakase wa metsi, hammoho le dijenereithara tsa kgale tsa mafura kapa dibetri.

Lijenereithara tse kopantsoeng hangata li sebelisoa libakeng tse kantle ho gridi kapa libakeng tse hole moo phihlello ea gridi ea motlakase e tšepahalang e ka bang e fokolang kapa e le sieo. Li ka boela tsa sebelisoa lits'ebetsong tse hokahaneng le gridi ho tlatsetsa mehloli ea motlakase ea setso le ho ntlafatsa ho mamella matla ka kakaretso.

Tšebeliso ea bohlokoa ea litsamaiso tsa tlhahiso ea motlakase o kopantsoeng ke tlhahiso ea motlakase oa letsatsi o kopantsoeng, e sebelisang bokhoni bo botle ba ho beola ba ho hlahisa motlakase o tsoang ho photothermal 'me e bo kopanya le mehloli e meng ea matla joalo ka matla a moea le photovoltaics ho theha motsoako o ntlafalitsoeng oa moea, leseli, mocheso le polokelo. Mofuta ona oa sistimi o ka rarolla bothata ba ho se leka-lekane ha tlhahiso ea motlakase nakong ea tšebeliso ea motlakase e phahameng le e phuleng, oa ntlafatsa ts'ebeliso ea matla, oa ntlafatsa boleng ba matla a macha a matla, oa ntlafatsa botsitso ba matla a tsoang ho motlakase, le ho ntlafatsa bokhoni ba sistimi ea motlakase ba ho amohela matla a moea a sa khaotseng, bokhoni ba tlhahiso ea matla a photovoltaic, jj. le melemo e felletseng ea matla a nchafatsoang.

Morero oa jenereithara e kopantsoeng hangata ke ho sebelisa melemo ea mehloli e mengata ea matla ho eketsa bokhoni, ts'epo le botsitso. Mohlala, ka ho kopanya liphanele tsa letsatsi le lijenereithara tsa disele, sistimi e kopantsoeng e ka fana ka matla leha khanya ea letsatsi e sa lekana, e fokotsa ho itšetleha ka mafura a fossil le ho fokotsa litšenyehelo tsa ts'ebetso ka kakaretso le tšusumetso ea tikoloho.

Mekhoa ea tlhahiso ea motlakase e kopantsoeng e boetse e kenyelletsa litharollo tsa oli-hybrid, litharollo tsa optical-hybrid, litharollo tsa motlakase-hybrid, jj. Ho phaella moo, lijenereithara tse kopantsoeng li entsoe ka enjene ea setso ea ho chesa kahare le enjene ea motlakase, 'me mofuta ona oa sistimi o sebelisoa haholo likoloing le likoloing tse ling.