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What Is Dynamo

A dynamo is an electrical generator that converts mechanical energy into electrical current using rotating coils within a magnetic field. It consists of three main components: the stator, which produces the magnetic field; the armature, made of copper windings that rotate through the magnetic field; and the commutator, which is a rotary switch that uses brushes to produce direct current by reversing the direction of the current each half turn of the armature. The first dynamo was invented by Michael Faraday.

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What Is Dynamo

A dynamo is an electrical generator that converts mechanical energy into electrical current using rotating coils within a magnetic field. It consists of three main components: the stator, which produces the magnetic field; the armature, made of copper windings that rotate through the magnetic field; and the commutator, which is a rotary switch that uses brushes to produce direct current by reversing the direction of the current each half turn of the armature. The first dynamo was invented by Michael Faraday.

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What is Dynamo

A dynamo is an electrical generator that produces direct current with the use of
a commutator
Dynamo uses rotating coils of wire and magnetic fields to convert mechanical rotation into a direct
electric current.
First dynamo was invented by Michael Faraday
How dynamo works
A dynamo is a device can convert a mechanical rotation into an electrical current. This process is
done with a magnetic field and a coil. The more turns in the coil the higher the current.

A dynamo motor, also known as an


generator, is a device that can
convert mechanical energy into an
electric current. The concept of the
dynamo is often attributed to Michael
Faraday, who discovered that moving
a magnet around a closed electric
circuit can induce an electric current
to flow in it. Modern dynamos or
electric generators are made of
several components that are essential
for their function.
The Dynamo consists of 3 major
components: the stator, the
armature, and the commutator.
The stator is a fixed structure that
makes magnetic field, you can do this
in a small dynamo using a permanent
magnet. Large dynamos require an
electromagnet.
The armature is made of coiled copper windings which rotate inside the magnetic field made by the stator.
When the windings move, they cut through the lines of magnetic field. This creates pulses of electric power.
The commutator is needed to produce direct current. In direct current power flows in only one direction
through a wire, the problem is that the rotating armature in a dynamo reverses current each half turn, so the
commutator is a rotary switch that disconnects the power during the reversed current part of the cycle.
Brushes are part of the commutator, the brushes must conduct electricity as the keep contact with the
rotating armature. The first brushes were actual wire "brushes" made of small wires. These wore out easily
and they developed graphic blocks to do the same job.

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