The new design did not cog. Canceling the cogging also canceled the power. Knowing there was ample power that was waiting to be harnessed; Shepard realized coils of wire had to be connected in such a way as to use the energy differently. Virtually all commercial permanent magnet generators (PMG) are variations of the ubiquitous generators without magnets wire wound that – – are in everything from power plants to your family car. Wire wound generators often claim high efficiency, but fail to mention over 30% of the mechanical energy applied is wasted creating the magnetic field necessary to make electricity. Thus, today’s wire wound generators are only about 60% efficient. Whether an engine, water wheel, wind turbine, or any other motive force is turning the generator; 40% of the energy applied is wasted. Current PMGs are 3 phase and mimic wire wound generators. What Shepard did is wire his generator as a 9 phase generator. With 3 phases, there are 3 power pulses per revolution. With 9 phases, there are 9 evenly spaced power pulses per revolution. The width of gaps between pulses determines efficiency. The wider the gap the lower is the efficiency. The 9 phase configuration resulted in the power he had hoped for. To verify this power, Shepard demonstrated the generator at Aeronautical University. The results were so impressive that Shepard had the generator independently tested by Advanced Energy in Raleigh, NC. Their testing showed the generator was 92.3% efficient at converting mechanical energy into electrical energy. Not satisfied, Shepard realized the generator had more potential. He added a second generator to the same shaft but altered it so the power pulses of the second generator occurred in between the pulses of the first generator. The new configuration meant there were 18 evenly spaced pulses per revolution. This resulted in a patent being granted for the configuration, the wiring, and associated design elements.
The new design did not cog. Canceling the cogging also canceled the power. Knowing there was ample power that was waiting to be harnessed; Shepard realized coils of wire had to be connected in such a way as to use the energy differently. Virtually all commercial permanent magnet generators (PMG) are variations of the ubiquitous generators without magnets – wire wound – that are in everything from power plants to your family car. Wire wound generators often claim high efficiency, but fail to mention over 30% of the mechanical energy applied is wasted creating the magnetic field necessary to make electricity. Thus, today’s wire wound generators are only about 60% efficient. Whether an engine, water wheel, wind turbine, or any other motive force is turning the generator; 40% of the energy applied is wasted. Current PMGs are 3 phase and mimic wire wound generators. What Shepard did is wire his generator as a 9 phase generator. With 3 phases, there are 3 power pulses per revolution. With 9 phases, there are 9 evenly spaced power pulses per revolution. The width of gaps between pulses determines efficiency. The wider the gap the lower is the efficiency. The 9 phase configuration resulted in the power he had hoped for. To verify this power, Shepard demonstrated the generator at Aeronautical University. The results were so impressive that Shepard had the generator independently tested by Advanced Energy in Raleigh, NC. Their testing showed the generator was 92.3% efficient at converting mechanical energy into electrical energy. Not satisfied, Shepard realized the generator had more potential. He added a second generator to the same shaft but altered it so the power pulses of the second generator occurred in between the pulses of the first generator. The new configuration meant there were 18 evenly spaced pulses per revolution. This resulted in a patent being granted for the configuration, the wiring, and associated design elements.
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