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Polyphasic multi-coil generator

  • US 9,584,056 B2
  • Filed: 02/20/2014
  • Issued: 02/28/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating a generator, said generator comprising:

  • a driveshaft;

    a first rotor rotatable by said driveshaft, said first rotor having a first array of magnets mounted thereon;

    a first stator having a first plurality of electrically conductive coils mounted thereon, wherein rotation of said first rotor relative to said first stator induces a current in at least some of said electrically conductive coils;

    said method comprising controlling an output voltage of said generator by dynamically modifying an electrical connection between coils of said first plurality of electrically conductive coils;

    wherein said first plurality of electrically conductive coils are grouped into a plurality of stages, each stage comprising at least one electrically conductive coil, wherein rotational resistance for rotating said driveshaft increases when each stage is electrically energized from an open to a closed circuit, said method further comprising selectively electrically energizing each of said stages to increase the rotational resistance for rotating said driveshaft when said driveshaft rotates at a predetermined rotational speed.

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