Creative Science Centre
Creative Science Centre: Perhaps the Simplest Homemade Generator in the World
This very simple, but effective generator shows in a wonderfully engaging way the fundamentals of electricity generation. The generator is made from a coil of wire wound around the outside of a plastic 35mm-film can. The two coil ends...
Creative Science Centre
Creative Science Centre: 6 Generators
Apart from the piezo generator, all of these generators are based on the same simple design, where magnets are rotated near to coils of wire (Faraday Induction). There is no coil switching so these are AC generators. On magnet movement,...
Creative Science Centre
Creative Science Centre: Notes on Coil Magnet Orientation and Rotation
An electrical generator is in essence a very simple device - magnets rotating within a coil of wire. To get a generator to work properly, one needs to make sure the coil and magnet orientation and rotation are correctly aligned. These...
Creative Science Centre
Creative Science Centre: Wind and Wave and Other Power
A collection of links to projects and information on how to make different types of windmills, and a wave powered electricity generator.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Pixii Machine
This "magneto-electric machine" was the first to turn motion into electricity. (Java tutorial)
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Magneto 1832
The magneto helped fire up the first generation of automobiles.
US Department of Energy
U.s. Department of Energy: Wind Program: How Does a Wind Turbine Work?
This animated illustration shows how a wind turbine can generate electricity for homes and communities.