Magnets in Generators

An electric generator is a device which turns the mechanical energy into electrical. A generator is a machine that forces electric current to flow through an external circuit. The mechanical energy come from turbine steam engine, internal combustion engine, water falling through a turbine steam engine, wind turbine. A generator is helpful in providing almost all of the power necessary for electric power grid.

An electrical motor do the task of reserve conversion of electrical energy into mechanical energy. Therefore the mechanism of motors and generators are almost similar. Major motors are used to generate electricity mechanically and for that Ferrite Magnets are very useful.

Two types of generators are there. The first one is Alternative current generator while the second is Direct current generator. Horseshoe-type of magnets is useful for both sorts of generators. The use of this type of magnet is useful in case of anticlockwise rotation of the shaft. Thus it is advisable to use this type of magnet when the shaft is rotating in an adverse direction. At that time the force is going upwards while the magnetic field lines are moving left to right. As a result Ferrite Magnets enables the current to flow in a circuit continuously to create electricity.

There is a link between electricity and magnetism. You can say that a generator is merely a device that is responsible to moves a magnet near a wire to make a consistent flow of electrons. The function that forces this movement varies to a great extent, starting from the steam engines to the nuclear fission, however the basic principle remains equal for all.

You can compare the function of a generator with a water pump try to push water through a pipe. The difference is that instead of water the generator uses Ferrite Magnets to push electrons along. The principle and mechanism is same. In case of a generator the magnet forces a certain number of electrons along and at the same time apply some amount of strength and pressure to the electrons.

The number of electrons used in an electrical circuit is the electron in motion is known as current or amperage. This is measured in amps. Voltage is the pressure used for pushing the electrons to function. It is measured in amps. The capacity of producing voltage of a generator is 1 amp at 6 volts at a spinning of 1,000 rotations per minute. The voltage is however the amount of pressure behind those electrons.

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