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Is the wind turbine in the windmill known as generator?

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No. Wind mills are also known as the wind turbines and a generator is a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy.
In the given case, the blades of turbine is connected to generator. The wind turns the blades, which spin a shaft, which connects to a generator and makes electricity. Thus. an electrical energy is produced.

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