electrical

[Maya Hubbard19]

ummm, I am doing my science fair project on generating electricity. I need to get some information from electrical engineers. Ialso need to know how to make a generator or where to get one. I also need to compare two different things in my project and Ihave to test things. If anyone is willing to help me it'd be much appreciated. All ideas are accepted

[htb]

Maya,
there's lots of stuff around for this one-

check out this java applet that simulates a DC or AC generator:
http://www.wvic.com/how-gen-works.htm

for more detailed reading and historical perspective, check out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_generator

and there's even different sets of instructions for building simple, cheap generators- if you follow one of these, you could build several with different components to test the effect (e.g. different bulb wattage, different lengths of coil, etc)

http://www.creative-science.org.uk/gen1.html
http://www.amasci.com/amateur/coilgen.html

~htb