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What piece of machinery (or whatever) is used to convert kinetic energy into electrical energy in power plants?

I forgot :DI think it's some sort of generator - I know there is some piece of equipment or machinery that converts the energy in power plants...Thanks in advance!!

Answer:

Its a generator, because generators produce electricity by either moving a magnet inside of a acoil of wire or by rotating a coil of wire around a magnet, both of which use kinetic energy and convert it to electrical energy in power plants.
Most hydroelectric power comes from the potential energy of dammed water driving a water turbine and generator. In this case the energy extracted from the water depends on the volume and on the difference in height between the source and the water's outflow. This height difference is called the head. The amount of potential energy in water is proportional to the head.
Generator is correct. Other names: alternator, dynamo. .
I don't have health insurance, I'm gonna get fined out the *** for it too. Health insurance doesn't heal anyhow, not a good comparison.
Yes its called a generator. It consists of a large magnet in a coil, moving hte magnet creates a current in the coil through induction.

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