electric generators
Current-creating machines
Electric generators are machines that convert mechanical energy into electrical energy.
A turbine, engine, or other power source spins a rotor through a magnetic field, inducing current in wire coils.
Generators range from portable units powering a campsite to massive installations in power plants supplying entire grids.
The hospital's electric generators kicked in during the blackout.
- alternatorMechanical-to-electrical energy converter
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
- dynamoMotion-to-electricity converter
- magnetic fieldForce zone around magnets
- power plantsFacilities producing electricity
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Machines producing rotational force electrically
motors · AC motors · appliances · DC motors · heaters
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Portable energy storage units
storage batteries · rechargeable batteries · capacitors · supercapacitors · power banks
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