alleryStart learning →A generator driven by a rotating shaft mainly converts?
AChemical to gravitational energy
BElectrical to chemical energy
CElectrical to mechanical energy
DMechanical to electrical energy
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Mechanical to electrical energy
The generator transfers mechanical energy of rotation into electrical energy.
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