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...
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jim barr
wandana@...
Feb 1, 2003 8:51 pm
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...
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charles ronse
ronse0
Feb 1, 2003 8:51 pm
More about induction machines. What is efficient/inefficient concerning induction machines? Some numbers: The efficiency that can be obtained with direct...
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garciah
garciah@...
Feb 2, 2003 2:21 am
JIM: Your YES, does not say anything, what about if you "detail" your YES. Nando ... From: "jim barr" <wandana@...> To:...
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rocksideschool@...
william_malton
Feb 3, 2003 10:57 am
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...
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Hugh
scoraigwind
Feb 4, 2003 3:35 am
... yes it would be nice but not does not yet. Sorry :-) -- Hugh hugh@... http://www.scoraigwind.co.uk/ [Non-text portions of this message have...
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Viv Rendall
vivianr@...
Feb 4, 2003 4:16 am
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...
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Nelson
nstevens@...
Feb 4, 2003 4:16 am
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...
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Andre' Blanchard ...
andre_54005
Feb 4, 2003 4:18 am
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...
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Bert Menkveld
bmenkveld
Feb 4, 2003 4:18 am
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...
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M.S. Dickerson <ms...
msdickerson
Feb 4, 2003 6:48 pm
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...
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Henry duPont
offshorebi
Feb 5, 2003 1:13 pm
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...
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stronghearted_1 <s...
stronghearted_1
Feb 5, 2003 1:49 pm
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...
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garciah
garciah@...
Feb 5, 2003 1:50 pm
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...
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olivierkrug <o.kru...
olivierkrug
Feb 5, 2003 1:50 pm
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...
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Robert W. Preus
rwpreus@...
Feb 5, 2003 5:28 pm
... 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...
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J.P.Sayler & Associates
windpowr@...
Feb 6, 2003 4:31 am
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...
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berndawgca <bernda...
berndawgca
Feb 6, 2003 4:31 am
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....
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Paul Gipe
pgipe2000
Feb 6, 2003 4:31 am
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...
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Andy Kruse
andy@...
Feb 6, 2003 5:44 am
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...
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Andy Kruse
andy@...
Feb 6, 2003 1:54 pm
... From: Hugh [mailto:yahoo@...] Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 5:17 AM To: Andy Kruse; 'Paul Gipe'; awea-wind-home@yahoogroups.com Subject:...
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Andy Kruse
andy@...
Feb 6, 2003 10:38 pm
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 ...
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Hugh
scoraigwind
Feb 7, 2003 1:16 am
... 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...
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Makarand Lokhande
makarandpower
Feb 7, 2003 1:16 am
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...
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Michael Adkins
michaelscott...
Feb 7, 2003 1:16 am
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...
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Paul Gipe
pgipe2000
Feb 7, 2003 1:17 am
... 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 ...
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M.S. Dickerson <ms...
msdickerson
Feb 7, 2003 1:17 am
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 ...
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Art Toy <arttoy@.....
swmiwindnsolar
Feb 7, 2003 1:17 am
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...
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Derek
derek@...
Feb 7, 2003 1:17 am
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...
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johnjrhg <johnjrhg...
johnjrhg
Feb 7, 2003 1:18 am
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...