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WIND AND SOLAR POWER WORKSHOP JULY 2010
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John learning about the resistance that is created when power is being produced. It is easy to peddle until the wires from the PMA are connected to the battery. This demonstration helps our students to better understand that they need to correctly size the blades to the alternator. The wrong size of blades will cause the unit to stall. |
Adam and Mike teaching the class how coils and magnets work together to create electricity. |
Hoot turning the test stand. The movement of the magnets past the copper wire coils produces electricity. If you look at Mike's hands you can see the glow from the light bulb that he is holding. |
John, Mike S. and Jennifer picking out their alternators to work with. Each student takes apart a GM alternator. They put in new bearings, a new rectifier, a large very powerful magnet and a specially wound coil to create a Permanent Magnet Alternator. This is the type of PMA that we use in our Mallard LW wind generators.
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John taking apart an alternator |
Father and daughter team Mike S. and Jennifer. They took the workshop together. |
Taking apart alternators
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Tyrone and John working on their alternators. |
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Tyrone removing the rear bearing from the alternator that he was working on. |
John putting a new bearing in to the alternator casing |
Mike S working on a magnet rotor that will go inside of the PMA. |
Jennifer priming the rotor. The PMA is coated to protect it from the weather. |
Testing the PMA to be sure that everything is working properly after it has been built.
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Testing a PMA |
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