Hi Tinman, This will be a very worthwhile project for the community if the data is collected correctly. All claimants for OU looped motor generator devices will have to prove that the system they have operates differently to yours and also show the same quality of data collection and analysis. If this is done right I don't think you will see any new claims appearing in this area in the future, unless they are ignorant of your work. So, my recommendation would be to use a laser tachometer data logging system to record the rotational rate of the shaft. As the motor and generator are coupled in direct drive only one reading is necessary. Laser tachometers can be picked up cheap on ebay but they don't have the data logging function which will be essential. Ideally the laser tachometer will be able to trigger external sensors to record Voltage and Amperage readings, something like this maybe with remote sensors: http://www.monarchinstrument.com/product.php?ID=24If we set the circuit to record data at the correct frequency, effectively taking a snapshot of the readings once per revolution, we will be able to accurately plot performance curves for each variable. I think I would go with one laser tachometer on the shaft to record RPM, however frequency considerations will be important as we want to log the RPM once per revolution, so something with a resolution of 60Hz will probably be required for a 3600 RPM motor. We would then need a method to accurately take Voltage and Amperage readings once per revolution. An opto interrupter would be a good choice as the slot can be aligned on the shaft with the reflective tape from the laser tachometer ensuring readings are taken at the same time. You would need one opto interrupter for the motor and one for the generator, so two in total. Now you just need a circuit to log the data as it is collected, maybe some of the electrical people around here can help with that ? As the data collection points are synchronised on the shaft the data collected can then be superimposed on the same graph as the time base is set by start up and shut down of the system, 0 RPM in both cases. If this is done correctly you will put the motor / generator OU scam artists out of business permanently! Rob
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