A generator works by moving electrical conductors through a magnetic field. If your generator doesn’t have magnets, it won’t produce electricity. The magnetic field is created by taking some of the generator output voltage, converting it to DC, and feeding it to a coil to make an electromagnet.
Generators need fuel to run, such as diesel, biodiesel, gasoline or propane, the same way you need gasoline in your vehicle. And they can be small and portable, the kind used by contractors. Or they can be large and fixed, like the diesel generators found in some remote northern communities.
A generator works by moving electrical conductors through a magnetic field. If your generator doesn’t have magnets, it won’t produce electricity. The magnetic field is created by taking some of the generator output voltage, converting it to DC, and feeding it to a coil to make an electromagnet.
Generators need fuel to run, such as diesel, biodiesel, gasoline or propane, the same way you need gasoline in your vehicle. And they can be small and portable, the kind used by contractors. Or they can be large and fixed, like the diesel generators found in some remote northern communities.