Generators were used in vehicles up to the mid 1960's. They used dc voltage and were slow to replenish batteries. You had to drive approx. 7 miles at 30 mph or faster just to recharge battery to level prior to starting vehicle. Alternators replaced generators in the late 1960's. Alternator use ac voltage to recharge battery and will charge battery at vehicle idle. Much faster and more efficient than the generator. It is not unusual for an alternator to last the life of a vehicle where a generator would require a rebuild or replacement during the life of vehicle.
The alternator/generator
In a vehice it is the alternator/generator. On the bench it is a charger.
A steam turbine/generator in a power station, a small gasoline powered generator, or a 12v alternator in your car driven by the engine.
If you are asking what the normal ouptput voltage of a car's alternator/generator is, it is 13.5-14.5 volts.
The method used in cars is to have a 3-phase generator or alternator which is turned by the engine. Six diodes in a full-wave rectifier connect the alternator directly to the car's battery.
It may be called a generator, alternator or dynamo.
yes... sometimes called a generator.
Alternator and ac generator is equal
The devices that develop electric power are a generator (for direct current), or an alternator (alternating current). In a car, an alternator is used, with a rectifier, because of size and weight considerations.
Because it produces alternating current which is then converted to DC
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Turn the DC generator inside out and you have an alternator .