How is energy transferred through a generator that produces electric current?
from turbine to brushes to slip rings to armature
from armature to slip rings to brushes to turbine
from armature to commutator to brushes to turbine
from turbine to armature to slip rings to brushes
The correct answer is: from turbine to armature to slip rings to brushes.
In a generator, the turbine turns a shaft, which rotates a coil of wire called the armature. As the armature spins, it cuts through the magnetic field produced by the generator's stationary magnets. This motion induces an electric current in the wires of the armature.
The electric current flows through the armature to the slip rings. The slip rings make electrical contact with the brushes, which are wires or carbon blocks that remain in contact with the slip rings as they rotate. The brushes transfer the electric current out of the generator and into an external circuit, where it can be used to power devices such as lights or motors.