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a.) DC Source
b.) AC Source
DC SOURCES
Direct Current (DC) sources are sources with unidirectional (one direction) flow of
charge.
a.) Batteries
b.) DC Generators
c.) Power supplies
BATTERIES
Types of Cell
Ampere-Hour Rating
DC GENERATORS
POWER SUPPLIES
AC SOURCES
Alternating current (AC) sources are sources that changes with time.
It is the commercially available electrical source.
AC generator is also called “alternator”
Types of AC Waveforms
POWER PLANT
Large power plant is the most common source of ac voltage that supplies
almost all the electricity needs of the country.
Ac generator is the primary component in the energy conversion process
in a power plant.
Water turbine
Steam turbine (coal, geothermal, nuclear)
Gas turbine
Internal Combustion Engine (ICE)
PORTABLE AC GENERATOR
FUNCTION GENERATOR