Automakers are putting the brakes on ambitious all-electric vehicle expansion plans of recent past, increasingly pursuing ...

Electric motors can surge up to three times their rated current during their first few seconds of startup. 3)Devices That Refuse to Operate, or Operate Poorly on Generator Power: There are lots of ...

Q: I plan to install a backup generator for power outages. How do I determine what size I need? Would it make economic sense ...

Current running through that coil can make the axle of a motor spin—or the process can run in reverse, yielding a generator.

This is the basic principle that allows electric motors and generators to operate. In the Earth (see image below right), the liquid metal that makes up the outer core passes through a magnetic ...

ReVolt Motors uses generators to charge the batteries that power its motors. Read about how the company is helping to reduce ...

The Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid is one example of a parallel hybrid. A classic example of a series-parallel or power-split hybrid ...

Chief among them are synchronous generators, which are connected to the turbines to generate electric power, and induction motors that are also integral to supporting functions like cooling and ...

In a series hybrid propulsion system, one or more propellers are connected directly to their own electric motor, with the ICE engine (usually a turbine) connected to an electrical generator that ...