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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.
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Koch, G., Koch, E. (2019). The Generator. In: LEGO Wind Energy. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4439-5_1
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