Talk:Cow Power

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This looks really ingenious! --Tomhannen 16:50, 3 January 2008 (EST)

Alternators

Great stuff Arjun. How are you ‘starting’ the alternator? Are you using a car battery or one of the laptops to put a current through the field coil?

Also how is a voltage being fed back to the alternator to regulate the output?

You’ll find some really practical advice regarding alternators on this webpage. JoshSeal 14:05, 4 January 2008 (EST)

Excess Power

In many systems where power is being produced and recharging batteries a diversion load is required to prevent overcharging of batteries. A diversion load is basically a big heating coil which dissipates excess energy. Is something like this required for alternators? JoshSeal 14:05, 4 January 2008 (EST)

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