Understanding DC Generators and Their Components

Welcome to our exploration of DC generators. Today, we'll delve into the components that

comprise these intriguing machines and examine how they collaborate to produce electricity. At the heart of

every DC generator lies the armature, a coil of wire that rotates within a magnetic field generated

by either stationary magnets or electromagnets. As the armature rotates, it intersects the

magnetic lines of flux, thereby, inducing an electromotive force,

EMF, within the coil. This induced current travels through the armature windings

and is collected by stationary contacts known as brushes. These brushes maintain contact with a split

ring commutator, which is divided into 2 segments, referred to as commutator segments.