What is the working principle of alternator?

DWQA QuestionsCategory: Alternator & Synchronous MotorWhat is the working principle of alternator?
How Engineering Works Staff asked 6 years ago
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How Engineering Works Staff answered 6 years ago

The working principle of alternator depends upon Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction which says the current is induced in the conductor inside a magnetic field when there is a relative motion between that conductor and the magnetic field.

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How Engineering Works Staff answered 6 years ago

An alternator operates on the same fundamental principle of electromagnetic induction as a DC generator i.e., when the flux linking a conductor changes, an e.m.f. is induced in the conductor.

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