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Anything device can transform electrical energy into other form of energy. This is called an electrical load.
thermal/heat energy
A device that converts electric energy into thermal energy. A device that regulates the temperature of a system. A device that uses electric energy to transfer thermal energy from a cooler location to a warmer location. A machine that converts thermal energy into mechanical energy.
Generators transform energy into electrical energy. The output of the generator is the electric power it "makes". The input is whatever is used to create mechanical energy to turn the "prime mover", or the thing that makes the generator spin (be it steam / thermal energy, water, wind, etc.).
Mechanical energy (a rotating generator), thermal energy (a thermocouple), chemical energy (a fuel cell)
A generator. It uses the heat energy from burning gasoline or a similar fuel.
A generator. It uses the heat energy from burning gasoline or a similar fuel.
a Thermocouple
Thermocouple
A thermocouple does this, but a turbine does also.
The internal combustion engine converts chemical energy into mechanical energy to make a car move. The chemical energy in gasoline and water are converted into thermal energy. This energy causes the pressure that forces the pistons to move. The pistons transform the thermal energy into mechanical energy.
You can transform thermal energy to electrical energy in a power plant, chemical energy to mechanical energy in an internal combustion engine, or nuclear energy into thermal energy in a nuclear reactor. These are just three examples.
Steam engine is a device that transforms thermal energy into mechanical energy. An internal combustion engine (I.C Engine) can transform thermal energy into mechanical energy. In nuclear power plant also the heat energy released is used to turn the turbine and thus thermal energy is converted into mechanical energy of rotation of turbine. This mechanical energy of turbine is further converted into electrical energy in generator.
Anything device can transform electrical energy into other form of energy. This is called an electrical load.
A toaster is one of many such devices.
thermal/heat energy
It is a thermocouple that converts thermal energy into electrical energy through what is called the thermoelectric effect.