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Re: (ET) Another idea for an AC source?



Hey!  I might have learned something, but I will have to try it to be sure.  HMMI wonder what effect the start winding and start switch have on it?  Could the capacitor be put on the start winding instead of the switch to get more power out of it?   AHHH - More things to do - less time to do them.

Ralph

Christopher Zach wrote:
The key is capacitors and residual magnetism in the stator core. When you spin it up it will generate a very small charge, which can then charge up a bank of say 200mfd of motor run capacitors in parallel with the output. The caps then keep the field going.

If there is no residual magnetism you can "flash" it with a 1-2 second shot from a DC source (say an Elec-trak battery :-) Then it will be magnetized and will fire up. The way to lose the magnetism is to power it down with a load connected; to keep it you disconnect the load before powering down.

An excellent article is here:

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

Chris

Ralph G Vogan wrote:
How can an induction A.C. motor act as a generator?  They have no armature winding and any residue magnetism in the field will not create a current in the non-rotating field.
A a.c.-d.c. motor is a series motor.  It will output a uncontrolled d.c. voltage if used as a generator, If it outputs anything at all.
a three phase a.c. motor is also an induction motor.  If you put a.c. into one winding you will get a.c. out of the other windings if it is rotating, but it is just acting like a transformer not a generator.

Ralph V
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