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2. Alternator - Wikipedia

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   An alternator that uses a permanent magnet for its magnetic field is called a magneto. Alternators in power stations driven by steam turbines are called turbo-alternators. Large 50 or 60 Hz three-phase alternators in power plants generate most of the world's electric power, which is distributed by electric power grids. [4]

3. Magneto - Wikipedia

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   Dynamos and alternators require a source of power to drive their field coils. This could not be supplied by their own generator's output, without some process of ' bootstrapping '. Henry Wilde , an electrical engineer from Manchester, England, developed a combination of magneto and electro-magnet generator, where the magneto was used only to ...

4. Excitation (magnetic) - Wikipedia

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   Alternator of 1930s diesel generating set, with excitation dynamo above. For large, or older, generators, it is usual for a separate exciter dynamo to be powered in parallel with the main power generator. This is a small permanent-magnet or battery-excited dynamo that produces the field current for the larger generator.

5. Armature (electrical) - Wikipedia

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   The word armature was first used in its electrical sense, i.e. keeper of a magnet, in mid 19th century. [3] The parts of an alternator or related equipment can be expressed in either mechanical terms or electrical terms. Although distinctly separate these two sets of terminology are frequently used interchangeably or in combinations that ...

6. Electric generator - Wikipedia

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   In a generator, alternator, or dynamo, the armature windings generate the electric current, which provides power to an external circuit. The armature can be on either the rotor or the stator, depending on the design, with the field coil or magnet on the other part.

7. Linear alternator - Wikipedia

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   The simplest type of linear alternator is the mechanically powered flashlight (shake type). This is a torch (UK) or flashlight (USA) which contains a coil and a permanent magnet. When the appliance is shaken back and forth, the magnet oscillates through the coil and induces an electric current.