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11/28/2007 12:09 PM

Generating electricity with an electric motor. WHY NOT????
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11/28/2007 12:10 PM

Duh?

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11/28/2007 3:53 PM

You can generate electricity with an electric motor by driving it backwards making it a generator. Although an electric motor may not be optimized or as efficient as a generator, so that is a reason for why not, but it will work. Why the question?
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11/29/2007 5:00 AM

Check out the A5 Ladybird book: "Magnets, bulbs and batteries".

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11/29/2007 10:49 AM

WHY????
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11/29/2007 12:44 PM

Fundamentally yes. Depends upon what motor we are talking about.Asynchronous motor can be made to generate easily but u need some prime mover.cage induction motors with stators energized and driven above synchronous speed generate.Typical application is wind power generation.

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