Help with this Brushless Generator Design Please

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The discussion focuses on designing a brushless generator using concentric rings of magnets and coils, with each ring functioning as an individual generator. The user seeks advice on connecting the three outputs into one, despite varying power levels from each ring. There is a need to determine the polarity of the magnets, which will be alternately oriented. The user is open to more efficient arrangements of the magnets and is considering potential changes to the inner ring due to hub stiffness issues. Overall, the design aims to optimize power generation while addressing structural challenges.
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Hi, my first post here, thanks for checking it out!

I am trying to design a generator, which is a mix of several design's I like, based on the attached sketch which indicates layout of magnets and coils...
These components are layed out in concentric rings, the coils of each ring wired as an individual generator... I would like to connect these 3 outputs into one, is this possible? Each ring will produce different levels of power, although I've not done any calcs on potential outputs etc...
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AxeGrinder said:
Summary:: Hi, my first post here, thanks for checking it out!

I am trying to design a generator, which is a mix of several design's I like, based on the attached sketch which indicates layout of magnets and coils...
These components are layed out in concentric rings, the coils of each ring wired as an individual generator... I would like to connect these 3 outputs into one, is this possible? Each ring will produce different levels of power, although I've not done any calcs on potential outputs etc...

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I think we need to know the polarity of the magnets.
 
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tech99 said:
I think we need to know the polarity of the magnets.

The magnets will be oriented N/S alternately (I thought this was a constant, however, if there are more efficient arrangements, I'm all ears), and I think will shift one "step" for each ring
 
It is possible the inner ring will change drastically or even be eliminated, as the stiffness of the hub will be an issue
 
I am trying to understand how transferring electric from the powerplant to my house is more effective using high voltage. The suggested explanation that the current is equal to the power supply divided by the voltage, and hence higher voltage leads to lower current and as a result to a lower power loss on the conductives is very confusing me. I know that the current is determined by the voltage and the resistance, and not by a power capability - which defines a limit to the allowable...

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