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The generator is producing 100W of electrical output?

The load is taking 80W,

so where is the other 20W of electrical energy going It can't vanish

without trace!

The way a generator works is that the mechanical energy needed to drive it

equals the electrical energy it is outputting + the losses in the machine. If it is

not powering any electrical load, then the generator is easy to turn and the

prime mover has to overcome only mechanical losses.

Pretty much.

As you stated "If it is not powering any electrical load, then the
generator is easy to turn" That indicates that if load is connected it would
cause rotational difficulty... In that case do I have to increase the
mechanical input?
Yes: mechanical input must always be greater than electrical output.
What Im trying to say is that under-load do I need to increase mechanical
input?
The electrical output is generated by the mechanical input and there is a
load connected to it... Would that slow the generator? Or even make it
difficult to rotate?
Why is it that without load the generator spins easily and with load it's
more difficult to spin? Does that mean when its becoming more difficult
to spin the mechanical input has to be increased?

Why is it that without load the generator spins easily and with load it's
more difficult to spin? Does that mean when its becoming more difficult
to spin the mechanical input has to be increased?
When a generator has electrical current flowing in its windings this generates a
magnetic field which reacts with the field coil's magnetic field to make it harder
to turn the generator

To maintain constant speed, it is necessary to use more force to rotate the


generator. So, yes, you need more mechanical power input.

However, the generator does not always produce 100 watts (in your case) just
because it is capable of producing this power. If there were no load, it would
not produce any output power at all, although it would still take some
mechanical power to rotate it.

The power it produces depends on the output voltage and the resistance of the
load. (Power = E2 / R. )
If the load was 80 watts, it might take 95 watts of input mechanical power to
maintain a constant speed.

The remaining 15 watts (95 watts - 80 watts) would be lost due to the power
lost in the generator due to friction, the resistance of the wires and brushes and
the power needed to power the field coils.
Does that mean when its becoming more difficult to spin the mechanical input has to

be increased?

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