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elis1994
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I'm in 10th grade. My science textbook basically explains all energy conversions in one 3-page paragraph; it is too simplified to understand what exactly is happening.
The textbook is explaining how does a generater work. There is only one sentence:
The turbines turn a coil of wire in a magnetic field, which converts the turbine's kinetic energy into electrical energy.
The question is, what exactly is happening? Why does a coil of wire have to move when it is in the magnetic field, and not just be there, in order to produce electricity? If kinetic energy is converted into electrical energy, where does magnetic energy come into play? Or maybe it doesn't?
I just want it to fit in my head! Remembering stuff without understanding it drives me crazy.
The problem is that I don't know enough physics to read a serious source...
Thank you if you if you can help.
The textbook is explaining how does a generater work. There is only one sentence:
The turbines turn a coil of wire in a magnetic field, which converts the turbine's kinetic energy into electrical energy.
The question is, what exactly is happening? Why does a coil of wire have to move when it is in the magnetic field, and not just be there, in order to produce electricity? If kinetic energy is converted into electrical energy, where does magnetic energy come into play? Or maybe it doesn't?
I just want it to fit in my head! Remembering stuff without understanding it drives me crazy.
The problem is that I don't know enough physics to read a serious source...
Thank you if you if you can help.