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    Electric

    machine

    In electrical engineering, electric machine is a general term for machines


    using electromagnetic forces, such as electric motors, electric generators,
    and others. They are electromechanical energy converters: an electric motor
    converts electricity to mechanical power while an electric generator converts
    mechanical power to electricity. The moving parts in a machine can be
    rotating (rotating machines) or linear (linear machines). While transformers
    are occasionally called "static electric machines",[1] since they do not have
    moving parts, generally they are not considered "machines",[2] but as
    electrical devices "closely related" to the electrical machines.[3]

    Electric machines, in the form of synchronous and induction generators,


    produce about 95% of all electric power on Earth (as of early 2020s),[4] and
    in the form of electric motors consume approximately 60% of all electric
    power produced. Electric machines were developed beginning in the mid 19th
    century and since that time have been a ubiquitous component of the
    infrastructure. Developing more efficient electric machine technology is
    crucial to any global conservation, green energy, or alternative energy
    strategy.
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    Generator

    Electric generator.

    An electric generator is a device that converts mechanical energy to


    electrical energy. A generator forces electrons to flow through an external
    electrical circuit. It is somewhat analogous to a water pump, which creates a
    flow of water but does not create the water inside. The source of mechanical
    energy, the prime mover, may be a reciprocating or turbine steam engine,
    water falling through a turbine or waterwheel, an internal combustion engine,
    a wind turbine, a hand crank, compressed air or any other source of
    mechanical energy.

    The two main parts of an electrical machine can be described in either


    mechanical or electrical terms. In mechanical terms, the rotor is the rotating
    part, and the stator is the stationary part of an electrical machine. In
    electrical terms, the armature is the power-producing component and the
    field is the magnetic field component of an electrical machine. The armature
    can be on either the rotor or the stator. The magnetic field can be provided by
    either electromagnets or permanent magnets mounted on either the rotor or
    the stator. Generators are classified into two types, AC generators and DC
    generators.
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