ELECTROMECHANICAL ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES (MOTORS AND GENERATORS)

A device (machine) that makes possible the conversion of energy from electrical to mechanical form or from mechanical to electrical form is called an electro-mechanical energy conversion device or electro-mechanical transducer, as shown in Figure 11.1.

Fig. 11.1  Electro-mechanical energy conversion

Depending upon the conversion of energy from one to the other, the electromechanical device can be named as generator or motor.