I know this is a little out of my element but I still think it’s interesting to see how an alternator works.

The name alternator is derived from the term AC which is an abbreviation of alternative current. An alternator is one of the three major parts of a charging system in a vehicle which produces power for the electrical components like the instrument panel, lights on the interior as well as the exterior of the car, radio, air conditioner etc. have you ever wondered how the alternator works and how does it produce electricity? You may be thinking that the buttery is giving all the necessary powers to run all the electrical components in your vehicle. This is absolutely true but in reality the necessary power comes from the gas tank of your vehicle. An alternator is the link between your gas tank and the battery of your vehicle.
The alternator has an aluminum casing on the outer side and the rotors and stators are within the alternator. The alternator is a kind of generator which is known for transforming mechanical energy into electrical energy. There are three sets of different windings wound on the iron stator frame which is round in shape.  Each winding consist of seven coils which are basically made up of number of different loops and are connected to each other in series with an intention to increase the total output of the voltage. There are therefore only two leads of winding which acts as the way for the inflow and outflow of the current. The leads of the windings are in wired in a Y-configuration in which one third of the stator is actually occupied by the three sets of windings. Each and every group of winding is expected to produce energy during one third of every revolution. Each phase of the winding consists of around 120 degrees out of the 360 degrees circular stator. Due to the three  phase of AC, the energy which is generated when the rotor comes in contact with the start is variable

The rotor generally has a lot of components, but the most important ones are the two slip rings which act as a connector of the coil wire to the battery of the car. Diodes become pretty important in case of a car as they require direct current. Diodes can be used as the alternating current is variable between the positive and negative current. The current is generated when the rotor poles revolve inside one of the stator coils. With the help of the diodes you the alternating current can be converted into direct current and this process is also known as rectification.
Once the energy is converted into direct current voltage regulators play an important role to determine the level of energy to be outpoured from diode. This is how an alternator generates electricity.