Indeed.

Just as he had anticipated earlier,

this self-priming pump, although not as refined as those of later generations, still clearly reveals the principle of the pump's operation, along with...

Breguet balance spring and the mainspring.

Xu Yun bent down and weighed the main joint of the self-priming pump in his hand.

About fifteen or sixteen pounds.

Then he turned his head, holding the self-priming pump, and asked Old Su:

"Master, what might this be...?"

Upon hearing the words, Old Su stroked his beard, a trace of pride appearing on his face, as this was indeed his masterpiece:

"This object is called an Absorbing Surge, a small gadget discovered by chance when I was ordered to build the Water Transporting Celestial Observation Platform years ago.

By simply using the wheel junction to store power, it can deliver water dozens of yards away, matching the work of several servants making multiple trips."

Xu Yun was silent for a moment, then bowed to Old Su:

"Its technique is close to divine."

This remark had no flattery but was a sincere admiration.

Though the principle of the Breguet balance spring and self-priming pump seems very simple in later generations.

But in the current era—or rather, until the 17th century, this was a cognitive barrier for humanity. (Note: This isn't me fantasizing. The Celestial Balance system devised by Old Su is the prototype of later mechanical watches, a recognized achievement domestically and abroad. Where there is a mechanical watch, there has to be a Breguet balance spring. This achievement is attributed mainly to Hook due to the antiquity and lack of physical evidence.)

This might be the wisdom of Huaxia's ancestors.....

After sighing in admiration, Xu Yun refocused on the reality.

He began by inspecting various devices one by one and then formally started assembling the generator.

As everyone knows.

A direct current generator mainly consists of two parts: the stator and the rotor.

The main components of the stator are the machine base, main magnetic pole, commutating pole, end cover, and brushes, etc.

The primary role is to generate a magnetic field.

The main components of the rotor are the armature core, armature winding, commutator, shaft, bearings, fan, etc.

The primary role is to generate induced electromotive force and electromagnetic torque, which is the core of energy conversion for a direct current generator.

Of course.

If crossing time, a simple apparatus suffices without being so complicated.

The actual components essentially needed are the stator main magnetic pole, armature core, armature winding, commutator, and shaft.

The basic principle of a direct current generator is Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction:

If a conductor cuts magnetic lines of force, an induced electromotive force will be generated in the conductor.

High school physics teachers should have demonstrated it, so there's no need to elaborate here.

Normally speaking.

This ancient generator needs to be powered by hand-cranking, somewhat akin to using a pencil sharpener in elementary school, and the faster, the better.

But don't forget.

Xu Yun currently has the good thing called the mainspring in his possession:

Just letting a donkey store energy in the mainspring and then using a very simple torque for conversion can turn the elastic potential energy of the mainspring into kinetic energy, getting the generator running.

Whether the donkey gets tired is not something Xu Yun is worried about.

Next, Xu Yun wound the copper wire onto the Copper Plate and attached a turntable below, securing the Magnet on a specially made stand.

Then, he mounted the coil between the Magnet, connecting the lead ends to form a closed circuit, using graphite as a brush for conduction.

And just like that.

A simple generator was completed.

Yes, just that simple,

Actually, many seemingly sophisticated knowledge of later times was not difficult to replicate in ancient times, the main difficulties being twofold:

One is its derivative application and storage, electrical appliances are far harder than a simple generator.

The other is the process of recognizing the concept.

Just like power generation.

Don't even mention Xu Yun's disk engine; in extremely extreme cases, you could generate power using two fruits.

Ubisoft's server is just like that.

Ancient people couldn't harness electricity not due to insufficient industrial level but largely due to their unfamiliarity with the microscopic realm:

They didn't even grasp the concept of electrical energy.

Like Old Su at this moment.

During Xu Yun's assembly process, he remained almost entirely silent because he couldn't understand at all what Xu Yun was doing.

Xu Yun also didn't bother to explain, as seeing the phenomenon followed by the explanation of some concepts is far easier than teaching the ideology.

After fiddling with the generator, Xu Yun did not rush to start it.

Because he had another task to do:

Preparing electrolysis.

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