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|    Curious Engineer to gareth evans    |
|    Re: Flywheel -> high voltage, high frequ    |
|    24 Oct 21 06:55:07    |
      From: curiousengineer2000@gmail.com              On Sunday, October 24, 2021 at 2:16:49 PM UTC+3, gareth evans wrote:       > On 23/10/2021 20:33, Curious Engineer wrote:       > > I am looking into powering a high voltage, high frequency output (up to       20kV, 20kHz) with a sine wave signal from a flywheel that can spin at any       speed up to 50,000 RPM.       > > The output voltage and frequency is user defined and should remain       constant, although the flywheel's speed may change. Power output is in the kW       range. Of course, a high efficiency converting mechanical energy to electrical       energy is desirable.       > > Any suggestions on where/how to start?       > > Would it be better to try to design some clever mechanical gearing system       to deliver a constant output RPM regardless of input RPM, and then use that to       run an alternator?       > > Or would it be better to harvest the mechanical energy to electrical       energy at any RPM, and re-convert it to the signal I want?       > > What kind of signal generator is suitable for powers in the kW range?       Somehow I don't think an Arduino would cut it.       > Learn to walk before you try to run.              Apparently facetious humor is lost on the internet.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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