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Can a DC motor be converted into a DC generator?

January 8, 2018 by Crule

DWQA Questions › Category: DC Motor & Generator › Can a DC motor be converted into a DC generator?
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Crule asked 5 years ago
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Gurmeet answered 5 years ago

Yes, absolutely. In fact, in a brushed permanent magnet motor, no conversion needs to be done. Just spin the shaft and it generates DC voltage/current.

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Kunal answered 5 years ago

Some can, the old kind with no electronics in them and with brushes.   All the new brushless ones, like the ones on computer case fans, they do not work in reverse, the electronics do not work in the reverse direction.

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buter answered 5 years ago

A DC motor with permanent magnets can be used as a generator, just by spinning the shaft. If it is a brush less motor, alternating current is produced, so rectifier circuitry has to be installed to convert the output to DC.

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