Can You Drive If the Generator Is Broken?

[VonClayton]

You can drive if the generator is broken, as long as the battery has enough power to start the car. The car's starting process is completed by the starter motor driving the engine, after which the engine drives the generator to recharge the battery. The car generator is the main power source of the vehicle, functioning to supply power to all electrical devices while the engine is running normally, and simultaneously charging the battery. The working principle of the generator is as follows: when an external circuit energizes the excitation winding through the brushes, a magnetic field is generated, magnetizing the claw poles into N and S poles. As the rotor rotates, the magnetic flux alternates in the stator windings, and according to the principle of electromagnetic induction, an alternating induced electromotive force is generated in the three-phase windings of the stator.