Posted by Tim Williams on June 22, 2010, 11:54 pm
*Cough*, homopolar generator?
Tim
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> Hey Guys, Just a NOTE here: ALL Electrical Generators produce their
> power in AC, PERIOD. What you think of as DC Generators have Commutators
> that convert the AC from the windings, mechanically to DC, coming off
> the Commutator Brushes.
Posted by m II on June 23, 2010, 12:04 am
Tim Williams wrote:
> *Cough*, homopolar generator?
Let's not get too cute. A comb or rug can generate DC electricity too.
Tesla cured us of the DC habit.
mike
Posted by hubops on June 23, 2010, 12:11 am
>> *Cough*, homopolar generator?
>Let's not get too cute. A comb or rug can generate DC electricity too.
>Tesla cured us of the DC habit.
>mike
.. yeah . but some people still go Edison.
.. left hand rule ; right hand rule ..
..
Posted by Tim Williams on June 23, 2010, 2:44 am
>> *Cough*, homopolar generator?
>
> Let's not get too cute. A comb or rug can generate DC electricity too.
> Tesla cured us of the DC habit.
Ah ha!
But those are also AC generators, simply using electrostatic rather than =
magnetic induction. You still need a commutator to make DC. ;-)
Tim
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Posted by Josepi on June 23, 2010, 2:49 am
ooops
Electrostatic charges are DC!
When they discharge the electron "inertia" usually makes them overshoot the
equalibrium and then over shoot back giving an AC with high frequencies and
lots of RFI.
ready for the RFI coming?
Ah ha!
But those are also AC generators, simply using electrostatic rather than
magnetic induction. You still need a commutator to make DC. ;-)
Tim
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> power in AC, PERIOD. What you think of as DC Generators have Commutators
> that convert the AC from the windings, mechanically to DC, coming off
> the Commutator Brushes.