Absolutely!  You can test this for yourself if you have a DC or stepper=20
motor.  Turn the shaft, then short the windings and try again.  A=20
generator would normally have a governor to keep the output frequency at=20
50 or 60 Hz.  That would automatically compensate for increased load.

Kerry


Andrew Wood wrote:
> Thanks for the replies so far.
>
> Is it true that a generator becomes physically harder to turn the higher =
the current load?
>
> Presumably in that case a petrol diesel generator must have some way of a=
utomatically detecting this and increasing the power to the engine?
>
>  =20



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