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Most electric plants use steam to turn a turbine which then turns a generator.
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An electric motor is a generator in reverse meaning that it can turn electricity into?
An electrical motor generator in reverse means that it can turn the electrical energy to mechanical and kinetic energy.
How does ac electric motor convert in to an alternator?
a motor is a generator and a generator is a motor, if you are applying a voltage to turn the rotor its a motor and if you are turning the rotor and taking the voltage off the terminals its a generator or alternator.
Why is generator armature harder to rotate when it is connected to a circuit and supplying electric current?
Because a generator extracts energy from whatever is rotating it and passes this (by the electric current it produces) down the circuit to the motor (or light bulb or heater) where it is used. When there is no complete electric circuit, no electricity can flow so no (little) energy is extracted, but when the circuit is closed, electricity does flow and the armature is more difficult to turn.
Wheel composed of a series of blades that is used to turn a generator?
A wheel composed of a series of blades that is used to turn a generator is known as a turbine.
Which inventions from the turn of the century directly changed life the most?
phonograph electric light bulb electric rides and games type writer and glass cabinets
What is a hydro electric generator?
Hydro- means water. A hydro-electric generator uses moving water from a river or dam to turn the generator and produce electricity.
Do power plants use a turbine to turn a generator?
Yes.
An electric motor is a generator in reverse meaning that it can turn electricity into?
An electrical motor generator in reverse means that it can turn the electrical energy to mechanical and kinetic energy.
What do most plants use to turn a generator?
Steam, created by heating water through the burning of fossil fuels or through nuclear reactions.
What size generator do you need to move a 30 hp electric motor?
A 5 kW generator would turn it over but if the full 30 hp of mechanical power is needed, that would require about 30 kW of electric power from the generator.
What do most power plants use to turn a generator?
Steam, created by heating water through the burning of fossil fuels or through nuclear reactions.
How is wind and flowing water turned into electricity?
The movement of the wind/water is used to turn a propeller - this in turn drives an electric generator.
How does ac electric motor convert in to an alternator?
a motor is a generator and a generator is a motor, if you are applying a voltage to turn the rotor its a motor and if you are turning the rotor and taking the voltage off the terminals its a generator or alternator.
How power plants generate electrical energy from kinetic energy?
They use a generator, which in turn uses the interactions between electric and magnetic fields. Basically, if a wire moves through a magnetic field, a voltage will be induced.
What energy transfers takes place when the turbine turn the generator?
kinetic energy is transfered to electric energy
Do you know what home wind power generator is?
A wind power generator is something relevant to a windmill that uses wind to turn the blades creating electric that you can use to run your house. This saves a lot of money on electric costs.
What do nuclear power plants use to turn a turbine that is used to rotate the generator?
Steam at high pressure
