WHAT IS AC GENERATOR
AN AC GENERATOR CONVERTS MECHANICAL ENERGY
TO ELECTRICAL ENERGY BY APPLYING THE
PRINCIPLES OF ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION. OR
AN AC GENERATOR ALSO KNOWN AS AN ALTERNATOR
IS A TYPE OF ELECTRICAL MACHINE THAT CONVERTS
MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY IN
THE FORM OF ALTERNATING CURRENT.
DISCOVER
AC GENERATOR DISCOVERED BY MICHAEL FARADAY . THIS
PRINCIPLE STATES THAT A CURRENT IS INDUCED IN A
CONDUCTOR WHEN IT MOVES THROUGH A MAGNETIC
FELD . AN AC GENERATOR UTILIZES THIS PRINCIPLE TO
PRODUCE AC .
PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION
• THE AC GENERATOR WORKS ON THE PRINCIPLE OF
ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION WHERE ROTATING MAGNETIC FIELD
INDUCES AN ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE IN A STATIONARY CONDUCTORS
.
• THIS PRINCIPLE SATES THAT A CURRENT INDUCED IN A CONDUCTOR
WHEN IT MOVES THROUGH THE MAGNETIC FIELD .
CONSTRUCTOR
FIELD WINDING
STATOR ( STATIONARY ROTOR ( ROTATING ( EXCITATION
PART ) PART ) WINDING)
STATIONARY PART THAT CONTAINS COILS OF ROTATING PART OF GENERATOR CALLED THESE ARE ATTACHED TO THE ROTOR TO
WIRE OFTEN WOUND IN MULTIPLE TURNS. ROTOR. ROTATE IT.
ROTOR MOVES THROUGH MAGNETIC FIELD ROTOR MOVES IN MAGNETIC FIELF IT PROVIDE CONTINUOUS CONNECTION TO
CHANGING MAGNETIC FLUX. CHASING CURRENT TO FLOW. EXTERNAL CIRCUIT.
ARMATURE WINDING
( OUTPUT WINDING )
ARMATURE WINDIND IS THE INSULATED ELECTRICAL
CONDUCTORS EMBEDDED IN SLOTS ON AMATURE
CORE.
THESE CONDUCTORS CARRY ELECTRICAL CURRENT
AND GENERATE A MAGNETIC FIELD.
WORKING
• THE ROTOR IS ROTATED BY PRIME MOVER ( TURBINES, ENGINE).
• THE ROTATING MAGNETIC FIELD INDUCES AN EMF IN THE ARMATURE WINDING.
• THE EMF GENERATED IS ALTERNATING IN NATURE DUA TO ROTAION OF THE MAGNETIC FIELD.
• THE OUTPUT VOLTAGE IS COLLECTED FROM THE ARMATURE WINDING.
• MAGNETIC FIELD CREATED BY EITHER PERMANENT MAGNETS OR ELECTROMAGNETS.
• THEY REST ON THE SLIP RINGS AND TRANSFER THE ELECTRICITY FROM THE ROTATING TO
INNER CIRCUIT.
• THEY GIVE THE UNDIRECT CURRENT TO THE GENERATORS .
TYPES 0F AC GENERATOR
• SINGLE PHASE AC GENERATOR
• THREE PHASE AC GENERATOR
• SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR
• INDUCTION GENERATOR
CHARACTERISTICS
• AC GENERATOR GIVES HIGH EFFICIENCY ENERGY.
• IT GIVE HIGH POWER DESTINY.
• IT IS ALSO TAKE LOW MAINTENANCE.
• WIDE RANGE OF OUTPUT VOLTAGE AND FREQUENCY.
• THE STANDARD FREQUENCY OF AC POWER IS 50HZ OR 60HZ ALSO DEPENDING ON
COUNTRY.
• PEOPLE UNDERSTAND EASILY TO REPAIR IT.
• AC GENERATER IS GENERATED POWERFUL VOLTAGE.
PURPOSES
• IT IS PRIMARY DEVICES USED IN POWER PLANTS ( THERMAL,
HYDROELECTRIC, NUCLEAR WIND) TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY.
• IT PRODUCE TRANSMITTED OVER LONG DISTANCE USING GRIND POWER.
• NORMALLY USED IN HOME ( MICROWAVES, GENERATOR ETC )
• BACKUP GENERATOR FOR HOME AND BUSINESSES.
• AUTOMOTIVE ALTERNATORS
• INDUSTRAIL POWER SUPPLY
ADVANTAGES
• EFFICIENT ENERGY CONVERSION .
• RELIABLE OPERATION .
• FLEXIBLE OUTPUT VOLTAGE AND FREQUENCY .
DISADVANTAGES
• COMPLEX CONSTRUCTION .
• HIGH INITIAL COST .
• REQUIRES REGULAR MAINTENANCE .
CONCLUSION
• THE POWER BEHIND THE MODERN CIVILIZATION IS THAT THE AC GENERATOR
IS NOT A TECHNOLOGICAL MARVEL; IT IS THE CORNERSTONE OF MODERN
LIFE . FROM POWERING HOMES AND BUSINESSES TO DRIVING ENTIRE
INDUSTRIES , IT PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN ENSURING A RELIABLE AND
EFFICIENT SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY . WHETHER IT’S THROUGH WIND, WATER,
OR FOSSIL FUELS , AC GENERATOR ENABLE US TO CONVERT NATURE’S
ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL POWER THAT SUSTAINS OUR EVERYDAY NEED . AS
WE CONTINUE TO INNOVATE AND SEEK SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS , THE AC
GENERATOR REMAINS AT THE HEART OF PROGRESS , LIGHTING UP OUR
HOMES , ENERGIZING INDUSTRIES, AND SHAPING THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL
POWER INFRASTRUCTURE .
SINGLE PHASE AC
GENERATOR
• A SINGLE PHASE AC GENERATOR IS AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE THAT
CONVERTS MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO ALTERNATING CURRENT ELECTRICAL
ENERGY DELIVERING POWER THROUGH A SINGLE ALTERNATING VOLTAGE .
THREE PHASE AC
GENERATOR
• A THREE PHASE AC GENERATOR ALSO KNOWN AS ALTERNATOR , IS A
MACHINE THAT CONVERTS MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
PRODUCING ALTERNATING ACROSS THREE SEPARATE PHASE .
• THESE ARE MOSTLY PREFERRED IN INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL
APPLICATION .
SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR
• A SYNCHRONOUS GENERATOR IS ALSO KNOWN AS ALTERNATOR IS A TYPE OF
GENERATOR WHERE THE MOTOR ROTATES AT THE SAME SPEED AS THE
ROTATING MAGNETIC FIELD PRODUCE BY THE STATOR .
INDUCTOR GENERATOR
• AN INDUCTOR AC GENERATOR ALSO KNOWN AS ASYNCHRONOUS
GENERATOR IS A TYPE OF GENERATOR THAT PRODUCES ELECTRICAL ENERGY
USING THE PRINCIPLES OF INDUCTION .
• IT IS COMMONLY USED IN WIND, TURBINES ETC .
