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Re: Low RPM Generator

12/08/2007 11:21 AM

Johnny,

If you already have a 6000 watt inverter designed to work from a 12V battery system I would assume you expect the Permanent magnet generator to feed this battery bank.

Have you got a design (circuit schematic) for a regulator suitable for working with a PM generator and capable of handling the wide range input voltages you will see under varying wind speeds? The report in the URL link only deals with a proof of concept. It omits the entire isssue of how to regulate it.

Secondly, a 6000 watt inverter will have a measureable idling current . From everything I have read about this proposed unit, you are only going to get around 700 watts or so. Not exactly a good match with a 6000 wat inverter. You are going to see unacceptable losses in the system.

You will have to build a wind generator suitable for charging a 12V battery bank directly. Otherwise it will not be compatible with your inverter. If your inverter is a commercial design, then it wil have a high voltage alarm circuit set around 15V to protect itself and the battery from damage. If your wind generator output voltage exceeds 15V then the inverter will shut down as a protective measure. Did you take this into consideration in your planning?

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