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Just like the potato or lemon used as electric generator, but it’s common already. I’m looking for possible and unique ideas I can use for my science investigatory project.
Hope you help. Thanks a lot. God bless.

I will like to know how I can make a home made electric generator. I know you can buy them today for cheap but I tought it would be a fun project.

I am trying to find a formula to calculate the power of an electric generator, based on are of coils, dimeter of wire (if it matters), rotational speed and so on. I am building one to hook up to a bike and i would like to be able to have a formula to predict voltage given all the parameters.

Would the construction be the same for an AC/DC generator (what’s the difference between the two?)?
On a side note, what’s the difference between an electric generator and an electric motor? Thanks a lot.

What would be some factors that would contribute to the amount of current produced by an electric generator?

I recently purchased a Razor Pocket Mod and want to ride longer and maybe travel some where. I was thinking I could use a electric generator. I don’t know if that would work or what type of generator.

If I removed a v8 engine could i convert it to power an electric generator?Would it be enough power to run a house?

I have made a simple electric generator– cardboard box with gar magnets inside, wraped on copper wire. Is it possible to store that energy in something? Maybe rechargeable batteries?

I own 5 acres of property. Other then my gas generator, I don’t have electricity on it. I have a travel trailer on it with an electric fridge and I love camping there. In Home Depot, I have seen a converter that you hook up to your car battery and I have also seen what appears to be an electric generator. I asked someone at Home Depot how long the "electric generator" would run a small fridge. He told me it wouldn’t be a long time, but suggested using a marine battery with a converer. I am thinking I could purchase several batteries, a converter and a battery charger. Does that sound like somethink that might work?
I do have a 5000 watt gas generator on my property. I just don’t want to have to run it all the time if I am camping for several days or a week at a time. We all know the prices of gas these days.

If natural gas is cheap enough compared to the cost of electricity, it might be much cheaper to generate your home electricity requirements with a natural gas motor/electric generator. I’m sure the gas companies would LOVE it if everyone did this! And, if everyone stopped buying electricity because this worked, the electric companies would have to lower their prices to compete!

I need to know how an electric generator work. I know that you need coper and a magnet. You then need to move the magnet across from a distance of the coper coil to generate electricity. I need to know more details.

I noticed that the formua for Kinetic Energy (KE=.5mv^2) results in Joules, and Joules can be converted into Watts/Kilowatts, which is the same unit of measure as the energy output of electric generators.

So my question is this: If you have an electric generator that is powered by Kinetic Energy such as Wind or Hydro power, is the calculation for how much energy the generator will generate simply the amount of kinetic energy multiplied by some "Generator efficiency" percentage? And if so what is that percentage called?

does anyone know a good site that shows how an electric generator operates?

This is probably a silly idea but I really like the idea of making my own electricity. I’ve thought about solar and wind but neither would really work for me. My wife & I will be building a new home in 9-10 years and I have a new idea…. We want to have one of those outdoor wood burning furnaces to heat the house. Is there such a thing as a small steam powered electric generator? If there is, maybe I could use some of the heat generated in the furnace to boil water, make steam and turn a small turbine to generate electricity. This way, I could heat my home in the winter and make my own electricity all year long just with wood. Just an idea (maybe a stupid one). If anyone has any info on this subject please share it with me. Thanx.