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Brewser
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Joined: 19/07/2007
Location: United States
Posts: 1
Posted: 02:44am 19 Jul 2007
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i have a 60 hp 480 v 3 phase fire pump motor i would like to make a windmill out of. what kind of percentage of power in watts will i recieve if it were spinning its full rpm rating on the nameplate.
would i be able to spin the motor with a large enough windmill? will i need some sort of gear reduction to spin the motor faster?
i was thinking of rectifying the ac output and charging large electric fork lift batteries with a stepped down dc current.
 
davef
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Joined: 14/05/2006
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 499
Posted: 07:12am 19 Jul 2007
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60hp * 748watts/horsepower = 44,880 watts. This is A LOT of power!

Probably about 100 times the power you would get from your typical "backyarder" windmill setup.



 
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