What is magneto?

Portable Magneto is a basic electrical generator, a form of a engine with a hand handle that spins the wire winding inside several permanent magnets to generate electric current. Magneto has been a standard element in the early handwritten telephone systems and is still widely used in small petrol engines that do not have electric appetizers such as lawns and leaves. Relatively simple but durable devices are built on the properties of electromagnetism for the first time defined by Michael Faraday in 1831. Although Magneto generates AC current (AC), Dynamos is a variation that produces direct current (DC) using a rectifier to convert. High voltage Magneto is another option that is often used in aircraft systems instead of BATEeria and alternators because they are separate and tend to weigh less than setting the battery/alternator of typical cars.

There are two basic designs for Magnetos. The shuttle magneto works by turning the wire coil inside the poles of the electromagnet or a set of permanent magnets that are in the stationary position to create an electric current. On the other hand, the inductor magneto works by turning external magnets around the inner wire coil to generate current. In the ignition systems as Magneto designs include capacitors, rectifiers and ignition coils to the circuit to regulate the output voltage and strengthen it for efficient generation of sparks on spark plugs.

One of the first extensive applications for Magnetos was in the design of Thomas Edison power plants at the end of the 18th century using water flow or steam pressure for a generator or Dynamo type that Profiduced DirECT COUNTER. Later it turned out to be impractical commercial, because the direct current is not easy to reliably transmit on long distances. Variations Nikola Tesla about the idea of ​​AC took off and its partnership with George Westinghouse led to a large division of electricity to American households.

Hydroelectric power plants built on large waterway dams are the form or series of large magneto devices. They use the energy of damned water to an electric electric water generator. Hydroelectric energy is one of the most used forms of renewable energy is about 20-25% of the world's electricity production.