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I am interested in building a generator of my own, but I am new to all this. I have read otherpower.com's website, pretty much all of it. But I still have a...
brilliantgoldfinger
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Sep 8, 2006
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See below: Steve Spence Director, Green Trust http://www.green-trust.org _____ From: axialflux@yahoogroups.com [mailto:axialflux@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
Steve Spence
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Sep 8, 2006
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Welcome to the group! I've interspersed some more info after Steve's comments. DAN F http://www.otherpower.com/ ... We use an optical tachometer to check each...
Dan Fink
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Sep 9, 2006
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Hi! I am Vishwas Gokhale Pune India. While discussing axial flux generators ,you have been discussing all the time of coupling to a wind turbine. I am...
Vishwas Gokhale
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Sep 10, 2006
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Our goal with these units is to apply them to any type of motivator, whether wind, steam, human power, or engine. We can help you with this. Steve Spence ...
Steve Spence
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Sep 11, 2006
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Greetings, I am in the visualization phase of home-built wind power. If built, I would need a 200 foot wiring run from the wind generator to the battery bank....
kuhnbutch
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Sep 11, 2006
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... The question is not of efficiency, but of cost. Let's assume single phase 24 volt runs and 50 Amperes. The wire losses for 100 feet would dictate 2/0...
David G. LeVine
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Sep 12, 2006
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I would keep life simple. Your wind turbine operates at very low frequency which will probably make the transformer less efficient. It's also probably a 3...
Dan Bartmann
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Sep 12, 2006
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Thanks folks, good food. Yes, 20hz AC single phase winding is pretty low frequency at say 100 RPM, and would get even lower in weak winds. So, I will wind...
kuhnbutch
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Sep 12, 2006
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... I, on the other hand, tend toward a techie's solution. Assuming a wind machine which can supply 50 Amps at 24 Volts (which is not a small turbine, I am...
David G. LeVine
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Sep 12, 2006
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... Hi Butch. David L's wire sizing math is right on -- he sums it all up by saying "How much power will you be running peak? How much do you want to spend...
Dan Fink
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Sep 13, 2006
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A good argument for placing the batteries and inverter at the base of the tower. Gets the batteries out of the house as well. Kirk kuhnbutch...
Kirk McLoren
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Sep 13, 2006
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Thanks Dan! I'm starting to understand...design for a balance between minumum power expected for say 75%? of days, and the resultant available power on the...
kuhnbutch
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Sep 13, 2006
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Hello, What is the best way to increase the power output of an axial flux machine, scale everything(diameter, coils, magnets) up or add a second set of discs...
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Sep 16, 2006
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Hello We have a 1 kw windgenerator in India, made from plans from Hugh Piggott, made with the help of a friend. We are making our second windgenerator now. I...
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I prefer keeping the batteries and inverter in the house, for environmental reasons. Neither work at -40 degrees .. I don't mind a bit of loss in the wiring to...
Steve Spence
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Sep 20, 2006
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I just "discovered" axial-flux alternator for windpower this weekend. I regret not coming across it a few years ago - I'd have a wind-farm up by now! I always...
Michael Vanecek
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Oct 9, 2006
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Hi, this is my first post here so I'll introduce myself, I'm Brian, a guy who knows alot about boat building and nothing about electricity. I'm giving myself a...
Brian Schulz
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Oct 20, 2006
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... First you need to start with data. Volume of water per unit time Drop of the water (height from initial inlet to final drain) After this has been...
Darald Bantel
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Oct 21, 2006
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After my last ramble, I thought I'd add some math/numbers Take your flow rate per 1second... Let's say you've got 1gallon/second.That's 3.78 litres per second,...
James Washer
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Oct 21, 2006
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It seems to me there's a bit more to it than that. Consider for example two extremes. 1)The generator requires more torque than the wheel can provide (after...
James Washer
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Oct 21, 2006
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The water wheel is a gravity engine. The rim speed represents lost head. I use the 5%rule. I allow 5% for a process. Fopr example the wheel is 10ft in...
Kirk McLoren
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Oct 21, 2006
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responding a second time to my own posts.... I guess if a wheel carries the a given amount (mass) of water a given distance(m) in a given time(s) then that...
James Washer
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Oct 21, 2006
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results of googling... nice article http://sleekfreak.ath.cx:81/3wdev/VITAHTML/SUBLEV/EN1/WTRWHEEL.HTM On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 16:58:37 -0000...
James Washer
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Oct 21, 2006
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I have two windmills I have built for my dad one with Jerry blades and the other with Hornet blades. Neither have an alternator yet but dad is working on it....
michaeltechelectric
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Oct 22, 2006
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... Well, yes, there is, but for overshot wheels the ancients (people of my grandparents' generation) worked it out quite simply: The torque generated is the...
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Oct 22, 2006
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Ok I see where you guys are coming from, build the wheel and then build the gernerator to suit the wheel. That makes sense, I'm not sure how I'll measure the...
Brian Schulz
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Oct 22, 2006
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Had a thought on this to share. What about a magnet on each spoke and a arc shaped panel with three or more coils on it mounted out near the edge where the...
Patrick L. McGillan
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Oct 22, 2006
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... Simple answer, as long as you build a non-cogging (windmill friendly) alternator, you can live with oversized. Remember that the torque to run an...
David G. LeVine
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Oct 23, 2006
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Hi, This is about "Tower Height and Location" problems in related to Small wind Turbine. I had personally experienced difficult time due to practical problems...
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