directly into electrical energy through a phenomenon called the Seebeck effect (a form of thermoelectric effect). Thermoelectric generators function like... 43 KB (5,245 words) - 18:44, 26 April 2024 |
A homopolar generator is a DC electrical generator comprising an electrically conductive disc or cylinder rotating in a plane perpendicular to a uniform... 20 KB (2,387 words) - 10:41, 11 April 2024 |
Magneto (redirect from Magneto (generator)) A magneto is an electrical generator that uses permanent magnets to produce periodic pulses of alternating current. Unlike a dynamo, a magneto does not... 18 KB (2,088 words) - 01:32, 27 March 2024 |
Dynamo (redirect from Dynamo (electrical)) A dynamo is an electrical generator that creates direct current using a commutator. Dynamos were the first electrical generators capable of delivering... 26 KB (3,303 words) - 06:43, 18 February 2024 |
An induction generator or asynchronous generator is a type of alternating current (AC) electrical generator that uses the principles of induction motors... 11 KB (1,653 words) - 01:52, 6 April 2024 |
Electric machine (redirect from Electric Motors and Generators) In electrical engineering, electric machine is a general term for machines using electromagnetic forces, such as electric motors, electric generators, and... 18 KB (2,536 words) - 16:30, 20 March 2024 |
Alternator (redirect from Synchronous alternating-current generator) An alternator is an electrical generator that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy in the form of alternating current. For reasons of cost and... 23 KB (2,626 words) - 15:53, 24 March 2024 |
A motor–generator (an M–G set) is a device for converting electrical power to another form. Motor–generator sets are used to convert frequency, voltage... 14 KB (1,751 words) - 00:37, 28 March 2024 |
The Woolrich Electrical Generator, now in Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum, England, is the earliest electrical generator used in an industrial process... 8 KB (852 words) - 19:02, 18 April 2024 |
An electrostatic generator, or electrostatic machine, is an electrical generator that produces static electricity, or electricity at high voltage and... 34 KB (4,290 words) - 17:01, 27 March 2024 |
Ram air turbine (redirect from Air-driven generator) is a small wind turbine that is connected to a hydraulic pump, or electrical generator, installed in an aircraft and used as a power source. The RAT generates... 11 KB (1,303 words) - 17:33, 9 February 2024 |
Wind turbine (redirect from Propeller wind generator) rotation that is more suitable to drive an electrical generator. Some turbines use a different type of generator suited to slower rotational speed input... 84 KB (8,961 words) - 14:49, 24 April 2024 |
electronic signals Electric generator, a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy. Tidal stream generator, a machine that extracts energy... 3 KB (390 words) - 20:47, 24 January 2024 |
Electricity (redirect from Electrical) invent the first electrical generator in 1831, in which he converted the mechanical energy of a rotating copper disc to electrical energy. Faraday's... 84 KB (9,343 words) - 12:41, 16 April 2024 |
A magnetohydrodynamic generator (MHD generator) is a magnetohydrodynamic converter that transforms thermal energy and kinetic energy directly into electricity... 35 KB (4,780 words) - 22:08, 23 April 2024 |
A radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG, RITEG), sometimes referred to as a radioisotope power system (RPS), is a type of nuclear battery that uses... 64 KB (6,999 words) - 12:35, 17 March 2024 |
Paris, France. In 1832 he built an early form of alternating current electrical generator, based on the principle of electromagnetic induction discovered by... 2 KB (186 words) - 21:41, 12 March 2024 |
Governor (device) (section Electrical generator) governors. For electrical generation on synchronous electrical grids, prime movers drive electrical generators which are electrically coupled to any other... 16 KB (1,927 words) - 11:39, 11 August 2023 |
Constant speed drive (redirect from Integrated drive generator) military aircraft jet engines to drive the alternating current (AC) electrical generator. In order to produce the proper voltage at a constant AC frequency... 5 KB (494 words) - 09:31, 8 February 2024 |
Thermal power station (redirect from Steam electric generator) high-pressure steam, which drives a steam turbine connected to an electrical generator. The low-pressure exhaust from the turbine enters a steam condenser... 45 KB (6,097 words) - 17:22, 26 February 2024 |
Electronic component (redirect from Electrical component) Thermoelectric generator – generates electricity from temperature gradients Electrical generator – an electromechanical power source Piezoelectric generator - generates... 25 KB (2,703 words) - 09:46, 29 February 2024 |
A vibration powered generator is a type of electric generator that converts the kinetic energy from vibration into electrical energy. The vibration may... 8 KB (1,092 words) - 21:16, 27 October 2023 |
Linear alternator (redirect from Linear Electricity Generator) essentially a linear motor used as an electrical generator. An alternator is a type of alternating current (AC) electrical generator. The devices are often physically... 4 KB (491 words) - 12:40, 5 December 2023 |