GENERATORS Flashcards

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is a device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy

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Generator

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is an electrical device that transfers electrical energy between two or more circuits through electromagnetic induction

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transformer

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Is a branch of physics which involves the study of the electromagnetic force, a type of physical interaction that occurs between electrically charged particles. The electromagnetic force usually shows electromagnetic feilds, such as electric feilds, magnetic feilds and light.

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electromagnetism

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the cross product of the force with the perpendicular distance

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torque

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is the production of an electromotive force across a conductor exposed to time varying magnetic feilds

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electromagnetic induction

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is a device that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy

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motor

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