Timbo’s Wind Turbine
timbostringfellow asked:
This is my home made wind turbine. I Got about $25.00 in it. Most of it is junk parts and PVC. See my site at http://www.bodeezer.com
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Tags: Pvc, Wind Turbine
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February 26th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
so at full production, if it managed to maintain 24/7, the max this thing would produce is about $43 a month at 6c per KWH (what i pay). I guess if it only cost $25 it’s not that bad.
February 28th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
Many thanks for your post. I want to know how exactly to wire into my fuse box. Can you tell me or tell me a source for this information? Thank you, Mike
March 1st, 2009 at 4:17 am
Nice job, so it’s a car alternator hooked up to an inverter that you could buy at any auto parts store.
March 3rd, 2009 at 10:51 am
very nice … GOOD JOB
March 7th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
check out my wind power vids…
March 7th, 2009 at 11:13 pm
I do to, amend,A+++++++++++++++++++++++
March 9th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Actually it is most likely because your typical alternator has diodes inside.
March 12th, 2009 at 11:24 am
In Mongolia these are a common sight in the country side.Nearly every yurt tent has a neat little wind turbine that powers a TV, DVD player and electric bulbs.Those even look more simple than the one you have made.Maybe China build the Mongolian ones – they must be really cheap in order that poor nomad families can afford them.
March 12th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
well, the alternator is a generator. it only produces power through the brushes spinning inside it, which is only caused by the pulley wheel on the end spinning. that’s why if you go out to your car and turn your key to ‘on’ your alternator won’t spin. (you can even disconnect the belt if you want, and it still won’t spin). but if you start the car, the revolutions of the engine turn the pulley on the alternator, generating the electricity that runs your windows, radio, etc
hope this helps!
March 13th, 2009 at 2:16 am
How do you stop the house from powering your altenator like a motor ? I’m assuming that can happen, I’m terrible at electrics.
March 14th, 2009 at 9:21 am
OH! I almost forgot, you should also alert your power company that you have a supplemental power generator so they can have you disconnect it if they’re doing work on your utility lines.
March 17th, 2009 at 9:29 am
I have a similar setup on my house. I used car alternators as my generators and ran the wiring from the alternators through a power inverter available at your local wal-mart. The inverter converts the electricity from 12-volt automotive current into standard household current. Then I ran household 3-wire from the inverter into my fuse box
You just have to remember to shut that fuse off if you want to do any work on your household wiring
March 19th, 2009 at 4:06 am
wow, great work. it does generate electricity, doesn’t it?
if, have you found a way to plug the electricity in the common network and how (if)?
March 21st, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Nah, then trees and forrests would change wind patterns too. Then I’d guess that authorities would do research about it before allowing the companies to build their turbines.
March 21st, 2009 at 10:53 pm
Kilowatt peak or kilowatt average?
March 23rd, 2009 at 2:16 am
I love guys like you that DO something, rather than talk about what they are THINKING of doing…A+
March 25th, 2009 at 9:13 am
I love guys like you that DO something, rather than talk about what they are THINKING of doing…A+
March 28th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Nice idea with the fin on the back.
March 31st, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Nice rig Timbo. My woamn and I have a bunch of pinwheels and windchimes around my house.
I am thinking about building a vertal axis turbin and couple it directly to a car alternator and have it power some headlights. I live near one of the largest wind farms in the world so this stuff is interesting.
April 3rd, 2009 at 6:00 pm
Yep your right. And, Wind Theft, I like that one. In Australia its sort of like water theft from a river where irrigators “up” the river take most of the water … Thanks from Steve. I did kaugh though and do not knock wind generated electricity. I think its a good idea.
April 5th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
It’s less resistance than a tree and nobody’s saying to stop planting trees….