Perhaps my age, but I can't seem to grasp the concept of a generator. Reads lots of theory but still lost. It has a rotor that rotates, a stator that stays still, wiring, voltage regulator, residual magnetism, excitation wiring, field wiring, power winding, and of course something to rotate the rotor.
You crank it up, the rotor begins to rotate, residual magnetism (in the rotor?) creates a few volts!
What happens next, in operating order, to the various components (excitation, field, power windings, voltage regulator, etc.), where does the reference voltage come from, how does it sense that 110v is the reference? Is the excitation winding on the stator? I really need some help on this. Please don't reference another website, I'm websited out, I want someone that I can ask questions of.
You crank it up, the rotor begins to rotate, residual magnetism (in the rotor?) creates a few volts!
What happens next, in operating order, to the various components (excitation, field, power windings, voltage regulator, etc.), where does the reference voltage come from, how does it sense that 110v is the reference? Is the excitation winding on the stator? I really need some help on this. Please don't reference another website, I'm websited out, I want someone that I can ask questions of.