Question

Define energy converters.

Answer 1

Energy converters:

1. Energy can be transferred (moved from one place to another) and transformed (changed from one kind to another), but the overall amount of energy is always conserved, i.e. it remains constant.
2. Kinetic, potential, gravitational, and electrical energy are among the various forms of energy.

Examples of energy converters:

1. Electrical Energy ­ $\to$Mechanical Energy
2. Electrical Energy $\to$ Heat Energy
3. Electrical Energy $\to$ Heat Energy + Light Energy
4. Electrical Energy $\to$Kinetic Energy $\to$Sound Energy
5. Chemical Energy $\to$Heat Energy $\to$Kinetic Energy or Mechanical Energy
6. Chemical Energy $\to$Electrical Energy
7. Chemical Energy $\to$Heat Energy
8. Chemical Energy $\to$Electrical Energy $\to$Light and Heat Energy.
9. Light Energy $\to$Heat Energy
10. Light Energy $\to$Electrical Energy
11. Muscular Energy $\to$Mechanical Energy
12. Mechanical Energy $\to$Electrical Energy
13. Sound Energy $\to$Electrical Energy