If you can turn a wrench and operate an electric drill, you can build this simple generator in two days. Turn a car alternator into a homemade wind turbine by building this cheap and easy DIY wind ...

Wind Engineering, Vol. 19, No. 6 (1995), pp. 303-324 (22 pages) Based on the optimal shaft speed control concept for wind turbines, this paper develops an algorithm and controller structure to ...

SAE Transactions, Vol. 109, SECTION 7: JOURNAL OF PASSENGER CARS: ELECTRONIC AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS (2000), pp. 498-512 (15 pages) A 3.4 kW, 42 V permanent magnet alternator based high power ...

The charging system in a car is often the most confusing part of the whole electrical system, but its purpose is actually pretty easy to understand. There are three main components in a charging ...