{"id":110,"date":"2015-08-06T14:41:42","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T20:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jacobncalvert.com\/?p=110"},"modified":"2018-02-10T14:37:03","modified_gmt":"2018-02-10T20:37:03","slug":"a-quick-intro-to-ac-motors-and-generators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jacobncalvert.com\/blog-archive\/2015\/08\/06\/a-quick-intro-to-ac-motors-and-generators\/","title":{"rendered":"A Quick Intro to AC Motors and Generators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;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&#8217;re taking notes. I&#8217;ve posted it below for any interested folks.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wAftcXm45ho\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;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. 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