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The spinning magnet in generators.

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Q: What causes an alternating current in a generator?
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Does 1996 Dodge Ram have generator or alternator?

It is technically an alternating current generator.It is technically an alternating current generator.


Alternating current is produced by battery or generators?

A generator produces alternating current.


Does a generator produce direct current or alternating current?

A generator produces an alternating current, still it gives d.c. output because we use slip-rings at the terminals of actual output of generator.


What is an ac and DC generator?

An a.c. generator produces alternating current, whereas a d.c. generator produces direct current.


What supplies alternating current?

An alternator (a.c. generator).


What converts direct current to alternating current?

To convert direct current to alternating current you need either an inverter or a motor-generator set.


A current that moves back and forth is?

Possibly, you are thinking of Alternating Current?


Which apparatus changes a direct current to alternating current?

An inverter or a motor-generator set.


What energy is made by a generator?

Depending on the type of generator: Electricity in the form of direct current (DC) or alternating current (AC) is produced.


Why is a generator called an alternator?

Because it produces alternating current which is then converted to DC


What piece of equipment is used to produce electricity?

Some possible answers are: a battery (which produces direct current) or a generator of electricity generator, such as a dynamo (which produces direct current) or an alternator (which produces alternating current).


Why are currents changing direction?

Alternating current is generated by a rotating generator which moves in such a way as to produce that kind of current.