Electrical generators | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-06-28

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00:00:54 1 Terminology
00:02:44 2 History
00:03:47 2.1 Faraday disk generator
00:05:43 2.2 Jedlik and the self-excitation phenomenon
00:06:37 2.3 Direct current generators
00:09:59 2.4 Synchronous generators (alternating current generators)
00:12:31 2.5 Self-excitation
00:14:06 3 Specialized types of generator
00:14:16 3.1 Direct current (DC)
00:14:49 3.1.1 Homopolar generator
00:15:57 3.1.2 Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) generator
00:17:15 3.2 Alternating current (AC)
00:17:25 3.2.1 Induction generator
00:18:41 3.2.2 Linear electric generator
00:19:17 3.2.3 Variable-speed constant-frequency generators
00:20:29 4 Common use cases
00:20:38 4.1 Vehicular generators
00:20:48 4.1.1 Roadway vehicles
00:21:24 4.1.2 Bicycles
00:22:09 4.1.3 Sailboats
00:22:34 4.1.4 Electric scooters
00:23:13 4.2 Genset
00:24:04 4.3 Human powered electrical generators
00:25:43 4.4 Mechanical measurement
00:26:20 5 Equivalent circuit



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SUMMARY
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In electricity generation, a generator is a device that converts motive power (mechanical energy) into electrical power for use in an external circuit. Sources of mechanical energy include steam turbines, gas turbines, water turbines, internal combustion engines and even hand cranks. The first electromagnetic generator, the Faraday disk, was invented in 1831 by British scientist Michael Faraday. Generators provide nearly all of the power for electric power grids.
The reverse conversion of electrical energy into mechanical energy is done by an electric motor, and motors and generators have many similarities. Many motors can be mechanically driven to generate electricity and frequently make acceptable manual generators.