You can think of a generator as a motor that runs in reverse. Instead of supplying electricity to a stator to make the rotor spin, a generator is mechanically driven to make its rotor spin to supply ...

The concept of building your own hydroelectric generator seems simple at face value: use gravity to impart as much force as possible onto a turbine, which spins a generator, thus generating ...

A generator can keep the lights on in your home during a power outage or can charge your phone when you’re camping. Generators turn mechanical energy into electrical energy and become a source of ...