Without the pretty girl, this massive stationary winding of a turbine electric generator might appear to be the size of a spool of thread. But contrast emphasizes the machines 83,300 kilovolt-ampere capacity.
The black arms are heavily insulated butt-ends of copper bars in which electricity is to be generated. They are sunk in grooves in the inner surface of the stator frame.
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