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Now how do we get
those jittery electrons that are quite
content just to stay around the same
atom all day to actually get out and see
the world and go somewhere and actually
do some work.
The
machine that actually kicks the electrons butt
and gets them moving is called an electrical
generator. Magnetism has an effect on
electrons which causes them to be on the move
when passing through a magnetic field.
Electric generators are essentially coils of
electric conductors that are tightly wound
onto a metal core and are mounted to spin
around inside an array of large magnets.
That conductor coil / core is called an
armature that is on a shaft that spins at high
speeds through an magnetic field which
essentially gets all those electrons moving.
All generators work
on the same principal, no matter what method or fuel is used in power generation,
electricity is generated by being able to turn a turbine on a
generator. An electric generator converts mechanical energy into
electrical energy.
The
generator creates a movement of
electrons which is what
electricity really is. It can be
balancing act to produce enough
electricity to meet demand while
at the same time not to produce
too much electricity.
Please watch the
following embedded videos here that does a
very good job explaining how the electrical
generation and distribution works.
Written: March 22, 2012
Revised: June 29, 2013
Proof Read / Released:
July 10, 2013
By: Donald Kerr