Faroun Savonius Wind Turbine

Step 7 Generator

this is the tricky part.

i have 3 ideas, one is to pully a pm alternator to shaft, 2nd is to mount the pm alternator to the disc diameter using v belt or timming belt, 3rd is to make my own generator using the top aluminum disc to hold the neo magnets and be the Rotor and place another disc on top facing the magnets and on it will be the Coils and that will be the Stator

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There is a company call AIR that makes the countrys best selling small wind turbuine there neodenium generator is designed to produce electricity from the wind. it has proven track record and is available seperately from the HAWT the one i'm speaking of costs five hundred fifty dollar of turbine complete how much the generator cost seperately i'm not shure. Designing the generator into the turbine eliminates the loses due to gear reduction or transfeer through belts or chains so direct drive is the solution. One fan type HAWT has the generator built into the tips of the fan turbine. In addition to your existing bearings on both ends of the shafting one might look at reducing friction further by the inclusion of sapphire bearing points. this or other hard materials could greatly reduce friction. Every one really wants a levatating savanious rotor so if we can get one thats made foam core protected like a surfboard with firberglass and levitated and so lightweight a slight breese with turn it then it's a go