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[[File:Faraday disk generator.jpg|thumb|250px|The Faraday disk was the first electric generator. The horseshoe-shaped magnet created a magnetic field through the disk. When the disk was turned, this induced an electric current radially outward from the center toward the rim. The current flowed out through the sliding spring contact, through the external circuit, and back into the center of the disk through the axle.]] | |||
'''Generators''' are devices that create or convert one type of [[energy]] into another. For instance, an electric generator transforms mechanical energy into electric power for use in an external circuit. | '''Generators''' are devices that create or convert one type of [[energy]] into another. For instance, an electric generator transforms mechanical energy into electric power for use in an external circuit. | ||
Revision as of 12:44, 8 January 2023
Generators are devices that create or convert one type of energy into another. For instance, an electric generator transforms mechanical energy into electric power for use in an external circuit.
Dependencies
- Electricity
- Generator
- Energy
See also
References
| This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Generator, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (view authors). | 
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| This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Electric_generator, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (view authors). |
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External links
- Can You Magnetize Iron Just By Tapping It? - The Action Lab, 30 January 2022, YouTube
- Dr. STONE Generator - Sammzor, 7 January 2021, YouTube