Some of the largest AC motors are pumped-storage hydroelectricity generators that are operated as synchronous motors to pump water to a reservoir at a higher elevation for later use to generate electricity using the same machinery. Six 350-megawatt generators are installed in the Bath County Pumped Storage Station in Warm Springs, VA USA. When pumping, each unit can produce 563,400 horsepower (420,127 kilowatts).
A turbine is sort of like an inverted motor. Something, (Water, wind, steam, etc.) causes the turbine to rotate. Attached to this turbine is a wire loop located in between two magnets. According to Faraday's law of induction, the changing position of the wires in relation to the magnets creats an electric current. Motors are essentially the other way around. An electric current is sent into the wire, magnetizing it so that it turns in the magnetic field of the two magnets. This produces mechanical power in the form of a spinning rod. So Turbines convert mechanical power like wind into electricity. Motors convert electricity into mechanical power.
turbine runs on the fluid flow velocity. It has blades and the design of blades and the fuif velocity is critical for generating power. on the other side, motor runs on electricity. its technology is completely diiferent. Motor takes more power
