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hey guys need some help. I'm extremly new to wind power and i'm having trouble with just the basics i'm comfused on how the phases work. and i dont understand when making the coils, are they all made from one strand of wire wrapped over and over? do all the coils go clockwise or ...

Hi Peter. Congratulations on your achievement. So tell us the bottom line, more than a year into the project. How much have you spent in total? How much electricity have you generated? What is your cost per kilowatt hour? How does it compare to the pool (grid) price, and to the ...

... it could cause some damage to the property of surrounding neighbours. Your thoughts on this would be very valuable. Also would you perhaps know how long it would take the turbine to charge a bank of 4 deep cycle 100ah batteries? I might be able to add a 75 watt solar panel to this as well depending ...

... you tested with no load? If so that would give far higher rpm than you will get with some resistance e.g. from a generator. The question is not how fast can it turn, but how much power (force x speed) can it output. So maybe do those tests again with something braking the rotation. Of course ...

hi windgat. YOu are right,I made a mistake when I said 12 mag,and 12 coils.should be 9 coils. How would this work.24 magnets and 18 coils on one disk.I know that is the same as useing 2 disk.I think that I just answered my own question. I just got my magnets in [and they ...

So, next idea... how about a mechanical system that rotates the magnets as the rotor turns, so that the N pole is facing the one leg of the coil, and then flips so that the S pole faces the opposite lef of the coil? That way DC will be generated directly?

Hi, Im new to this forum...Im wondering where I can get this magnets: N45 12.5 x 25.4 x 50mm...and how much are tem...Im very interested and currently Im residing in Peru, South America so I'd like to order them but don't know where from...any answers please?...Thanks

i m on the equador so i m wondering, how can one measure the wind's speed? is there any aparetus to use to do so?

I want to built a windpower of 500watt ,how can i get magnets , 2 bearings and the shaft.I am living in east of Demcratic Republic of Congo

The system has a sine wave inverter built in which is in sync with the 50 Hz alternating mains. it then increases the voltage slightly in the system causing current to flow back into the mains as a load. Monitoring this very carefully and not allowing a phase shift to take place. At the moment the s...

... on one rotor? For two rotors (one each side of the stator) the wood may take up too much space. 12 coils and 12 magnets? That doesn't sound right. How will you get three phase out of that?

... an inverter to turn the battery DC current into the AC current that most domestic appliances require), so the full answer to this requires knowing how many minutes a day the kettle (for example) is used, and how much wind is available over time. Also, if you have grid power, during times of high ...

Hi flyfish, thanks! I am thinking of getting some 2x1x0.5 inch epoxy coated N42 grade magnets shipped here. If you want in, let me know, and I will get an extra set or two shipped at the same time. How many would you use?

... for personal use, but am thinking of getting a list of parts together for sale (now that I have the jigs etc), and also running workshops on how to build your own... maybe also something for schools.

How's it Windgat?
Looking for 1.4mm wire.(enough to wind 6 coils of 25 turns using 3wires in hand) .thanks for the info will check out this magnet company during the week. Are you constructing wind generators for personal use or do you have a greater plan?

Yes I suspect what i was trying was impossible. Its a nice idea to play with though! How could one arrange magnets, coil and shielding so that one leg of the coils (say the inward/hubward leg) is cut by more magnetic flux than he other leg (say the outward/rimward ...

... of the company by the fact the parking just outside is reserved for the pompous senior staff, not customers!) What size wire are you after, and how much? I may have some left over... I am finding out about magnets, and will post again soon...

How's it Windgat,
Looking for 8x 46x30x10 neodymium grade 40 initially,then progressing to 24 if design works!
also trying to source copper winding wire locally any ideas? .Well done Eskom,Yet another load shed in the south this evening

Re yr wind generator - from a practical perspective, how do you incorporate the electricty generated by it ino yr domestic set-up?

Re yr wind generator - from a practical perspective, how do you incorporate the electricty generated by it ino yr domestic set-up? I am thinking of setting up a series of water tanks in my garden - perhaps I could use wind power to pump the water to ...

... thanks for the suggestion - a good idea! A few catches... holding the camera while I build the thing may be tricky. Also very embarrassing as it shows how slowly I work! More seriously, I will try taking some videos when I make the next one.. then edit them, then upload to somewhere and put links ...

I suggest you post some videos about wind turbines construction on this site i.e. to be recorded all steps/phases how you make every piece of wind turbine. That could help people to understand every detail of construction clearly. If you have a digitial camera it can be done easily ...

... and your total presentation is great. We are interested to make such generator and we are looking for magnets and needed rpm. Can you tell us how much rpm are needed for your wind generator design? Can you tell us exactly where you order the magnets you used? Some link? and what are the dimensions ...

How on earth do you/the electric board get it in phase with the national grid? Won't you lose a lot of energy converting it to the correct 50/60 Herts? I'm guessing transformers are involved somewhere...or maybe not!