That's called a permanent magnet alternator. My KISS
wind generator uses this technique.

Doug
s/v Callista

"Steve Daniels" wrote in message
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On Sun, 26 Sep 2004 21:24:10 -0400, something compelled Gene
Kearns , to say:

On Sun, 26 Sep 2004 19:20:23 -0400, "Doug Dotson"
wrote:


"Steve" wrote in message
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... charge controller. It's just connected to the field brush terminal
of
the regulator.

Alternators don't have brushes


You might be right!...... but then, how does the current get from the
rotor to the outside of the alternator??? Hmmmmm?

I guess you could spin a permanent magnet inside of a coil, and
rectify the output.