How is electric energy converted to mechanical energy?

Originally Answered: How do electrical motors convert electrical energy to mechanical energy? There are a few types of electric motors, to name a few, DC motor and Induction motor: DC motor: It is built to function based on Fleming's Left Hand Rule (Motoring). read more

A battery converts chemical energy into electricity, and a solar cell produces electricity from the sun's energy, but if you want to produce electricity from mechanical energy, you need an induction generator. read more

The most common device for changing electrical energy into mechanical energy is the motor. Most motors use electromagnets to cause mechanical rotation, which can do work. Before Nikola Tesla invented the AC (alternating current) induction motor, no motors could change AC into mechanical energy. read more

In this activity, learners make an electromagnet motor to demonstrate the most basic method of changing electrical energy into mechanical energy. This experiment relates to Nikola Tesla's work in electrical engineering and his invention of the AC (alternating current) induction motor. read more