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Why can't generators use their own energy to run themselves and produce more energy?
I have a question about generators. Why can't they use their own energy to run themselves and produce more energy?
That's a good question. It's actually due to the laws of thermodynamics. The first law states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only transferred or converted from one form to another. The second law states that energy always flows from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration, which creates a loss of available energy as it's converted from one form to another. Basically, a generator needs a constant external source of energy to run, and that energy will always lose some efficiency as it's converted and transferred within the system.