Building A Vertical Axis Wind Turbine VAWT
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Building a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine ( VAWT ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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As you can see on the little movies i connected some ropes to the turbine to hold it stable.
I used some old pins from a tent to connect the ropes to the ground and at the side of the turbine i used 3 eye screws. Works good.
When you put up your turbine make sure to have someone that can hold the turbine while you connect the wires to the ground.
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leblebija says:
rikkiesix says:
Hey there
First of all, happy new year and the best wishes
I tried several generators on it but it never seems to be having enough tork.
I probably tried with to heavy motors connected to it.
If you keep the permanent magnet motor small enough i'm sure it will work well.
Just get the turbine high up.
I'm not sure if this design will have enough strenght to make it 2 meters high.
Ofcourse you can try it but i'm scared it might get a bit wobbly. ( unbalanced at higher rpm )
For now i'm working on a other wind turbine with my uncle.
We hope to get it up soon now, maybe this week or the week after.
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We use a dynamo from a bicycle and it produces about 0,4 amps and 25 volt
If we connect it to a battery it will balance itself and go to 13 volts or so.
Greetings from Belgium
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thepaul1993 says:
aussie??
rikkiesix says:
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sixpackwill says:
SB2010 says:
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sixpackwill says:
one question, how wide is the pvc pipe
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rikkiesix says:
vanner40 says:
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charlie_ruizpr says:
So what has happend to this vawt, did you get it to work well?
rikkiesix says:
Hi
I'v been working on some other things for a while.
I'm working on the generator for my Lenz turbine.
it will be a axial flux generator.
I'm thinking of making a smaller one for this turbine too.
Greetings
Erik
vamshik says:
It looks simle but effective. what is the rated capacity in terms of watts?
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its_me_daniel says:
Im lucky, any projects i want to do from here, i can do at school, out technology department is the best!
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mygoggie says:
best source for power generation is a stepper motor - here is a linky to explain the concept http://www.crealevents.demon.co.uk/steppers/stepmotor.htm
Hope this helps!
rikkiesix says:
whackpak says:
At this moment I think the best type of generator for a wind turbine is a permanent magnet spinning in a fixed coil, with rectification provided
by a bridge of Schottky diodes (i.e., fast recovery and low voltage drop). This is self-exciting and avoids the need for any brushes at all = less
maintenance ;)
My project will be for next summer to build. I'm a student Electric engineer. First I have to make some progress in electric motors next year
before I start building my windgeneretor. I like to make calculations before I start ;). I plan to make the converter to deliver 230V AC also
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myself. When my project is complete it will deliver power to my dads fishpond (pump 105W, UV lamps 60, PH meter) and onther stuff. This
will be a energy cost reduction from about 300 a year (if windgenerator works 2/3 of the time). The system will work together with the normal
AC outlet at home because the pump needs to work 24/24 7/7.
I try to keep the costs as low as possible.
I'll keep you informed (that's a promise!) and maybe I'll make an instructable of it with all the necessary information to make calculations,
measurements, etc.
Grtz Rafael
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