I'm trying to make a small, magnetic induction generator and I keep failing. I'm a noob at this and would highly appreciate some help.
My first attempt was a simple tube with copper wire around it, and a magnet that I tried to spin inside the tube to generate electricity.
First tube attempt:
Magnets I was using:
The copper wire is 0.3mm thick and the magnets are neodymium. The cylinder magnets' polarity is at the top and bottom. The rectangle magnets' polarity is on the sides.
After my first attempt, I noticed I'm generating some
energy by pushing the magnet in and out of the tube, but not when the magnet is spinning inside. I then read a bit and thought my problem was that the copper wire was wound horizontally instead of vertically. So I made this second tube:
And it still looks like it generates a little bit of energy when the magnet goes in and out instead of spinning. It's such a small voltage I have to go to the 200m portion of the voltage-meter to see anything.
I can spin the magnet very fast (with an electric drill) and I only get like 00.2 or 00.3, but when I try to push it in and out I get bursts of 00.8 - 2.00. (I don't even know if that's in Volts).
That's with the rectangle magnet, the cylinder magnet only generates a bit of electricity when pushed in and out, and nothing when it spins.
Can anyone please help me? What am I doing wrong? How can I build this so it will generate as much energy as possible with the magnet spinning inside?
Thanks a lot for your time
What am I doing wrong? I just want to be able to power a small
LED or something.