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How a Generator Works

How a Generator Works. Allura Lothary 5/6 th hour Ms.LC. What They Do. Convert mechanical energy into electrical energy Generator pushes a certain amount of electrons to supply a certain amount of power. One of the First Generators. The first generator was called the Dynamo.

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How a Generator Works

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  1. How a Generator Works Allura Lothary 5/6th hour Ms.LC

  2. What They Do • Convert mechanical energy into electrical energy • Generator pushes a certain amount of electrons to supply a certain amount of power.

  3. One of the First Generators • The first generator was called the Dynamo. • Invented in 1827

  4. Michael Faraday • Discovered electromagnetic induction in 1831 • From his experiments came the electric motor, generator, and transformer.

  5. How It Works • A magnet spins inside a coil of wire, moving the electrons through the wire • A generator forces an electric charge through an electric circuit, it doesn’t create electricity.

  6. Generators

  7. Resources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_generator • http://www.iqio.org/how-do-generators-work • http://www.preparedsociety.com/forum/f17/how-generator-works-291/ • http://science.howstuffworks.com/electricity2.htm • http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4572107_how-generator-works.html

  8. Notes

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