How Power Gets to Your Home: Crash Course Physics #35
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Wherever you are right now, there’s probably an electrical outlet within easy reach. Whether you want to vacuum the living room or recharge your phone, all you have to do is plug into the wall, and bam – instant access to electricity. But have you ever wondered how all of that electrical power gets to your house, school, or office in the first place? There are a lot of steps, but two of the most important ones involve electric generators and transformers. And both of these devices work because of a concept we introduced last time: induction. [Theme Music] Electric generators are like the opposite of electric motors. Motors take electrical energy – so, the current running through a coil of wire – and convert it into mechanical energy as the motor turns. Generators, on the other hand, take mechanical energy...
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Wherever you are right now, there’s probably an electrical outlet within easy reach. Whether you want to vacuum the living room or recharge your phone, all you have to do is plug into the wall, and bam – instant access to electricity. But have you ever wondered how all of that electrical power gets to your house, school, or office in the first place? There are a lot of steps, but two of the most important ones involve electric generators and transformers. And both of these devices work because of a concept we introduced last time: induction. [Theme Music] Electric generators are like the opposite of electric motors. Motors take electrical energy – so, the current running through a coil of wire – and convert it into mechanical energy as the motor turns. Generators, on the other hand, take mechanical energy...
