The coils are configured this way to get the right impedance.
If I hooked all the coils in parallel then their resonant frequency would be too high and it would never reach 1 pulse per magnet pass and mechanical efficiency will be very low.
I was originally using a much finer wire and had the coils wired up as pairs (the coils opposite each other were wired in series, so 5 pairs in parallel) though I wasn't happy with the high resistance.
I haven't tried wiring ALL the coils in series yet, but I think that may be better when the generator is attached...
I should mention that this is experimental... it is not usually recommended to have separate coils in series and I believe it comes with a cost. If the coils are wired in series then their inductances need to be identical for the best charge rate. Unfortunately, mine aren't and I can see on the scope across the battery terminals how this has effected the spike. I really need to get an LC meter to get these coils matched...
Though this project is just to study the mechanical potential of the SSG I have another project which is designed for maximum charging efficiency.
All the coils on one side are bifilars (one power, one trigger) and all the coils on the other side are single-filar. All the coils on either side are wired in series in sets of five, and then both sides are wired in parallel. Tried using separate transistors for either side but for some reason the results were terrible so I wired both sides to the same transistor... I can't believe it works so well with just one transistor.
the shaft is 8mm diameter stainless steel. Unfortunately, it's magnetic stainless steel So that needs to be changed as well.
Oh, and the reason I have gone for such small coils is so they are fully immersed in the rotor magnet's magnetic field. Some may notice that they have very similar dimension to those recommended by Robert Adams
If I hooked all the coils in parallel then their resonant frequency would be too high and it would never reach 1 pulse per magnet pass and mechanical efficiency will be very low.
I was originally using a much finer wire and had the coils wired up as pairs (the coils opposite each other were wired in series, so 5 pairs in parallel) though I wasn't happy with the high resistance.
I haven't tried wiring ALL the coils in series yet, but I think that may be better when the generator is attached...
I should mention that this is experimental... it is not usually recommended to have separate coils in series and I believe it comes with a cost. If the coils are wired in series then their inductances need to be identical for the best charge rate. Unfortunately, mine aren't and I can see on the scope across the battery terminals how this has effected the spike. I really need to get an LC meter to get these coils matched...
Though this project is just to study the mechanical potential of the SSG I have another project which is designed for maximum charging efficiency.
All the coils on one side are bifilars (one power, one trigger) and all the coils on the other side are single-filar. All the coils on either side are wired in series in sets of five, and then both sides are wired in parallel. Tried using separate transistors for either side but for some reason the results were terrible so I wired both sides to the same transistor... I can't believe it works so well with just one transistor.
the shaft is 8mm diameter stainless steel. Unfortunately, it's magnetic stainless steel So that needs to be changed as well.
Oh, and the reason I have gone for such small coils is so they are fully immersed in the rotor magnet's magnetic field. Some may notice that they have very similar dimension to those recommended by Robert Adams
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