A generator is the foundation for electrical power generation, creating electrical current from rotary-motion input. Wind provides the rotary motion for a wind turbine generator. This chapter involves experimenting with generators by working with a LEGO-based design, including the construction of a hand-cranked generator that uses manual motion to spin it. In later chapters, this manual rotation will be replaced by energy from wind.
Generator Basics
Generators create electricity by spinning a coil of wire near a magnet via the principle ...
