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How can a falling block generate electricity? Is it like a turbine that spins very slowly as the block falls?
by Liron 8y ago
How can a falling block generate electricity? Is it like a turbine that spins very slowly as the block falls?
- robjan 8y agoPresumably there is some kind of gearing system that causes the turbine to rotate at the optimal speed. They are probably just using the motor that they use to lift the mass in the first place.
- dagss 8y agoAll/most electric motors are also electric generators. Similar to how electric cars convert braking energy back to electricity.
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