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Outer and Inner ring of Magnets | 14 comments (14 topical, editorial)
Re: Outer and Inner ring of Magnets (3.00 / 0) (#7)
by Flux on Wed Aug 20th, 2008 at 12:54:56 PM MST
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Yes, the only way round it would be to use laminated components for the coil backing, not solid steel plate.

You could use tape wound toroidal cores but the cost would be far more than any saving in magnets.

If you could live with a fair bit of no load loss you could use rolls of crate banding strip or mild steel. Using poor iron in this type of alternator defeats most of the gain, it is nothing more than a double version of the single rotor design that was common a while ago. It would in fact be cheaper and better to mount he magnets on a steel disc and make it single rotor rather than have series air gaps and twice as much laminated core material.

Flux

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Re: Outer and Inner ring of Magnets (3.00 / 0) (#11)
by KilroyOdin on Wed Aug 20th, 2008 at 08:27:45 PM MST
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Hi, no disrespect intented, but toroidal cores do not work.

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Outer and Inner ring of Magnets | 14 comments (14 topical, 0 editorial)

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