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chainsaw

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« on: February 16, 2006, 12:09:23 PM »
I need advice of most efficient way to wire small hydro alternator. Am building a dual rotor axial alternator. Will be located 300 ft from existing 24v battery bank. Should the alternator be wound for 24v or (48v with transformer to reduce back to charging voltage) 3 phase with rectification at battery? If so how do you determine the wire size for the 300 ft run of unrectified current? Or would it be better to have 48v with rectification at the alternator?
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wdyasq

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Re: hyro
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2006, 05:24:24 AM »
I love these things - I've half decided what I want to do, Now I'll get approval.  BUT, I won't give enough information for anybody with half a brain to help me.


Then again, if one could get 240 or 480 volt current and ~50-60Hz they could use thin, available wire going to the battery bank.  The coils would be easy to wind as they would just be more turns of a thinner wire than 24V or 48V would be.  And, transformers are available to knock down 240V and 480V to 24V.


Gee, I wonder how much power is going to be generated?  


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