We’ve all got a pretty good mental image of the traditional wind-powered generator: essentially a big propeller on a stick. Some might also be familiar with vertical wind turbines, which can ...

The wind spins the blades, which turn a shaft connected to a generator that produces electricity. The biggest wind turbines generate enough electricity in a year (about 12 megawatt-hours ...

The Dynamo's name begins, however, with a bit of history: the foundation of the electric generator. The technical definition for a dynamo is an electric generator that produces a direct current ...