DC generators (also known as dynamos) actually are also producing AC current as the armature (the spinny part) spins inside the stator (the outer "hull" that has a constant magnetic field).

Cars use a type of AC generator, called an alternator close alternator An electrical generator which produces alternating current, an ac generator., to keep the battery charged and to run the ...

To rebuild and hop up our alternator we turned to Gary Hough at Gen-Star Electric. A family owned business that has been rebuilding alternators, starters and generators since 1964 they say, “We ...