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On what principle AC generator works?

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AC generator operates on the principle of electromagnetic induction, discovered (1831) by Michael Faraday. According to the principle when a conductor passes through a magnetic field, a voltage is induced across the ends of the conductor. In the simplest form of generator the conductor is an open coil of wire rotating between the poles of a permanent magnet, thus voltage is induced.

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