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What is the difference between motor and generator in electrical machine?
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∙ 11y ago
A motor converts electrical energy into mechanical energy and a generator converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
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The primary difference between a motor and a generator is that one converts electrical energy into mechanical energy (that's the motor) and the other converts mechanical energy into electrical energy (that's the generator).
In some cases of direct current (DC) machines, but not alternating current (AC) machines, there is so little difference that a single device (it might be called a motor-generator) can be used as either a motor or a generator.
A superb example of this would be the motor-generator that is used in electric vehicles: when the vehicle is accelerated, the batteries supply power to the motor-generator and it acts as a motor, driving the wheels. When the brake is applied, the motor-generator shifts function and the vehicle's inertia is used by the motor-generator to generate electricity and put some energy back into the batteries. This slows the vehicle down. The one device (the motor-generator) is being used in either capacity. The "handle" often applied to electric vehicles with this feature is dynamic braking.
They alike because they both have stators and rotors they are different in that the generator is driven by mechanical device that rotates the rotor, the rotor cuts through magnetic force fields and electricity is generated. The motor is driven by an input of electricity into the stator and the rotor is forced to turn by reaction with magnetic force fields.
Generator will provides current to load ......... but motor will drawn current............... generator is based on Flemming right hand rule but motor is based on left hand rule.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 14y agoDo you mean electric motors and electricgenerators?
Physically, they are the same thing. A motor/generator is a machine that converts between mechanical energy and electrical energy. Pretty much any "motor" can function as a generator, and any "generator" can function as a motor. It just depends on what it's hooked up to, both mechanically and electrically. If it's hooked up so that you put mechanical energy in and get electrical energy out, then we call it a "generator," and if it's hooked up so that we put electrical energy in and get mechanical energy out, we call it a "motor."
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∙ 14y agoMotors and generators are energy converters. A motor converts energy into motion energy (mainly rotation). The energy can be electrical current, fuel, steam, etc.
A generator converts motion energy mainly into electical power. The rotation of the generator (motion enery) can be caused by wind enery, water power or combustion motors.
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∙ 11y agomotor is that device which convert electrical energy into mechanical energy..........................and generator is that device which convert mechanical energy into electrical energy.
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∙ 11y agogenerator converts mechanical energy to electrical energy..
motor converts electrical energy to mechanical energy
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Do you have any machine that product power?
You are probably thinking of an electrical generator.
How DC motor converted into DC generator?
Both dc generator & dc motor are the same and known dc machine.when we give an electrical supply to the dc machine a torque developed due to flux intraction & works as motor.but we used dc machine as a generator we rotate the rotor or prime mover by using external sourse.due to this the rotor conductors cut by the stationary magnetic field and electrical power is generated as per faradays law.Here the main difference is when we giving electrical energy to the rotor of dc machine produce torque(motor)but when we give the mechanical energy to rotor it produce electrical energy(generator)
What device produces electrical energy?
A generator, alternator, or dynamo is a (usually)rotating machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.This is the principle behind electrical generation with the windmill, hydroelectric generator, crank generator. Ocean wave generators take advantage of the vertical motion of rising and falling water to achieve the same effect.
What is the difference between lathe machine and drilling machine?
difference between lathe and drill machine doing full on piece of metal
What is the difference between machine and motor?
Really there is no difference, if you wanted to be technical, you could say that a machine is a car, hand drill, garbage disposal, etc. . While a machine tool is a piece of equipment that makes parts or tooling, like a milling machine or lathe.
What has a generator?
A Generator is electrical machine which produces electrical current and voltage..
What is the difference between transfermer and generator?
They are both classified as electrical machines. However a generator is a 'rotating' machine, whereas a transformer is a 'static' (i.e., has no moving parts) machine. A generator converts one form of energy into another (kinetic to electrical), whereas a transformer simply transfers the energy supplied to its primary circuit to its secondary circuit while either stepping up, or stepping down, the primary voltage.
What is the difference between heavy and light current in electrical engineering?
light current deals with control and telecommunication.while heavy current deal with machine which consume high current such as transformer ,generator ,electrical distribution above 415 volts
What is the difference between an electrical appliance and a machine?
The machine can work by itself, but and electrical appliance needs somebody to manipulate it...like an iron for example.
What is the name of the machine in dams which convert mechanical energy into electrical energy?
Electrical generator.
A machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy?
A Generator
What is a machine for changing mechanical energy to electrical energy?
That is called a generator.
Do you have any machine that product power?
You are probably thinking of an electrical generator.
What is the machine that converts mechanical energy or motion into electrical energy?
"generator"
What is a machine that uses an energy source to produce electricity?
A generator generates electricity. A simple generator consists of a magnetic field, relative motion between the conductor and magnetic field, and a conductor to carry electrical current to the load. Turbines drive the generators to create the necessary relative motion utilizing steam or water as the prime mover.
What machine called that changes energy of motion into electrical energy?
dynamo or generator
What is a machine that produces electricity by changing energy of motion into electrical energy?
A generator.
