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Can someone explain to me simply how a diesel generator works?

Just explain simply how it works and how it is used. There's no need to go into such detail. Thank you very, very much. A best answer will be chosen.

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1. it works by a piston powered by diesel turning a cord of copper wire wraped onto a magnet that creates a magnetic field, and the copper wire transmits electricity to whatever you have sorry about simantics, its just from memory
2. The piston will pressurize air in to a high pressure high temp. In the cylinder then the diesel will be injected, the high temp. Will cause the diesel to explode. This explosion will push the piston back. The piston will rotate the crank shaft, the crank shaft will turn the drive shaft, the drive shaft will run the generator shaft then you get your electricity.
3. A diesel type internal combustion motor drives a generator to produce electricity. They're used where significant amounts of dependable electrical power are required and no 'grid' power is available. The engine turns the thermal energy of burning fuel into motive power to turn the generator. The generator moves wire coils through magnetic fields to turn the motive power into electrical power. There are some losses in both stages. About 60% at the engine, and 5% at the generator.