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Old 01-05-2011, 06:43 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ConnClark View Post
Okay there is nothing new about his idea....

Same problem exists too. Turbos spin at 100,000+ rpm. Alternators spin at 6000 rpm max.

There is a company that is marketing a design and the only way they are getting around the problems is a custom alternator driven by a rather large turbine.
No offense but why does an electric producing body have to be an alternator?

An antique solid state magneto like device could make current at very hi RPM and be built into the shaft, no brushes = better
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