It is interesting the commentaries of many that set their thought to just one way and by no means they change it, though they have in front of them the...
garciah
garciah@...
Feb 1, 2003 3:40 pm
9797
Jim Barr http://homepage.ntlworld.com/wandana expert to Manic Mechanics Wind powered coffee grinders (2000) Best is the enemy of good enough Barrs Law of...
jim barr
wandana@...
Feb 1, 2003 8:51 pm
9798
More about induction machines. What is efficient/inefficient concerning induction machines? Some numbers: The efficiency that can be obtained with direct...
JIM: Your YES, does not say anything, what about if you "detail" your YES. Nando ... From: "jim barr" <wandana@...> To:...
garciah
garciah@...
Feb 2, 2003 2:21 am
9800
Hello. This is my first letter but I've been following the discussions for quite a while. I've just built my first PMG and wonder if there is a site that...
Hello I'm new to this group and I haven't yet been able to look over the huge amount of postings but I wonder if anyone can tell me if there is a simple...
Viv Rendall
vivianr@...
Feb 4, 2003 4:16 am
9803
Thanks Michael. I am considering an H80 or Bergey 1kw to provide supplementary (or base) heat to my home on the lake with great winds. I am evaluating an air...
Nelson
nstevens@...
Feb 4, 2003 4:16 am
9804
Look at how they do "regen braking" in the electric vehicles that use AC induction motor systems. Basically they just reduce the frequency of the inverter...
If you really want to heat water with renewable energy, you should consider a solar hot water system. In most places a solar thermal system will provide much...
Nice work on Germany's part! But on this quote "German manufacturer Enercon, which is prohibited from selling its products in the United States, accounted for...
The Enercon wind turbines use variable speed rotor technology for which Enron Wind (now GE Wind) holds the US patent. Enercon tried to market their machines...
I'm looking for info that is a bit dated. An article appeared in the Mother Earth News in the mid 80's called "The Flight of the Red Baron". It's a small wind...
Andre: Excellent !!! Excellent, this is one of the ways, can you tell me the exact message number I would like to read it completely and connect with the...
garciah
garciah@...
Feb 5, 2003 1:50 pm
9810
Dear members, I just wish to let you know that a new group has been started at http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/petit-eolien which has exctly the same goals as...
... My understanding is that Zond Wind, then Enron, now GE has a patent that covers any variable generation by wind onto the grid. I have not been able to...
Robert W. Preus
rwpreus@...
Feb 5, 2003 5:28 pm
9812
Windnetters; Well, I hate to upset the apple cart, but feel compelled to respond with my understanding of this sad issue. Back in about 1987 a company was...
J.P.Sayler & Associates
windpowr@...
Feb 6, 2003 4:31 am
9813
Bill and group, I am under the assumption that part of the reason that a site does not exist in which the performance of homebuilt PMG's are listed is twofold....
To view the charts of the AirX power curve and a table of performance data as well as charts of the noise measurements on the AirX visit Hugh Piggotts web page...
RE: AIR Performance curves, AIR X Paul and everyone, You are both right and wrong when it comes to the power curve. The output in Watts is a very difficult...
Andy Kruse
andy@...
Feb 6, 2003 5:44 am
9816
... From: Hugh [mailto:yahoo@...] Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 5:17 AM To: Andy Kruse; 'Paul Gipe'; awea-wind-home@yahoogroups.com Subject:...
Andy Kruse
andy@...
Feb 6, 2003 1:54 pm
9817
Hi Paul, I will be sure to get another turbine out to you. As for the power curve, this is one of those chicken and egg problems. Most people value small wind ...
Andy Kruse
andy@...
Feb 6, 2003 10:38 pm
9818
... But it is true that the average power output is very low in higher winds. That is what matters for energy production in those winds. If you lived on a...
Dear Mr.Viv Rendall Sir, From your mail it seems that you are very much interested in the design of Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Wind Generator. Well. I am also...
Hi List, I don't understand the novelty of the Enron -> GE Wind systems patent... As another list member mentioned the approach is not that unique. I toured...
... Bravo Andy. Finally, we agree. Now, if you would just eliminate that power curve chart in your manual and all reference to instantaneous power in your ...
Here is an excerpt I found from the USPTO: "United States Patent 6,420,795 Mikhail , et al. July 16, 2002 ... Variable speed wind turbine generator ...
Hello All. Has anyone heard anything recent about the African Wind Power 5 kilowatt AWP 5.4 ? Is there someone conducting prototype evaluations who can...
Hi, Sorry - this is off-topic but it is something that I'm sure people out there have come across before. My biggest problem with self-made electricity has...
Derek
derek@...
Feb 7, 2003 1:17 am
9825
I am thinking about buying a stormaster 40kw with the Dollar retrofit,and I would like to convert from the 480 volt 3 phase to single phase ,60hz ,240...