How Does a Three-Phase AC Generator Create Voltages?

[scothoward]

Although I am comfortable with three-phase circuits in general, visualizing the three-phase AC generator is giving me some problems. I understand that windings are placed 120 degrees apart, but that's about it. Would anyone happen to have a good animation/picture of a three-phase AC generator showing the creation of the three-phase voltages?

Thanks

 

[berkeman]

I did a google images search on 3-phase ac generator animation, and got some good hits. See if any of these help:

http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&svnum=10&hl=en&safe=off&q=3-phase+ac+generator+animation

 

[subtech]

Although not an animation, an excellent book source that describes polyphase generation (and then some) is titled:
Delmars Standard Textbook of Electricity by S. Herman

 

[dlgoff]

I think these are excellent animations from http://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/" .

http://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/AC.html"

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Edit: oops. I didn't realize this thread is three years old. Anyway, good animations.