Electric generator

What is a Generator?

An electric generator is a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy. Thus Generator is an electric energy generating machine which works on the principle of induction.

Basic Principles of Generator

The generator mainly works on Faraday's principle.

According to Faraday's principle,

  'If a conductor is rotated in a magnetic field, then an electromotive force is induced or produced in it and if the circuit is complete then current starts to flow.'

What is a generator?, its working principle and how many types are there?

Key points to generate electric power from generator

In this way, three main things are required to generate electric power-

1- Magnetic field

2- driver

3- Mechanical force to move the conductor in the magnetic field

Generator Type

There are mainly two types of generators-

1- AC Generator

2- DC Generator

1- AC Generator

AC generator is a machine that converts mechanical energy into alternating electrical (AC) energy. AC generator is also called alternator.

2- DC Generator

DC generator is a machine that converts mechanical energy into DC electrical energy, but the point to be noted here is that DC can never be generated. And in DC generator also AC current is generated which is converted into DC current by the commutator.

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In this post we told you what is a generator, on what principle it works and what are its types. I hope you have understood this thing.

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