Hi,
What would need to happen, to have an electricity generator produce varying amounts of electricity depending on how much electricity is needed, while the mechanical input stays the same?
Imagine a water wheel on which a force of 35 horse power acts continously.
The water wheel would then be able to produce up to around 20 kWh during peak requirement, for example in the evening at 8 PM, when most devices in the house are in use.
But what mechanism would it need to have, so it can also produce only 100 Watts, during the night when there's only a few LEDs for example, despite the mechanical input still being 35 HP, without any issues.
I was thinking of having a multi-planetary gear system, or a CVT continously variable transmission system, and some sort of chip/microcontroller that would switch gears depending on the amount of electricity needed, or a torque converter of sorts as I was once suggested here.
But I still haven't found a solution to that.
In other words, how to build an electricity generator that can produce 3 kWh when I'm running a 3kWh device, or 100 watts if I'm powering a light bulb, or 20 kWh if I'm powering all the devices I have, all the while the input mechanical power would be the same one needed to produce 20kWh.
Thank you.
What would need to happen, to have an electricity generator produce varying amounts of electricity depending on how much electricity is needed, while the mechanical input stays the same?
Imagine a water wheel on which a force of 35 horse power acts continously.
The water wheel would then be able to produce up to around 20 kWh during peak requirement, for example in the evening at 8 PM, when most devices in the house are in use.
But what mechanism would it need to have, so it can also produce only 100 Watts, during the night when there's only a few LEDs for example, despite the mechanical input still being 35 HP, without any issues.
I was thinking of having a multi-planetary gear system, or a CVT continously variable transmission system, and some sort of chip/microcontroller that would switch gears depending on the amount of electricity needed, or a torque converter of sorts as I was once suggested here.
But I still haven't found a solution to that.
In other words, how to build an electricity generator that can produce 3 kWh when I'm running a 3kWh device, or 100 watts if I'm powering a light bulb, or 20 kWh if I'm powering all the devices I have, all the while the input mechanical power would be the same one needed to produce 20kWh.
Thank you.