An alternator is used to charge the battery of your car when the engine is running. It turns the kinetic energy produced from the combustion process and coverts it to electrical energy. Without a functioning alternator, your battery soon becomes flat, and with some vehicles like the VW Sharan, Ford Galaxy and Seat Alhambra to take an example, the result can be much more serious causing the engine to fail.
Very Good Explanation of how an alternator works.
Alternators are usually attached to your engine through an adjustable pulley system. The adjustable pulley system enable the alternator to have greater efficiency at idling speeds. In addition, on he same belt of the pulley system, you will find the cooling fan and some other devices. Things that can reduce the efficiency of your alternator can include, bearing loss, voltage drop in the diode, copper loss, iron loss, and fan cooling loss.
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