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I want to build a porter governor to control the speed of a shaft via a varible dia double cone pulley. The speed range to be considered is b/w 250-750 rpm. I would like to know the equations involved. My textbook provides theoretical equations, I would be obliged if I could get the actual...

I am considering the idea of making a small scale wind turbine for my final year B.Tech project. I have run into a roadblock, I have to maintain the generator at a relatively constant speed. I was thinking of 2 parallel shafts one from the Turbine blades coupled via a CVT to the shaft to the...