The generator consists of two major
components, the rotor and the stator. The rotor is the oscillating moving part while the
stator is the static section. The rotor and the stator are separated by a small air gap to allow the oscillating movement between the rotor and stator to take place.
Figure - 1: Generator componentry
The permanent magnet is
fixed to the linkage rod and acts as a rotor. Meanwhile the coil windings and the steel plate play the role of a stator. In order to make the magnetic circuit as efficient as possible, the
magnetic field passing through the coil must be maximized. To allow for this the
coil windings were selected from a material type with a low permeability.
Figure - 2: The generator schematic diagram
At the heart of the generator is the accumulator, which filters the generated output voltage through a rectifier and a capacitor. The battery would be connected in parallel with the capacitor.
