electromagnetic generator, the Faraday disk, was invented in 1831 by British scientist Michael Faraday. Generators provide nearly all the power for electrical grids...

directly into electrical energy through a phenomenon called the Seebeck effect (a form of thermoelectric effect). Thermoelectric generators function like...

generator (often an alternator) to generate electrical energy. This is a specific case of engine generator. A diesel compression-ignition engine is usually...

A homopolar generator is a DC electrical generator comprising an electrically conductive disc or cylinder rotating in a plane perpendicular to a uniform...

A magneto is an electrical generator that uses permanent magnets to produce periodic pulses of alternating current. Unlike a dynamo, a magneto does not...

An alternator is an electrical generator that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy in the form of alternating current. For reasons of cost and...

An engine–generator is the combination of an electrical generator and an engine (prime mover) mounted together to form a single piece of equipment. This...

An induction generator or asynchronous generator is a type of alternating current (AC) electrical generator that uses the principles of induction motors...

A dynamo is an electrical generator that creates direct current using a commutator. Dynamos were the first electrical generators capable of delivering...

In electrical engineering, electric machine is a general term for machines using electromagnetic forces, such as electric motors, electric generators, and...

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...

A radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG, RITEG), sometimes referred to as a radioisotope power system (RPS), is a type of nuclear battery that uses...

An electrostatic generator, or electrostatic machine, is an electrical generator that produces static electricity, or electricity at high voltage and...

A magnetohydrodynamic generator (MHD generator) is a magnetohydrodynamic converter that transforms thermal energy and kinetic energy directly into electricity...

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...

applications, including electrical components such as inductors and transformers, and devices such as electric motors and generators. Electromagnetic induction...

The Woolrich Electrical Generator, now in Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum, England, is the earliest electrical generator used in an industrial process...

governors. For electrical generation on synchronous electrical grids, prime movers drive electrical generators which are electrically coupled to any other...

converts electrical power to mechanical power in the form of torque, and transfers it via the shaft. When the machine is used as a generator, the armature...

Paris, France. In 1832 he built an early form of alternating current electrical generator, based on the principle of electromagnetic induction discovered by...

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...

rotation that is more suitable to drive an electrical generator. Some turbines use a different type of generator suited to slower rotational speed input...

high-pressure steam, which drives a steam turbine connected to an electrical generator. The low-pressure exhaust from the turbine enters a steam condenser...

article, the term turbo generator means the electrical machine that converts mechanical power from a rotating turbine shaft to electrical power. However, there...

military aircraft jet engines to drive the alternating current (AC) electrical generator. In order to produce the proper voltage at a constant AC frequency...

invent the first electrical generator in 1831, in which he converted the mechanical energy of a rotating copper disc to electrical energy. Faraday's...

electronic signals Electric generator, a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy. Tidal stream generator, a machine that extracts energy...

power loss, commands the generator to start and then transfers the electrical load to the generator. The standby generator begins supplying power to...

for backup and also a socket for connecting a generator during extended periods of outage. Electrical generation and transmission systems may not always...

A hydrogen-cooled turbo generator is a turbo generator with gaseous hydrogen as a coolant. Hydrogen-cooled turbo generators are designed to provide a...