I think this is by far the best, 'easiest' DIY wind gen on youtube. Many thanks for sharing.

That was one awsome tutorial. Well directed, well spoken, well made! Thanks for contributng to the DIY/Go Green movements. Your tutorial is greatly appreciated.

Thank you mr.Park you truly a master .i like the way you explain and detail step by step i wish you could have been my teacher in high school then i would have stay in school and not drop out....THANK YOU.

you got cool tools dude.... and thank you for showing how to make the blades.. I have been struggling on making one...

If you clamp the angle iron to the pipe, you can run the saw along it to guarantee a straight edge.

Definately takes the mystery out of it..Pretty cool..A person could build one big enough for their home if they wanted I guess with bigger blades and batteries...

Impressive build here.... it's got my creative juices going... thanks for making the video.

If your going too build this and when you get to the tapping part, you may wanna use tapping paste as it'll make the tapping easier as well as lubricating and cooling the tool.

Great demo Viva!!!!!!!

this is like the best tutorial ever! DIY KING!

I love any projects that provide renewable green energy :)

Awesome video. Well Constructed and very professional. 5 Stars!

it is for any thing that sticks up in the air... The solution is grounding the thing to the ground with heavy cable... Really not a problem, just something that needs to be taken it to account.

@gifa01 its a useful way to check the aerodynamics of the wind turbine. as long as you have a dynamometer of some sort on the other end of teh turbine.

Greatest video on wind power I've ever seen! Simple, straightforward, and right from beginning to end! Also, that PVC pipe for the blades was brilliant! I wish I were a little more mathematically minded. :P

@pedronikolas3840

2 жыл бұрын

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2 жыл бұрын

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2 жыл бұрын

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2 жыл бұрын

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Damn clever device, and the instructions appear straightforward. I assume this device can be scaled to make more/less electricity.

great video- gave me some ideas, thanks.

there is one thing you didn't say what the measurements for the end cut or angle cut . what is the with for the end of the blades and the angle for the side you mount on the flywheel ? you just gave the with so that you can get two blade from 5 1/4" wide piece of pvc

@xxwesdogxx It's a motor, a generator is used to convert motion to energy and since a motor does the exact opposite, all you need to do is use it in reverse.

So what stops the wire wrapping round the post in a changeable wind and ripping the wires off the generator or batteries? Surely you need a slip ring?

Some people can find used/junked printer moters that are "steppor motors" that are good for generating some electricity because they were designed for high torque and probably low speed.

how do you actually pull off the treadmill pulley off the generator I am having problem with mine

this alternator "back voltage" is called a field. A generator does not have a field. Generators work poorly at low rpms, Alternators work much better at lower rpms. the field is controlled by a voltage regulator (ext. or int.) allowing the alt. to output a very steady voltage in a wide rpm range. The reg. does this by sensing the voltage at the battery. Once the field is energized, it can hook back to itself, it is only needed to begin output. This means a very small starting battery can be used

Great video good info A little heavy for blades don't you think?If they ever break loose look out ,you can use a ligther pvc pipe and add as many blades as you wish.The lighter blades is what I use and have seen 60 mph winds and still will standup.

how do i get the spec s on the turbine blades ??

as you know the ratio of the area of the blades to the generator ?

Hey i have a good question. How can i select the motor if i want to use it to present for a economic project?

Good morning, I'm looking for the battery power clip I just saw on The Circle Network? I caught the tail end and would love to see it in its entirety.

hey thats actually pretty smart thinking, I don't know the answer but if you use that thing that makes the electricity go one way I suppose it might work. Question I'm dealing with is where can you get some super mass storage battery and also if you could directly apply it for use in your home and you wouldn't have to connect the battery to every single household equipment.

how do you keep the wires from getting tangled or spun up when the wind generator moves with the wind?

If you have the tools to drill the holes into the flywheel...why not use the mounts you get from old cieling fan blades. I'm actually looking into doing something like that. The Bridge Rectifier is brilliant...one of my hold ups was how to use any motor as a generator rather than having to buy an alternator or something else like that. Thanks for the great vid...this is very useful.

The 12v battery regulates the output you do need i bridge diode to convert ac to dc

hey have you tryed using a car coil to raise voltage then step down?

what size motor is it, mine is 100 volt,14 amps,and at 15 mph im only getting 7 volts

could i hook the battery back to the motor some home so that as the turbine spins it charges the battery but also allows the battery to power the turbine?

how much of these would you need to power a home?

doe sit have to be a single phase motor? I have access to a bunch of 3 phase motors that were scrapped simply because the shaft is bad on them.

Hi, I didn't see you use something to control if the motor produces over voltage like 20V or 30V to charge 12V battery? So what you gonna do if motor produce like 30V or up? What you use to know the battery is fully charged to avoid explode?

Awesome dude.....

hey how many windmills would we need to live off grid?

Whats the actual specs for the bridge rectifier? Not sure what to put on.

what is the name of that Silver motor??and how much it cost?

super vid. you are very easy to understand! thanks (:

How big of a motor would i need to power the whole house?

great video

HI! I'm wondering if anybody can point me in the right direction on electric generator theory. Like what type of magnets and how numerous to produce about 5kw Same with a stator. Thanks for reading :)

Amazing 👏👏👏👏

what if you produced the batteries using alternative fuels as well?

car altenators have to have a back voltage so if the battery is drained it can't charge.. thats what i was told you can mod a car altenator

Umm... 6:42 wont the pipe union unscrew itself and or tighten itself as it "spins freely" with the wind??

If you were to build an army of many of these generators, would you possibly be able to power an entire household? How many generators would that take?

Would you happen to have a place I can get this on paper? Thanks

Downloading for personal use and future reference. :)

does the generator make AC or DC power?

@ramikhair I believe 10 batteries for a 120v , a 220 is when you use two breakers of 20. So I guess 20 batteries?

@Xtophernyul they might not be strong enough, may break in high winds

will it blend - free electricity.

duuuuude that was awesome o.o

Out of curiosity, what was the total cost of making this? I'd assume that you can get a treadmill motor for cheap from one found at a yard sale or thrift store, but what about the 8" pipe, the aluminum brace, pipe fittings, and other small odds and ends?

ya hise mis palas usando tu video y funcionan muy bien ahora voy hacer otras para un ventilador de techo por que se puede hacer con imanes de neodimio un molino ya mi amigo iso uno y funciona muy bien con un rectificador de voltage para cambiar de ac a dc muy buen video

@ecofriendlyholiday

2 жыл бұрын

Hola tienes los planes y medidas? Y la.fuerza de los neodyme? Me puedes enviar mas informaciones por privado. Gracias. Un amigo mecanico intenta tambien de hacerlo con neodym

I made one very similar to this one, in fact I might have gotten the idea from this vid. there is no reason to include the flywheel, it weighs at least 5 lbs. blades made from thick pvc require more wind to start than most DIYers can facilitate (tower) A design that used 8 or 10 lightweight blades covering more area would be better to start a treadmill motor IMHO testing vids of my wind generator are on my channel

there is only one problem.... were do u get a tredmill motor ?

Man, i have been living in a nightmare trying to find that type of pipe. ¿Is there another one that i could use? Thanx

All right! I wish I was technical, I cant even saw a plank of wood right.

yeah it has smooth shape even fanes shouldd work

that is a good idea and i hought about doing it but the only thing is theres gotta be wind and if theres no wind then you cant power an electric motor

he really doesnt look like the kind of guy who would be doing these things. oh well. i wanna do this project

There is a video of a car mechanic that used smaller pvc pipe to make the blades. When he finished, the wind turbine produces enough electricity to power his whole garage.

What is the best type of motor to find for either wind or to create an earth generators? Does a washing machine motor work well? Would love your insight.

@harrycave6309

6 жыл бұрын

Kristi S use a fisher and Paykel smart drive motor they are what I used in my turbine and it does a great job

hey how many amps does that treadmill motor use and put out, lol sorry for the bluntness of that question. but also how many amps do the battery put out and how many amps does the blender need. wow that is all amp questions haahahah thanks in advance.

the wires will just wrap arround the pole and brake

Hi, great video. What Amp and Volt is the Bridge Rectifier that you are using and also what size cables should I run from the Wind Turbine to the Batteries? I am going to be charging 2 X 110 Amp Deep Cycle Batteries. Many thanks.

@MikeGuilmot

10 жыл бұрын

makezine.com/projects/wind-generator/

He used a new motor in the video, the McMillan Electric model S3456B3282 permanent magnet motor. Costs about $90 new. I got an old one from a Treadmill, and it had rust spots and flaking paint all over, but it works.......

Also, you can get a 750 Watt Black and Decker power inverter from Wal-Mart for $ 60 which can run off the 12 V battery and run 120V AC appliances, up to 750 Watts with 1500 Watt surge-start............ Dont need to use 12V car appliances at all, Just needs time to charge battery full. Venger

damn now i want a smoothie

gud job keep it up

You can get generators which generate AC power and then you can rectify it to DC, that's how my wind turbine works :)

Cool!

thanks.

what if those batterys were already charged

Um, I am sure I am missing something but why use treadmill motor to charge a car battery. Why not use an alternator to charge a car battery?

AWESOME

@ramikhair If you can't do simple division I don't think you should be messing with house wiring.

Is it just me or is there nothing stopping the motor from doing several revolutions and unscrewing off the top of the pipe nipple? Other than that a very nice simple design for off grid power.

I need to make some power at my camping sight, This may work.

They're 6 volt batteries, so to get 12 volts they have to be wired in series.

It's not a sabre saw its a jig saw

Where he uses the term "bridge rectifier" he should have simply said diode. Since the diode is being used to block reverse current and not to rectify ac to dc.

You missed the way to pivot the electrical wires 360 degrees as well.

how much did u pay for gas?

Yes

thats wat your alternator is for in a car. after ur battry starts er up, the alternator supplies the electricity sos the battry doesnt run out

Hey. He called his sabre saw a sabre saw. I like that. A lot of people are now calling sabre saws "jig" saws. And they call jigsaws scrollsaws! But they don't call jigsaw puzzles scrollsaw puzzles.

@milesodonnol6337

3 жыл бұрын

Another person has pointed out that this tool is currently called a jigsaw. I think I first learned the "sabre saw" name for this tool in the 1960s, and for all I know this name may have been used in North America only. Jig saws had been around for a long time, later ones with electric power. Jig saws typically had a table with a vertical reciprocating blade that was supported from the top by a spring arm. A limiting factor for work size was the "throat", i.e., the distance from the blade to the arm. The breakthrough for the sabre saw was that it had no support arm, no throat limitation, and was highly portable. I think people used the "sabre saw" name to distinguish it from the traditional jig saw. But as far as nomenclature goes, we seem to be losing the distinction.

@xxwesdogxx Its not a generator in the treadmill its a MOTOR.

True, but if you fnd them at a dump as well...

Noticed something........... If he had swapped the leading edge of his blades for the trailing edge, he would have increased efficiency of windpower collection by 331 percent, sice the blade ends would not have been totally vertical, blocking airflow. They'd have been almost horizontal instead which would provide lift-torque......... Venger

awsome, but needs strong wind.

Whats the point of using a fan to make it move, the fan uses electricity so its like your using it while your making it..

Make: Television wow.

A car alternator should be easier to find. Should also be cheap at wrecking yards.