Mai shi ne Alternator?
Takaitaccen alternator
Alternator yana nufin wurare da ya kawo energy na yanayi zuwa energy mai tsarki a matsayin alternating current.

Tushen a cikin masu yanayi
Alternators sun fiye da dama a cikin masu yanayi mafi yawan zamani, ta haka suka zama DC generators da suka baki saboda kyaukkyaukan da kuma karfi.
Gidaje energy
Alternator yana gida alternating current, wanda yake zama direct current tare da diode rectifier don gidaje system na yanayi.
Nau'o'i na alternator
Automotive alternator - an yi amfani da shi a cikin masu yanayi mafi yawan zamani
Diesel-electric locomotive alternator - don diesel-electric EMUs
Marine alternator - don tushen a cikin ruwan
Brushless alternator - an yi amfani da shi a cikin power plant kamar tushen mafi yawa
Radio alternator - don low-band RF transmission

Daga baya, ana gaba shi a biyu:
Salient pole type
An yi amfani da shi a cikin alternator da ke da kashi da kuma yanayi. Yana da kashi da poles da suka fito, kungiyoyi suka kawo da magnetic wheel da aka yi da cast iron ko steel da kyaukkyaukan.
Wannan nau'o'in generator yana da girman diamita da kima da kashi. Wadannan generators suna da nasarar da ciwo. An yi amfani da su a cikin turbines da ke da kashi, misali Haider power plant.
Smooth cylinder
An yi amfani da shi a cikin alternators da steam turbines ke gidaje. Rotor na generator yana kawo da kashi da kimi. Rotor yana da smooth solid forged steel cylinder da slots milled out at intervals along the periphery to accommodate the exciting coils.
Wadannan rotors suna da nasarar da amfani a cikin 2 - or 4-pole turbine-generators operating at 36,000 rpm or 1800 rpm, respectively.
Bayanai na tarihi
Tattalin alternators, da Michael Faraday da Nikola Tesla suka taimaka, take ci gaba da tattaunawa don inganta hanyoyin tushen a kan al'umma.