Hi, increased the mass on the support arms. Acts more like a flywheel. At higher RPM's there is some scary large forces at work. Is it correct to say the more mass on the support arm it will store more power that is generated from the plant gears?
Relationships I have noticed:
1.greater mass on the support arms the smoother it operates
2.counter torque most be applied to the crank as the planet gear mass moves toward the center and released as the mass moves
away from the center, if timing of the counter torque is off it start to stall
3. will not operate if the support arms RPM is slow
For this device to be useful, it is going to need a controller board. Two inputs, one to read RPM's of the support arms and one to detect the position of the planet gear weight as it starts to move toward the center. Two outputs to control the electromagnets that will drive a pendulum that will be connected to the crank arm. There maybe a purely mechanical solution, but I can not think of it.... Controller board will be a good winter project.