Some people though prefer to dispense with batteries and generate their own power, and that’s what [Thomas D] has done by fitting his bike with an alternator. But this is no off the shelf unit ...

If the voltage reading is in the 13.8 to 15.3 volt range, the alternator is working properly. More sophisticated testing ...

Your garden variety automotive alternator is ripe for repurposing as is, but with a little modification, it can actually be used as a surprisingly powerful brushless motor. Looking to demonstrate ...

A British company has developed an exhaust-driven generator that could be used to supplement the usual belt-driven alternator, or even provide electrical power to a hybrid drivetrain. alternator ...

The output of a generator can be represented on an induced current–time graph which is shown below. It shows four different positions of the coil of the generator, and the corresponding induced ...

This means that the alternator produces a current that is constantly changing. This is alternating current or ac. The output of an alternator can be represented on a potential difference-time ...