«By effectively solving the dysprosium supply problem for the wind turbine industry, this technology removes a major hurdle to the expansion of
permanent magnet generator wind turbines across global markets,» said Mark A. Smith, Molycorp's CEO.
Yaskawa Electric Corporation, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire The Switch, a supplier of megawatt - class
permanent magnet generator and full - power converter packages for wind power and other renewable energy applications.
The first direct - drive
permanent magnet generators, however, is being assembled in Saint - Nazaire, France.
Not exact matches
The stronger the
magnets are, the more powerful the
generator — and rare earth elements such as neodymium form the basis for the most powerful
permanent magnets around.
The motor -
generators that start the engine are brushless
permanent magnet DC motors and up to the task.
The engine is paired with two Honda - developed electric motors — a propulsion motor and a
generator / starter motor — that are the first drive motors in the world to use
permanent magnets containing no heavy rare - earth metals.
Available battery power is not really a concern, as the system maintains the charge via its
permanent magnet motor
generator, which also starts the engine and controls transmission ratios.
The
magnet, being a
permanent dipole, is already a particular kind of «free energy
generator», since it continuously gates magnetic energy directly from the vacuum due to its asymmetry in the energetic vacuum flux.
OPINION German OEM will be able to use Lagerwey's
permanent -
magnet generator direct - drive technology in its own turbines, writes Philip Totaro
Example shown: utilizes the
generator action of
permanent magnet surrounded by a moveable coil of wire
Mountain Pass's mine contains a rare - earth ore that yields neodymium, the pixie dust of green tech — necessary for the lightweight
permanent magnets that make Prius motors zoom and for the
generators that give wind turbines their electrical buzz.