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Hi,

This is a diagrammatic sketch of a Self-powered Electric Generator. I am not a professional in this field. I leave it to the sound engineers in the house to panel-beat this sketch with constructive inputs that will help Nigerians. I know for sure that this is doable. I have seen a couple of You tube videos to that effect. I also went to price a DC motor and the guy selling was asking if I wanted to use it for a "fueless" generator (so he could he jack the price up I guess). He claimed a couple of guys have bought from him for that purpose. My question is, if such technology is workable, why then allow many families die of generator fumes?

This is the diagram. Professionals should be introduce ideas/inputs that my layman sense may have overlooked. This could help a lot of persons.

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I've been looking for the dc motor. Dat seems 2 be difficult 2 get, pls can u give me details on how 2 get one & price range? Tnx

Go to those places they sell various types of motors, used ones. You'll find various types start from there. Ask around

I really like ur idea but ur idea of charging the battery while using it simply won't work because the power u take from the battery through the electric motor is greater than the one u are returning to it via the charger, but u can use an alternator

If you use the alternator or electric motor from a generator that uses a kickstarter, it would have an inbuilt diode that steps down the power to exactly what the battery needs to charge. I am about to try that.

You can get the DC motors only as second-hand, usually removed from a forklift. But whatever motor u get, please check the voltage. Some are 12v while some are 24v, the trailer size batteries. Some could even be higher. But for a simple 1.5kva gen, the 12v will suffice.

Finally, this is an idea in the making. Further inputs, especially from professionals wuold be appreciated.

Thx

It will not work, but there are many ways to make it work, u can modify your alternator for it to work, or u can use a high amps battery to power it. Maybe say 200 amps. But modifying the alternator will give more voltage which can easily recharge battery with. Modifying the alternator involves putting bar magnets inside, bar magnets which we don't have in nigeria.

I've heard about this stuff and personally took it to a rewinder who has also done stuff related to it, he showed me 12V DC motor he used. He said it works but cannot charge itself as indicated!
He says the output energy almost equate the energy needed to charge the battery. He suggested Solar Inverter.

It's true my man. I think they use a special circuit to recharge the battery. I kw one, quite easy, but I don't want to post it.

There was an edo state man that made a generator that can run 24hrs powered from an ordinary car battery.

If u use high amps battery as I said, it will only last long. Just like an inverter that can last up to 10 hours, but this one makes noise, but an inverter does'nt, so an inverter is better than it.

But mind u, with that special circuit an inverter will last 24 hrs. Ha ha

I have seen a dc motor that was modified and runs cold. It was used to power an alternator and was ran for 24hrs. But for a reason, i prefer the Fuelless generator because it generates pure sine waves which is good for appliances. But the inverter on the other hand, produces mostly modified sine wave which causes certain appliances to break down if they continue to run with it

My people I hv remembered something. U kw, this word called patent was first started by a police man. When some people were discussing something, and one of them went and made it, and formed an enterprise that makes it and ordered every other person not to make it. The person who brought that technique when they were discussing, went to report the man, yet nothing could be done. It was the next govt that impacted that patent rights, that anybody who has an invention should come and register it before somebody else does. So I hope there is no police man here that is trying to do the same thing.