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10 kW Permanent Magnet Generator

10kW Design The 10kW permanent magnet generator finds its applications in residential houses on country sides, farming sites, small business setups etc. This has empowered owners to a great extent to reduce utility bills. Other than these, 10kW wind turbine setups are very famous in telecom sector, on or off...

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MPPT Example

Example of Maximum Power Point Tracking Imagine a conventional controller (non MPPT) that connects the alternator (75W) to the battery (12V) to charge a discharged battery. This makes the permanent magnet alternator operate at the battery voltage which may not be the ideal voltage at which the module is...

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Max Power output of wind PMG with MPPT

Maximum Power Point Tracking or MPPT is an electronic system that allows grid tie inverters and battery chargers to get maximum power from the electricity source. These sources can be solar panels or other renewable sources like wind that is used by permanent magnet alternators. MPPT is a technique through...

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Pension funds: Latest investor in the wind energy sector

Wind energy companies seek to develop more and more operational wind energy projects and farms every year. Many nations have now pledged to get a major portion of their power from renewable sources of energy like wind, water etc. but funds for these projects are huge and large companies...

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Grid Tie Inverter – I

The Grid Tie Inverter or Synchronous Inverter is a special type of power inverter that converts DC electricity into alternating current. A special feature of these types of inverters is that they can feed AC into the existing electrical grid. GTIs are often used to convert DC electricity produced...

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Small Wind Industry moves towards higher kilowatts

Power generation for the small wind industry is experiencing a change. The demand for higher power turbines is increasing in many markets all around the world. Demand is moving from less than 1kw to 5kw and higher. These are generally for home purposes or businesses. Typically the speed of...

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Wind Mill Designing with Permanent Magnet Generators -III

In this post we will discuss two features of windmill installation; Speed And Temperature. These play very important role in deciding what will the output be. Following two notes on these factors will give a good idea regarding these considerations. Speed Start-up Speed– The speed at which the blades begin...

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Efficiency Tests

Impressive Efficiency Results obtained during tests conducted by PM Generators Ltd. PM Generators Ltd. is best known for its world class permanent magnet alternators and best quality products. PM Generators Ltd. has further taken steps to maintain their competency in the industry by conducting efficiency tests the results of which...

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Materials for Wind Permanent Magnet Generators

Magnets Grade: The grade of a magnet refers to the maximum energy product of the material that composes the magnet. In simple terms it is to tell how strong the magnet is. The higher the grade the stronger the magnet is. Unit of energy product is Gauss. Sintered Nd-Fe-B will...

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Materials for Wind Permanent Magnet Generators

Bearings To get the correct efficiency one has to make sure that all the necessary measures are taken, like using the correct type of bearings. Commonly used sealed ball bearings should be correct in size and be able to withstand axial loads. Sealed Ball Bearings This type of bearing covers the balls...

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