> -----Original Message----- > Any such machine that does use an automotive type alternator will have a > problem of only producing significants power in pretty high winds >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> snip <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< > What's more such tech is relatively heavy and inefficient compared to > modern wind generator tech. > > Most modern wind gennys do not use anything that is very close to a > modern auto set up, as they use compact high output low speed units that > have stationary multipole windings for the field and rotating perment > magnets, so are brushless. The comutating, rectification, and switch > mode regulation are often done internally (as in all Air Marine models) > and the generator that is designed to be used with this circuit to > produce correct output (some are made with built in 'electronic braking' > that will not work correctly without the proper 'brains' to control it).
REPLY Hi Ken, I'm in the process of educating myself on Wind generators. I realized they used PM not field coils so how do they regulate the output properly to avoid over charging a battery. One solution I have seen described is to simply dump the output into a big resistor they call a diversion load. Surely there are more sophisticated methods available than that. What is the best website for getting real information on how the regulation is done? Do any of the manufacturers use adjustable pitched props. regards Arild _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
