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unkachuck

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15. "...the design totally eliminates transmissions..."

Reply to FourScore (Original post)

Tue Dec 27, 2011, 11:09 PM

Dec 2011

....wouldn't you still need a transmission to step up the blades' rpm for generator? If not, wouldn't the generator grow in size in order to be able to produce power at low blade rpm?

....I can see by switching the generators' coils/load to track the blade output more efficiently could reduce the transmission load at low and intermediate rpm, but wouldn't you still need a transmission?

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"...the design totally eliminates transmissions..." unkachuck Dec 2011 #15

Check out the link in my post below Gregorian Dec 2011 #18

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Here's a good explanation of how it works Gregorian Dec 2011 #17

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