Go to Otherpower.com Home Page Go to Forcefield Shopping Cart Go to Wondermagnet.com Home Page
Front Page - [Homebrewed Electricity-- (wind) (solar) (hydro) (steam) (controls) (storage) (mechanical)] - Classifieds - Site News
Everything - Newbies - [Remote Living-- (housing) (heat) (light) (water)] - Rants & Opinion - Diaries - Our Products
Delco Generator low output | 25 comments (25 topical, editorial)
Re: Delco Generator low output (3.00 / 0) (#11)
by WindHarvester on Thu May 15th, 2008 at 12:43:15 PM MST
(User Info)

Well said Southbuck!

[ Parent ]


Re: Delco Generator low output (3.00 / 0) (#12)
by Flux on Thu May 15th, 2008 at 01:01:02 PM MST
(User Info)

Southbuck, just hang around and you will learn.

What you posted was voltage. You can get that at any speed from any quantity of magnets, the whole thing need only cost peanuts to generate volts.

What happens when you load it is a very different issue. When you produce a load curve of charge into a battery against speed and input power we shall have a good idea if your commercial built alternator is going to produce a good turbine.

The problems of low output that nmwindrider is having are typical of car alternator conversions and I am afraid that your alternator is not going to come out so well when you load it. You may be less tickled when you try to get real power out of it.

These little things are fine for small props and that means high winds to produce reasonable power. If you rate the thing in a 45mph wind it may be quite impressive but on the average site on the average day it may do very little.

There is no fundamental reason why you can't buy commercial things as cheaply as producing your own, they have the advantage of quantity purchase. What you pay for self build largely is determined by what you get cheap. If you go out to buy everything You may find the commercial price lower. If the end result is not satisfactory then you may not be better off.

There are a few reasonable quality Chinese import PMAs at very reasonable price and if I was going to buy something I would go that route rather than something based on a car alternator, but we all have our opinions and make our choices. I look forward to your experience with this thing so stick around and let us know the final verdict.

Flux

[ Parent ]



Re: Delco Generator low output (3.00 / 0) (#17)
by TheCasualTraveler (a.miklos@yahoo.com) on Thu May 15th, 2008 at 03:50:21 PM MST
(User Info) http://thecasualtraveler.com/wind.htm

Flux, you wrote,

""There are a few reasonable quality Chinese import PMAs at very reasonable price and if I was going to buy something I would go that route rather than something based on a car alternator""

I've read posts from you along those lines several times and just have to ask which PMA's you are talking about? Please know I won't take what you say as any sort of endorsement, guarantee or the like but just an opinion. I have wondered if this one from WindBlue might be OK.

http://www.windbluepower.com/Permanent_Magnet_Alternator_Wind_Blue_Low_Wind_p/dc-540.htm
Andy
[ Parent ]



Re: Delco Generator low output (3.00 / 0) (#19)
by elvin1949 (elvin1949@yahoo.com) on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 12:16:42 AM MST
(User Info)

Andy
 It is an automotive alt. modded  I.E. GM_DELCO.
Not a good choice for wind.
later
Elvin

[ Parent ]


Re: Delco Generator low output (3.00 / 0) (#20)
by Flux on Fri May 16th, 2008 at 01:20:15 AM MST
(User Info)

No that is a car alternator.

I have tested a nice alternator from Ginlong technology or something that was well made and seemed like a nice choice for about 8ft. They have others intended for grid tie.

I don't know of the source, one off cost would be prohibitive, but in reasonable quantity the price was very reasonable.  This was a test sample so I can't comment on general availability.

Flux

[ Parent ]



Delco Generator low output | 25 comments (25 topical, 0 editorial)

Menu
· create account
· How to use the board
· FAQs
· search the board
· Google search the board
· Old Otherpower Board

Login
Make a new account
Username:
Password:

Powered by Scoop
You must be a registered user to post here. It's easy and free, and the link is on the upper right side of your page.
All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective companies. Postings are owned by the poster, but may be deleted or moved at the ADMIN's sole discretion. The Rest © 2003 Forcefield.
You can Email the board ADMIN here. PLEASE include the username you signed up with!