On Sat, 03 Dec 2011 07:28:05 -0800, Fred Abse
wrote:
On Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:06:24 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote:
Well! Alternators _are_ current sources, but not for the reason Larkin
claims... no surprise ;-)
Are you referring to current limiting due to opposing flux cancellation?
No. An alternator is a transformer, just that the primary is
rotating. What do transformers transform? What is the mechanism?
...Jim Thompson
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