Is My Stepper Motor Wind Generator Output Too High?

[wmingin]

Hello Wizards!

I'm trying to use a stepper motor as a wind powered generator.

I connected some resistors to one coil of the motor, and turned the motor with a drill,

while reading the voltages.

The power ( watts ) number I came up with seems too high.

Am I missing something?

Thanks!

Bill
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[Baluncore]

You have 14.142 VAC across A1-A3.
You have a load of 21.6 ohm across A1-A3.
The current is therefore ( 14.142 volt / 21.6 ohm) = 0.6547 amp RMS
Power is ( 14.142 volt * 0.6547 amp ) = 9.26 watt

So where did you get your 10.1 amp from ?
Because a stepper motor produces pulses you may be reading the peak current.

[edited to fix equation]