renewable energy faq

[kurt]

When new people find fieldlines.com they inevitably ask pretty much the same questions so this is an attempt to provide links to those questions in one easily found place

The most often asked question is probably "can I use a car alternator, induction motor, ect.  For an alternator for a wind turbine. The link below should cover your questions on this matter quite well.

http://www.otherpower.com/otherpower_wind_alternators.html

The second most asked question is probably about controlling voltages to the batteries in a wind system for example "how do I keep my 30v tape drive motor from frying my 12v battery bank." The batteries will pull the generator voltage down to their charging voltage until they are full then the power needs to be diverted somewhere else. That is the job of a diversion charge controller.  

http://www.bioelectrifier.com/charge.htm

http://www.homepower.com/files/shuntregulator18.pdf

http://www.xantrex.com/products/supercat.asp?did=333

Number three most asked is probably what kind of batteries should I use or some variation of the same.

http://www.otherpower.com/otherpower_battery.html

Probably not one of the most asked about subjects but should be is Efficient Lighting.

http://www.otherpower.com/otherpower_lighting.html


You can get good information on solar here.

http://www.otherpower.com/otherpower_solar.html

Here are some good links on hydro

http://www.otherpower.com/otherpower_hydro.html

http://home.carolina.rr.com/unclejoe/menu.html#Hydraulic%20Water%20Turbines

http://www.lcs.net/users/pinecrest/text/hydro.htm

http://myhydro.freeservers.com/

Good links on internal combustion generators

http://www.otherpower.com/otherpower_gas.html

http://theepicenter.com/tow02077.html

http://www.qsl.net/ns8o/welcome.html

http://www.webpal.org/
webpal/b_recovery/3_alternate_energy/electricity/lawnmower/generator/
generator.htm

http://www.homepower.com/files/mark8.pdf

if you have not looked through the otherpower.com main page links yet I would highly recommend that you do so.  

http://www.otherpower.com/otherpowerfront.shtml  

(links are at the bottom of the page)



overunity link

href="http://phact.org/e/z/freewire.htm">http://phact.org/e/z/freewire.htm

[Norm]

   Excellent job Kurt...I could never do something like this...takes to much self-discipline I'd get side-tracked on the first link.(:>) Norm.

[JW]

This is some very useful info you have provided Kurt. Thank you, I am in the process of designing a "Dual Rotor Machine" to replace my automotive type alternator, in the app I'm working with.

-JW