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I'm working on building a pedal powered generator for a school project. Utilizes a 0 - 24 V DC Permanent Magnet Motor, however, im designing the system to work off 12 V appliances. The voltage from the motor can be directed to a bank of 12V CFL DC lightbulbs or Incandescent OR it can go to an inverter to convert to 110 AC. To ensure the user can not introduce more than 12 V into the system, a DC-DC converter(input 10 - 30 V, output 12V 10 A) is used. I need to ensure the user can not pedal over 24 V so motor is not damaged. Essentially I'm looking for a voltage activated switch that activates at 24 V and redirects voltage to another circuit to introduce a load to create mechanical resistance preventing user from pedaling more than 24 Volts. Also, is it possible to replace voltage regulator with just relays? BTW there is a capacitor with an on/off switch in the system. Any input would help, but I'm a Mechanical Engineer so simple is good. No programming stuff. Not sure if my wiring diagram is correct, so feel free to make corrections. Don't know how to ground this system either.
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