Hey,
I'm new to building my own DIY Wind Turbine, I currently work on GE 1.5 MW wind turbines so I know alot about controls and making power etc... Here's what I want to do... but need some help..
I bought a electric bike front hub motor from golden motor it's 48v brushless 1000watt at around 500 rpm I believe it was (still in the mail)
I'm not sure what to do... vertical or horizontal.... if i go verticlal i will be doing the Lenz II Wing Kit setup but if I go horizontal I'm not sure what to do, I can get some AIR X blades for cheap but was wondering between the two what can i expect for RPM's? with the lenz blades I plan on adding some pvc in the center of the axle to help create torque and to stop air from flowing through to the back blade and slowing it down.
The rest of my components are as followed... let me know if you see a problem..
Xantrex C60 charge controller
Xantrex 3000 watt inverter (i'll go pure sign later on)
2 in series Crown CR-225 Deep Cycle Battery 6 Volt, 225 Amp-Hour
I currently have 18 - 7.4ah i think they are.. sealed lead acid UPS batteries but I doubt they would work good for this...
they are for my http://www.powersource.net/ETI0001-2275_Rugged_Extreme_UPS.htm (witch is for sale) as it uses 72 volts and my system is going to be 12volts.... wish i could use it then i wouldn't have to buy the inverter... if anyone is interested in it let me know.... I have two of them.. I believe they go for 2000$ retail... I'd sell if for little to nothing or even trade.
My main concern is with this motor because the rotor doesn't spin, but the stator spins so that makes it a little bit harder to figure out how to get this to work.