What happens if you run an electric motor backwards? In short, it stops being a motor and becomes a generator. Following this principle, researchers at the University of Southampton have built a new ...

For most types of facilities, generators are typically the last line of defense when there is a utility failure or a catastrophic event. Their importance is even more significant in health care, data ...

SCHENECTADY, NY, July 29, 2003 — General Electric reports that a demonstration model for a new, High-Temperature Superconducting (HTS) generator has been successfully tested. Building on GE’s ...

Opera software for motor and generator design lets users define complex behaviors such as friction, load, and speed-dependent torques. April 24, 2008 Multiphysics capabilities show the effects of ...

Article 445 of the National Electrical Code (NEC) provides the electrical installation requirements that apply specifically to generators. A generator is basically a motor that is driven by a motive ...

Generac Holdings Inc. GNRC has unveiled its newest home standby generator design, featuring the 28kW model, the most powerful air-cooled standby generator on the market. This launch broadens Generac’s ...

Ben Ames has spent 30 years as a journalist since starting out as a reporter for daily newspapers in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. He has focused on business and technology reporting since 1999 for ...