With a battery to kick it off?
On Mon, Sep 19, 2022 at 6:05 PM Bob Higgins <[email protected]> wrote: > It probably allows it to be a self-excited alternator - like most > automotive alternators. The reliable rotary contact will eliminate the > wear factor in using the self-excited technology most likely. It will > require more copper, but no rare earth magnets. > > On Mon, Sep 19, 2022 at 3:41 PM Terry Blanton <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/new-method-could-change-way-wind-turbines-generate-electricity >> >> How does this work without a magnetic field? I'm still reviewing the >> patent: >> >> >> https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/5f/e6/0e/649e2cfffcaa70/US8585413.pdf >> >> Granted in 2013 but only making the news now??? WTF? >> >> Looks like the secret lies in the way a homopolar generator works. I >> think. >> >
