| I want to make more changes to my turbine. I just bench tested it and found it has a cut in at approx. 120 RPM +/- I think this is probably close to optimum for the low winds in my area. It charges a little bit into 12 V batteries, and often, as opposed to a little more, into 24 Volts but not so often at the higher cut in and over all I think I am ahead with slow and steady. I do however want to tweak it for more power and want to try dual rotor but I think that would increase the voltage per RPM and cause it to cut in at a lower speed, possibly stalling the blades which are 64" pvc.
QUESTION - Am I correct in thinking that adding a second rotor would lower cut in?
I don't think you need the other specs for that but they are 12 pole, 8" rotor, 9 coils, 120 turns #22 wired star.
Next Question,
If you had 2 turbines, ALL things identical except for the gauge of the wire in the coils (disregarding the physical restraints of coil size and larger wire) would the turbine with the larger wire have a differant cut in speed? I believe I am correct in saying they would both produce the same OPEN voltage at the same RPM but I wonder, once a load is applied, would the turbine with larger wire and the potential of more current need more wind power to reach cut in? Could it be that cut in would be the same RPM but you would need more wind for the machine with larger wire to reach cut in at that RPM?
Thank you, I'll hang up and take the answer off the air...
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