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Chapter 20, Problem 8DQ(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
An electric motor has its shaft coupled to that of an electric generator. The motor drives the generator, and some current from the generator is used to run the motor. The excess current is used to light a home. What is wrong with this scheme?
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QUESTION:
An electric motor has its shaft coupled to that of an electric generator. The motor drives the generator, and some current from the generator is used to run the motor. The excess current is used to light a home. What is wrong with this scheme?
ANSWER:Solution 8DQ
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The directions of thermodynamic processes is given by the second law of thermodynamics. That is, the thermodynamic processes that occur in nature are all irreversible processes.
- A motor produces mechanical energy from electricity.
- Whereas a generator uses mechanical work to produce electrical energy.