An alternator is a generator that produces the electricity stored in a vehicle’s 12-volt battery and powers the starter motor for the engine and the various computers, lights, power windows and ...

February 9, 2009 Thermoelectrics - the phenomena in which a temperature difference creates an electric potential - have been known about for almost 200 years, but practical applications have not ...

Learn about and revise electromagnetic induction and the generator effect and its applications in alternators and dynamos with GCSE Bitesize Physics.