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An electric motor. It spins a shaft which can be harnessed to many things, such as fan blades, drills,etc.
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What energy does a generator use?
Generator converts mechanical to electrical energy. It is used to produce electricity.
What is the energy conversions that take place until the electricity is produce to coal?
Chemical energy> Thermal(Heat) energy Heat energy> Rotating mechanical energy
What are 3 types of electric energy?
Three types? I can think of more than that. But I suppose if we group some together: there is mechanical energy, solar energy, wind energy, hydro energy. Thermal energy in a power station is transformed into mechanical energy so is covered by that. But then both wind energy and hydro energy convert to mechanical before the electricity is produced. So really at a fundamental level there seems only mechanical and solar. Mechanical would include fossil fuels, (coal, oil, natural gas,), nuclear, wind, incinerators, hydro, geothermal, and biomass, which all drive a mechanical device to produce the electricity. Solar produces electricity directly from photovoltaic cells so that is not mechanical.
How electricity convert in to mechanical energy?
Well, electricity energy is an energy source. Mechanical energy is the energy of potential energy and kinetic energy. A machine that runs on electricity and uses mechanical energy as a result is the conversion. When energy is converted, a small part is converted into thermal energy, or heat energy. Electricity is also a type of potential energy, because it is stored energy.
How do you convert elastic energy into electricity energy?
Elasticity is the ability of a material to return to its original shape after being deformed. It is not a form of energy. Mechanical energy is needed to deform the material which stores this partially as potential (mechanical) energy, some is transformed to heat energy, which dissipates, and some is lost to entropy, as in all energy conversions. When the potential (mechanical) energy is released it can be used to drive an electrical generator to produce electricity, until the material returns to its original shape.
What is the devise that converts mechanical energy into electricity by electromagnetic induction?
generator
What type of energy do wind mills produce?
They produce mechanical energy which then creates electricity
What energy does a generator use?
Generator converts mechanical to electrical energy. It is used to produce electricity.
What is a devise that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy?
An electric motor.
What is the energy conversions that take place until the electricity is produce to coal?
Chemical energy> Thermal(Heat) energy Heat energy> Rotating mechanical energy
What devise converts solar energy into electricity?
a PHOTOVOLTALIC cell
What devise that use the chemical energy of hydrogen to produce electricity?
Generator that utilizes Hydrogen is called "Fuel Cell" it is an Electrochemical Energy Conversion Device that converts the chemicals Hydrogen and Oxygen into Water and during this process the Electricity is generated.
What does a generator do?
A generator is a device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction - it "generates" (or creates) electricity.A generator is a mechanical device which converts mechanical energy to electrical energy. Generators may be driven by a broad range of sources; steam turbines, electricity, petrol, or oil, natural gas, wind, and even water (hydroelectric).
What are 3 types of electric energy?
Three types? I can think of more than that. But I suppose if we group some together: there is mechanical energy, solar energy, wind energy, hydro energy. Thermal energy in a power station is transformed into mechanical energy so is covered by that. But then both wind energy and hydro energy convert to mechanical before the electricity is produced. So really at a fundamental level there seems only mechanical and solar. Mechanical would include fossil fuels, (coal, oil, natural gas,), nuclear, wind, incinerators, hydro, geothermal, and biomass, which all drive a mechanical device to produce the electricity. Solar produces electricity directly from photovoltaic cells so that is not mechanical.
How do you change energy to electricity?
mechanical energy !
What is the energy transformation to produce electricity using geothermal?
Geothermal energy plants use the natural heat (which is thermal energy) of the earth. Water turned into steam is used to turn steam turbines. This is a conversion of the thermal energy into mechanical energy. The mechanical energy of the turbine is coupled to a generator, and is converted there into electricity, which is electromagnetic energy.
What types of energy can be transformed into electricity?
Three types? I can think of more than that. But I suppose if we group some together: there is mechanical energy, solar energy, wind energy, hydro energy. Thermal energy in a power station is transformed into mechanical energy so is covered by that. But then both wind energy and hydro energy convert to mechanical before the electricity is produced. So really at a fundamental level there seems only mechanical and solar. Mechanical would include fossil fuels, (coal, oil, natural gas,), nuclear, wind, incinerators, hydro, geothermal, and biomass, which all drive a mechanical device to produce the electricity. Solar produces electricity directly from photovoltaic cells so that is not mechanical.
