Faraday disk generator

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf electrical generator
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:homopolar_generator
gptkbp:application demonstration of electromagnetic induction
gptkbp:category electrical engineering
physics
gptkbp:component magnetometer
conducting disk
sliding contacts
gptkbp:firstDemonstrated gptkb:Royal_Institution,_London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Faraday disk generator
gptkbp:introducedIn 1831
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Michael_Faraday
gptkbp:limitation brush contact losses
low voltage output
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction rotating disk in magnetic field
gptkbp:notableFeature first electromagnetic generator
gptkbp:output direct current
gptkbp:principle electromagnetic induction
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Faraday's_law_of_induction
gptkb:homopolar_motor
gptkb:unipolar_generator
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Faraday_paradox
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5