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Cooling Fans

Fig 1: Cooling Fans
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The heat generated in the generator is, in principle, proportional to the current generated and must be directed away to prevent damage to the insulation and diodes. The generator (GEN) is therefore air cooled and equipped with two integrated cooling fans on the rotor shaft.