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I have a decent background in generators and my brother had an idea for building one he wants me to help him out. Without getting into specifics, it would be a natural energy generator integrated into his home electrical system. I have run into some issues though as i am more familiar with shipboard generating and electricity than household electricity. and as far as designing generators goes i have no experience. i have decided to go with a permenent magnet synchronous generator. my more simple questions are as follows:
what is the best way to incorporate small amounts of generated power into a household electrical system?
are lagging or leading power factors going to have an affect on the equipment powered?
is one capacitor per phase the only way to store this ac power?
how do i maintain the output frequency at around 60hz if the input from nature is variable?
the permanent magnet rotor will be small, maybe 3 inches, how much voltage can i realistically expect to generate?
sorry for the length and i appreciate any help i can get, i doubt anyone has all the answers but if you have experience with this sort of thing please let me know