Answer to Question #117240 in Electric Circuits for Ben

Question

Explain, using diagrams, how Fleming’s Left Hand Rule (FLH) applies to electric motors and how Fleming’s Right Hand Rule (FRH) applies to AC generators.

Answer 1

It is easy to find images how to put your fingers in order to apply these rules. The FLH:

The application for a motor where green arrow is the field, blue is a current, and red if a thrust:

The FRH:

The application for a generator with a field (green), rotor rotating according to red arrows helps to determine the direction of a current (blue):