ACTIVITY NO.

TITLE: DESCRIPTION OF MECHANISM

OBJECTIVE: to be able to write a description of a dynamo

Name: Clairole Marie Quilantang Rating: ___________

Course/Yr./Sec.: General Engineering 2-A Professors Remarks: ___________

Subject and Description: ENG III (Technical and Scientific Writing)

Instructor/Professor: Alicia Gonzales

Schedule: CCH12 Time: 4:00-5:30pm Days: WS

Date: February 08, 2014

DYNAMO

I. Introduction

Dynamo is a machine for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy. It is an

electrical generator that produces direct current with the use of a commutator. The word
dynamo came from the abbreviation of dynamo-electric machine from Greek word dunamis
which means power and it was originally another name for an electrical generator and still has
some regional usage as a replacement for the word generator.

The dynamo uses rotating coils of wire and magnetic fields to convert mechanical
rotation into a pulsing direct electric current through Faraday's law of induction. A dynamo
machine consists of a stationary structure, called the stator, which provides a constant
magnetic field, and a set of rotating windings called the armature which turn within that field.
The motion of the wire within the magnetic field causes the field to push on the electrons in the
metal, creating an electric current in the wire. On small machines the constant magnetic field
may be provided by one or more permanent magnets and larger machines have the constant
magnetic field provided by one or more electromagnets, which are usually called field coils.
II. Part-by-Part Description

A. Field Electromagnet

It is a fixed electromagnet made up of an iron bar and coils; when exposed to an

excitation current, it creates a magnetic field.

B. Commutator

These are conductive plates that are insulated from each other and connected to the
field coil; they collect and rectify the induced alternating current.

C. Shaft

It is a cylindrical part that transmits a rotational motion to the dynamos armature.

D. Frame

Frame is a metal casing that houses the magnetic field.

E. Fan

It is a device with blades that circulates air to cool the dynamo.

F. Armature

Armature is a moving part of the dynamo that is made up of a coil, which produces an
electric current as it rotates inside the field.

G. Coil

It is a conductive wire that is rolled around the armature cylinder, which rotates in the
magnetic field produced by the inductor to create an electric current.

H. Brush

Brush is a conductor that rubs against the commutator plates and transmits the
continuous current produced by the dynamo to an exterior circuit.