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Generators typically run on mechanical energy, which is converted into electrical energy. The mechanical energy can be sourced from various means, such as combustion engines, steam turbines, or hydraulic turbines.

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Is generator used in nuclear or solar energy?

Generators are nearly always used for nuclear power, and sometimes used for solar power. In nuclear power plants, the reactor makes steam to run a generator. Much of solar produced electricity does not use a generator, but produces power through a photovoltaic effect. Concentrated solar can be used to make steam to run a generator.


What machine converts kinetic energy to electricity?

-- Hand-crank generator -- Hydroelectric generator -- Windmill generator -- Front-wheel generator on a bicycle -- Car generator, run by a belt from a wheel on the crank-shaft -- Any turbine generator, i.e. turned by a shaft which is forced to turn by anything else


How generator run?

By help of prime mover which supplies the mechanical energy to the shaft of generator(in case of dc generators).


How can I use the heat in the air to run a generator?

we should use highly heat energy absorbing bodies like black bodies to absorb the heat energy...this energy is provided to water and water will be converted into steam which will run the generator


Will it damage a television to run it using a generator?

Yes, because the energy generated by a generator is "dirty" energy. Stick a surge protector on it and you should be good to go.


What is waste to energy conversion?

Waste to Energy Conversion is when you take waste (the combustible parts of household garbage, for example, that cannot be otherwise recycled) and burn it to run an electricity generator. Then you have used waste to make energy.


The function of generator on board ship?

The generator on a ship is used to create power to run many things. On large ships like a cruise ship, the generators allow power to everything from televisions to the casino machines.


What is the problem with using an electric motor to run a generator stepped up with transformers that is used to run the motor and give electricity for other uses?

It's all to do with the conservation of energy. The output power of the transformer cannot be greater than the input power from the motor used to drive your generator! In fact, it will be significantly lower than the power of your first motor due to the efficiency of the motor, of the generator being driven by that motor, and of the transformer. So if you then try to run the original motor from the output of your transformer, the energy-losses will simply accumulate, and the motor will not be able to run!


What type of energy is used to run a refrigerator?

Electricity is the primary source of energy used to run a refrigerator. The electricity powers the compressor, which circulates refrigerant through the coils to cool the inside of the fridge.


Is an AC generator can use AC motor and vice verso?

Are you planning to build a perpetual motion machine in which the power generated by an AC generator is used to run an AC motor which is used to run the same AC generator which provides it with power? Because that won't work. Yes, you can use a motor to generate electricity, and you can use electricity to run a motor, but the process is not 100% efficient and if you try to make it a closed loop, it will run down fairly quickly. So, what do we actually do? We use fuel to run an AC generator, or we use waterfalls or wind, or some other energy source, and then we use the power to run our motor.


Can an electric motor run a generator to power itself if the motor has a small gear and the generator has a big gear?

I think it can work with a certain type of generator and an electric motor like one that uses 300w/h The idea is to run a generator that can produce more electricity than needed to run the motor that is powering it.


Why cant a generator run off its own electric?

Because when converting from one type of energy to another, something is always lost in the conversion. It's like pouring water between two buckets and always spilling a little. Let's say you're putting 100W of mechanical energy into turning the generator. This maybe gives you 80W of electric energy out from the generator. If you then put those 80W into a motor, you get maybe 60W of mechanical energy out of the motor. For each conversion you lose a bit more.