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AC synchronous generator

alternating-current synchronous generator

An alternating current (AC) synchronous generator.

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An alternator is an electrical generator that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy in the form of alternating current (AC). For reasons of cost and simplicity, most alternators use a rotating magnetic field with a stationary armature.

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Amir Birjandi, E.R.G. Quaeghebeur (TU Delft)

Cite the database: Quaeghebeur, E., Sanchez Perez-Moreno, S., and Zaaijer, M. B.: WESgraph: a graph database for the wind farm domain, Wind Energ. Sci., 5, 259–284, 2020. doi:10.5194/wes-5-259-2020

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