magnetism – Jacob N Calvert https://jacobncalvert.com/blog-archive Sat, 10 Feb 2018 20:37:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.17 https://jacobncalvert.com/blog-archive/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cropped-icon-32x32.png magnetism – Jacob N Calvert https://jacobncalvert.com/blog-archive 32 32 A Quick Intro to AC Motors and Generators https://jacobncalvert.com/blog-archive/2015/08/06/a-quick-intro-to-ac-motors-and-generators/ https://jacobncalvert.com/blog-archive/2015/08/06/a-quick-intro-to-ac-motors-and-generators/#respond Thu, 06 Aug 2015 20:41:42 +0000 http://jacobncalvert.com/?p=110 Earlier today I was looking around the web for some basic information on AC generators. I am a Computer Engineering major, so my courses only very briefly cover electro-mechanical systems. I’ve been wanting to create a windmill generator, mainly just to see if I can make something useful. I came upon this 1961 US Army training video on AC motors and generators and found it to be extremely informational. It also has a quick review at the end in case…

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]]> Earlier today I was looking around the web for some basic information on AC generators. I am a Computer Engineering major, so my courses only very briefly cover electro-mechanical systems. I’ve been wanting to create a windmill generator, mainly just to see if I can make something useful. I came upon this 1961 US Army training video on AC motors and generators and found it to be extremely informational. It also has a quick review at the end in case you’re taking notes. I’ve posted it below for any interested folks.

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