PMG manualpage 2June 2001Background This research on small wind energy systems for battery charging is the result of acollaborative effort involving numerous contributors.The project was managed by Intermediate Technology (known as The IntermediateTechnology Development Group or ITDG) under a contract to the UK Department forInternational Development.The overall international project was co-ordinated by Dr Smail Khennas, SeniorEnergy Specialist from ITDG, with support from Simon Dunnett. The field work inPeru and Sri Lanka were respectively managed by Teo Sanchez and Rohan Senerathwith technical support from Sunith FernandoHugh Piggott, a technical consultant for the project, is the main author of thismanual on the Permanent Magnet Generator.The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarilyrepresent the views of the sponsoring organisations, the reviewers or the othercontributors.