PART 5 THE GREEN MACHINE AXIAL FLUX ALTERNATOR REBUILD

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HELLO AGAIN, WELCOME TO PART 5.
IN THIS VIDEO WE EXPLAIN THE BASICS OF HOW THE AXIAL FLUX TERMINALS OF THE GREEN MACHINE ARE SET UP. THEN WE WIRE IT UP.
WE ALSO SHOW THE 3 PHASE DIODE BRIDGE RECTIFIER, AND HOW IT WORKS, AND HOW IT IS CONNECTED.
THE WE EXPLAIN THE WIRING CONFIGURATIONS OF STAR AND DELTA. YOU CAN RELAX,... I DIDNT SHOW HOW TO CONNECT IT AS A VOLTAGE ADDER. AFTER ALL IS CONNECTED IN STAR CONFIGURATION, I CRANK THE ROTOR TO TEST FOR HOW MANY RPMs IT TAKES TO ACHIVE 12 VOLTS. THEN I CRANK IT UP FOR 120 RPMs. ALMOST 20 VOLTS. WWWEEEE!
THEN I SWITCH OVER TO AMPERAGE AND CONNECT THE METER IN SERIES. I SHOW THAT IT IS VERY HARD TO CRANK NOW. AND I SHOW HOW MUCH WORK IT TAKES TO GET 2 AMPS. LESS THAN 60 RPMs.
THEN I SHOW HOW EASY THE ROTOR TURNS WITHOUT A LOAD. AND HOW FAST IT STOPS WHEN IT IS SHORTED OUT. AND ONE LAST DEMO.... EVEN WITH IT SHORTED OUT, THE ROTOR CAN STILL BE TURNED VERY SLOW WITYH JUST THE WEIGHT OF AN EXTRA NUT ON ONE OF THE LUG ALLTHREADS.
I WAS WELL PLEASED AT THE FACT THAT IT SPUN LIKE A BICYCLE WHEEL, UNTIL IT HAD AMPS DRAWN FROM IT.
THANKS FOR WATCHING.
MUDDy

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  • if i where to build one just for charging battery's say 12Volt 368ah what do i need in way of volts and current in dc? is volts over amps? grate work by the way i love all your video's and have subscribed many thanks.

  • @camomantube OK LETS LOOK AT IT BY POWER STORAGE.. 368 AMP HOURS DIVIDED BY 24 HOURS = 15.3 AMPS EACH HOUR. TIMES 12 VOLTS = 184 WATTS.

    THE WIND TURBINES' OPEN VOLTAGE SHOULD BE ABOUT 4 OR 5 VOLTS OVER THE BATTERY VOLTAGE AT 8 TO 9 MPH WINDS. A NEW AUTOMOTIVE BATTERYS' VOLTAGE IS USUALLY 13.8 VOLTS NEW. THAT WOULD DROP IT DOWN TO 13.333 AMPS. BUT IF YOU USED 2 BATTERIES IN SERIES. THE AMPERAGE WOULD BE CUT IN HALF. AND STILL HAVE 4.416 K.WATT HOURS IN A DAY.

  • Nice gen Scott. Big enough blades and you'll get lots of current. I see you could use a little help with welding :O) See my friend Jody's weldingtipsandtricksdotcom website. He has lots of great videos on welding. I've learned a lot from him.

  • @valveman12 THANKS, I WATCH HIS VIDEOs. GOOD CAMERA ANGLES TOO.

    MUDDy

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  • @DiyEcoProjects YUP! TO MAKE THE QUIET BLADES, 1( SMOOTH ROUNDED LEADING EDGE. 2)SMOOTH EVEN SURFACE. 3) NO CONCAVED OR VERY LITTLE CONCAVE CURVES ON WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE FLAT SIDE. (THAT IS THE SIDE THAT FACES THE WIND) AND 4) SHARPEN THE TRAILING EDGE.

    MUDDy

  • @muddymuddymuddmann ah see... ok lol, so the hand drills out boo!. BUT on the plus side no cogging then. Been looking into making simple biogas, the gas could drive a conventional gas generator + this build... We have a lot of wind in th UK, but we live far to close to neughbours. Are there ways of making quieter blades, or making them spin quieter?

  • @itsandbits1 YA SHE'S A REAL SWEET GENNY, IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO ADJUST THE GAP. IF THE BLADE STALLS OUT, THEN ALL YOU NEED TO DO, IS ADJUST THE GAP A BIT WIDER, OR LENGTHEN THE POWER FEAD LINES TO THE BATTERY BANK. THIS LETS THE ROTORS SPIN A BIT FASTER RPM PER VOLT, AND THE WIND CATCHES THE BLADES A BIT MORE, AND SHE PUTS OUT EVEN MORE THAN BEFORE. NO LOSS IN EFFICIENCY.

    MUDDy

  • @DiyEcoProjects ZERO COGGING. THATS THE GOOD PART. THE EVEN BETTER PART IS THAT THE 3 ROTOR AND 4 OR 5 ROTOR MODELS HAVE BEEN MADE BEFORE. THEY DO NICELY. STILL NO COGGING.

    EVEN BETTER... YOU CAN ADJUST THE SECOND, THIRD AND FORTH STATORS SO THAT YOU HAVE MANY MORE PHASES FOR ALMOST PURE DC OUTPUT. STILL ZERO COGGING, ZERO EDDY CURRENTS, AND ZERO LENS LOSSES. BAD NEWS. NO MOTORS, ALTERNATORS, OR BATTERIES ARE 100% EFFICIENT. MECHANICAL TO ELECTRIC TO STORAGE TO MECHANICAL LOSSES ARE CUMULATIVE.

  • @peppino66castro ON A VAWT.... ANYWHERE FROM 500 TO 700 WATTS. ON A HAWT, ANYWHERE FROM 750 TO 900. BUT THAT'S JUST MY GUESS. IT'S JUST A PROTOTYPE WITH ALMOST NO TESTING.

    MUDDy

  • @LIANI347 HEY LIANI347, THANKS FOR THE BIG HEAD SWELLING COMPLIMENTS. AND FOR SEEING THE HOURS SPENT WORKING OFF CAMERA. I LOVE BOOMERS MIG, AND HIS TIG, AND THE BIG SPARKLY ARC WELDER TOO. HECK I LOVE ALL OF BOOMERS TOYS.

    THE CAMERA IS A SONY DSC-V1 MPEG MOVIE VX WITH SMART ZOOM, NIGHT SHOT, NIGHT FRAMING,4 X OPTICAL ZOOM,CYBER SHOT 5.0 MEGA PIXELS. WE INHERITED IT FROM MELISSAS' MOM.

    IT'S OLD, BUT I CHECKED IT OUT ON THE WEB. IT SOLD FOR ABOUT 600 BUCKS.

    MUDDy

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