eli5 how does a generator spinning make electricity.

610 viewsOtherPlanetary Science

So I was on a train and got curious how waterwheels and wind turbines and everything of the sort make electricity so like any normal person would I searched it up. And on google I kid you not all the responses were “it spins the generator making electricity” like what am I dumb or does to at make no sence and explains nothing please help.

In: Planetary Science

9 Answers

Anonymous 0 Comments

By coils of wire moving in magnetic fields, or magnetic fields moving past coils of wire.

It’s the same physics that makes electric motors work, except you’re putting power in by mechanically spinning it, and getting power out by electricity.

With some types of motors, you can connect two identical motors to each other with wires, and spinning one motor will make the other motor spin too.

You are viewing 1 out of 9 answers, click here to view all answers.