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DIY 1000 watt wind turbine
by sspence on June 2, 2006
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Intro: DIY 1000 watt wind turbine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
step 1: Build the magnet disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
step 2: Build the coil disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
step 3: Build the bearing assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
step 4: construct the blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
step 5: Bolt it all together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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Intro: DIY 1000 watt wind turbine
We built a 1000 watt wind turbine to help charge the battery bank that powers our offgrid home. It's a permanent magnet alternator, generating 3 phase ac, rectified to dc,
and fed to a charge controller. The magnets spin with the wind, the coils are fixed, so no brushes or slip rings necessary.
step 1:Build the magnet disks
We had 12" steel disks hydro cut. We cut a template for mounting the magnets. Then we mounted 12 grade n50 magnets around the outside edge. We then built a form,
and poured the resin with hardner.
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step 2:Build the coil disk
We wound the nine individual coils, soldered them in a 3 phase wye configuration, and encased them in resin. We used 35 turns of 2 parallel strands of 14 gauge
enameled wire for 12 volts. Use 70 turns of single strand for 24 volts.
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step 3:Build the bearing assembly
Two Harley Davidson wheel bearings are inserted into the pipe, with a smaller pipe locked between them to keep them in place.
step 4:construct the blades
The blades are 2" x 6" pine, cut at 10 degrees on a table saw, and sanded into a rough airfoil. Not perfect, but close enough.
More can be found at
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/axialflux/
http://www.green-trust.org
http://youtube.com/watch?v=o9EEHFKEckM
http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-1000-watt-wind-turbine/
step 5:Bolt it all together
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Comments
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Bob174 says: Jul 9, 2009. 10:07 AM REPLY
I could not find any discussion on connecting the coils for 3 phase power output, and for connecting the rectifying diodes (how many are needed?). I could
not find any information on actual performance (watts at say 10 mph wind speed,
sspence says: Jul 9, 2009. 6:50 PM REPLY
there are 9 coils, 3 phases of 3 in series. every third coil is connected in series. the diode bridge is a 3 phase bridge, just like a car alternator. read hugh
piggots book, or dan fink's.
zihanjj says: Mar 5, 2010. 3:04 AM REPLY
will it be simple to use a Car Alternator, but ofcourse an additional power should goto the Field coils of the Alternator, but it reduce the weight of the
Generator and give's you more control. Also a cut-off if the wind speed is way too high.
sspence says: Mar 5, 2010. 3:06 PM REPLY
Car alternators make lousy wind turbines and are not, and should not be used. Not just the field coil issue, like you mentioned, but also rpm
range is all wrong.
Elwood_Blues says: Jan 8, 2010. 8:56 PM REPLY
how difficult would it be to make this turbine Grid-tie capable? It does produce AC current correct?
sspence says: Mar 4, 2010. 3:01 PM REPLY
It produces wild ac, not applicable to grid tie.
martin.rayner3 says: Mar 2, 2010. 1:07 PM REPLY
if i fixed the magnets to ply wolw this still work and how much wire did you use thanks martin
sspence says: Mar 2, 2010. 2:51 PM REPLY
no, that won't work. has to be steel/iron. wire use depends on voltage of machine, as a 12v machine uses 35 turns per coil (9 coils), a 24v machine uses
72, and a 48 v uses 144, however the gauge of the wire keeps getting lighter as the voltage goes up.
martin.rayner3 says: Mar 2, 2010. 4:34 PM REPLY
thanks for the help martin
VoltsAndBolts says: Feb 22, 2010. 10:01 AM REPLY
I have a discussion forum for topics like this. If youre interested in Sustainable Energy stop by. http://www.voltsandboltsonline.com/