Physics GCSE
dynamo
What dynamo means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of dynamo
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A machine that uses the generator effect to generate dc, spinning a coil in a magnetic field with a single split-ring commutator.
Topics that use dynamo
- Uses of the generator effect (HT only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- alternator
- alternator against dynamo
- output against time graphs
- slip rings
- split-ring commutator
- period and peak value
- smooth curve
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