ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Rotary converter

Okay kiddo, let me tell you about something called a rotary converter. It's a machine that helps turn electricity from one form to another.

You know how sometimes you have to plug in your phone charger into a different socket than the one for the TV? That's because different devices need different kinds of electricity to work.

Similarly, some machines use a kind of power called AC (which stands for Alternating Current), while others need DC (Direct Current). A rotary converter helps change AC power into DC power, or vice versa.

The way it works is like this: there's a motor inside the converter that spins a big wheel made up of copper and iron. This wheel is called the rotor. When the motor spins, it creates a magnetic field that interacts with some wires around the outside of the rotor.

The wires outside the rotor are connected to some other wires that provide the electrical current the machine needs. As the rotor spins faster and faster, the magnetic field keeps interacting with the wires, causing them to convert the AC power into DC power.

So, imagine playing with magnets and metal wires - the magnets spin around and around, and every time they get close to the wires, tiny sparks of electricity flow through them, creating the power you need to run your device.

And that's how a rotary converter works, helping machines change between AC and DC power, so they can get the right kind of electricity they need to work. Cool, huh?