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Generators
OpenEnergyMonitor
Written by Tecknomancer   
Monday, 02 January 2012 14:56
This is a project to develop and build open-source energy monitoring, control and analysis tools for energy efficiency and distributed renewable generation.Our main focus at the moment is developing an end-to-end open-source energy monitoring system that is Arduino IDE compatible. 
 
8000watt DC generator or 10hp motor Wind turbine
Written by Tecknomancer   
Wednesday, 18 May 2011 13:11

8000watt DC

Alternator or 10HP motor
 
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AC induction test rig
Written by Tecknomancer   
Sunday, 25 July 2010 19:09
This is a bench test rig for a AC polyphase induction generator
 
Induction Generators
Written by Tecknomancer   
Monday, 15 March 2010 11:48
AC electric motor acting as a generator No Way you say but its true, I'm including a link to a study done my the DOE  U.S. Department of Energy An induction generator is a type of electrical generator that is mechanically and electrically similar to a polyphase induction motor. Induction generators produce electrical power when their shaft is rotated faster than the synchronous frequency of the equivalent induction motor. Induction generators are often used in wind turbines and some micro hydro installations due to their ability to produce useful power at varying rotor speeds. Induction generators are mechanically and electrically simpler than other generator types. They are also more rugged, requiring no brushes or commutators. Induction generators are not self-exciting, meaning they require an external supply to produce a rotating magnetic flux. The external supply can be supplied from the electrical grid or from the generator itself, once it starts producing power. The rotating magnetic flux from the stator induces currents in the rotor, which also produces a magnetic field. If the rotor turns slower than the rate of the rotating flux, the machine acts like an induction motor. If the rotor is turned faster, it acts like a generator, producing power at the synchronous frequency. In induction generators the magnetising flux is established by a capacitor bank connected to the machine in case of stand alone system and in case of grid connection it draws magnetising current from the grid. It is mostly suitable for wind generating stations as in this case speed is always a variable factor.
            DOE Study PDF and here is another nice on about control   Control of a Polyphase Generator
                                     
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A WTF moment
Thursday, 07 August 2008 21:26

kind of unbelievable but hey WTF it was worth a look Smile it seems to be powering the lightbulb as well as its own pump

 


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