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Chapter 2 RRL

Chapter 2 reviews related literature and studies pertinent to the research, focusing on the concepts and methodologies surrounding dynamos and generators. It explains the historical context and technical details of dynamos, including their components and the transition to generators, which produce alternating current. The chapter establishes the significance of this study in the broader context of electrical power generation.

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Chapter 2 RRL

Chapter 2 reviews related literature and studies pertinent to the research, focusing on the concepts and methodologies surrounding dynamos and generators. It explains the historical context and technical details of dynamos, including their components and the transition to generators, which produce alternating current. The chapter establishes the significance of this study in the broader context of electrical power generation.

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CHAPTER 2

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

This chapter is all about the related studies taken from books, dissertations, internet and other
references that have a relation to this study. It includes the ideas, generalizations or conclusions,
methodologies and others.

Those that were included in this chapter support the information that are relevant and define how
useful this study is. Moreover, it introduces the main focus of the research described in this thesis.

2.1 Related Literature

Dynamo

The word "dynamo" originates from the Ancient Greek word "δύναμις" (dúnamis), meaning "power" or
"force". It was later adopted into English and shortened from "dynamo-electric machine", a device that
converts mechanical energy into electrical power. Michael Faraday coined the term in 1831.

The word dynamo (from the Greek word “δύναμις” (dúnamis), meaning “power” or “force” was
originally another name for an electrical generator, and still has some regional usage as a replacement
for the word generator. The word "dynamo" was coined by Werner von Siemens in 1882. The original
"dynamo principle" of W. Siemens meant only the direct current generators which use exclusively the
self-excitation (self-induction) principle to generate DC power. The discovery of the dynamo principle
made industrial scale electric power generation technically and economically feasible. After the
invention of the alternator and that alternating current can be used as a power supply, the word
dynamo became associated exclusively with the commutated direct current electric generator, while an
AC electrical generator using either slip rings or rotor magnets would become known as an alternator.
Moreover, dynamo is an electrical generator that produces direct current with the use of a commutator.
Dynamos were the first electrical generators capable of delivering power for industry, and the
foundation upon which many other later electric-power conversion devices were based, including the
electric motor, the alternating-current alternator, and the rotary converter. Today, the simpler
alternator dominates large scale generation, for efficiency, reliability and cost reasons.
(www.en.wikipedia.org)

3 Major Components of Dynamo

The stator is fixed structure that makes magnetic field, you can do this in a small dynamo using a
permanent magnet. Large dynamos require an electromagnet.

The armature is made of coiled copper windings which rotate inside the magnetic field made by the
stator. When the windings move, they cut through the lines of magnetic field. This creates pulses of
electric power.
The commutator is needed to produce direct current. In direct current power flows in only one direction
through a wire, the problem is that the rotating armature in a dynamo reverses current each half turn,
so the commutator is a rotary switch that disconnects the power during the reversed current part of the
cycle. (www.edisontechcenter.org)

Generator

In electricity generation, a generator is a device that converts motive power into electrical power for use
in an external circuit. Sources of mechanical energy include steam turbines, gas turbines, water turbines,
internal combustion engines and even hand cranks. The first electromagnetic generator, the Faraday
disk, was built in 1831 by British scientist Michael Faraday. Generators provide nearly all of the power
for electric power grids. (www.en.wikipedia.org)

In addition, the generator differs from the dynamo in that it produces AC power. Electrons flow in both
directions in AC power. While the alternator uses commutators, the generator uses slip ring with
brushes to tap the power off of the rotor. Attached to the slip ring are graphite or carbon “brushes”
which are spring loaded to push the brush onto the ring. This keeps power consistently flowing. Brushes
get worn down over time and need to be replaced. (www.en.wikipedia.org)

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