Home Made Wind Turbine

[@SmallWindTurbines]

People are so rude about comments to someone who really put out a lot of work and shared it. I enjoyed the video and appreciate those who work on stuff and show it to others. So, thanks for the video and the work it took.

[@SmallWindTurbines]

everyone should have a home energy system. energy security and energy freedom is a grand thing to provide your family.

[@MrSummitville]

For most people it would cots way more than the GRID. Way too many people live in an apartment or in the city.

[@lefthendrix]

great job guys! I love the fact that you speak about a community of people sharing knowledge helping each other that's the way it's supposed to be!

[@MateusJaguar]

Great job. Anyone being rude can go and build a wind generator from scratch post it on youtube and I will insult it . Oh wait, that would make me a loser. And you are really amazing and dedicated builder helping people and the environment.

[@Harmonlisa]

This is a great video. I am moving to an area with a lot of wind and will be putting up a few wind turbines. Imagine if only 5 % of homes had one of these and how much energy would be saved.

[@MrSummitville]

5% ?

[@Brett32324]

we need more people to unite on projects like this and help out your communities.... quit being shallow living cowards with massive amounts of fear..eliminate fear..

[@edicatdigit]

I like this. I also appreciate the info on websites that help out with this. Thanks for posting!

[@ArtisanTony]

@dirtbikerboy202 usually the turbines are used to charge batteries which means the cables from he turbine would go to a charge controller then to the battery bank. From the battery bank it would be connected to an AC inverter then to electrical circuits. If you are connecting straight to grid you would have to have a grid tied inverter.

[@theincapable]

This is awesome. Great respect to you guys!

[@BlackandChrome]

Sounds AWESOME when the wind picks up and it starts chopping.

[@RenewableEnergy4U]

Open source turbine generation. Brilliant! :-) Good work guys.

[@twolifesin1]

wow, just amazing guys, im recently workin on a project myself..but this is definitly somethin for me to look into..great work and well use of time and effort..major thanks for the deminstration

[@HomeWindGenerator]

nice explanation. how does it handle getting wet and so forth with the generator open like that.

[@LadyTink]

I don't live in a windy area, but I LOVE the idea of wind power. Though I do live in the sun spot of the US ;D So solar power is the best choice for me :)

[@MrSummitville]

How great would it be if it was very sunny and very windy ?

[@ArtisanTony]

I would like to see the output data. If you went through all of that trouble surely you have a way of monitoring the amount of electricity produced.

[@stephenc107]

Is there any type of speed governor on that thing? It does look like its spinning a wee bit fast.

[@RoofMountWindTurbine]

Very good home made job. How does it do in harsh weather with the generator guts exposed to rain, snow, and dust?

[@tasman763]

we have a wind generator made from an old car alternator, an old washing machine wringer , and old car batteries. most devices in your home are actually 12 V DC ( they run a small transformer ) , so , you wont lose much. currently, this man sells energy BACK to the grid AND powers his own home. Its CHEAP, and it WORKS.

[@vexviper]

This is too cool!!! I want to build this using old hard drive mag nets but I dont understand the copper wire rolls. How much or how many times do I wrap the copper wire? And what do I wrap it around? Steel? Iron?

[@ajofscott]

Color televisions and computer monitors are a plentiful supply of easily recovered armature wire, just use multiple strands twisted together to increase wire size, this also has the benefit of making winding easier as stranded wire bends and forms loads easier than single strand solid wire. The copper wire is in the CRT's degaussing coil located between the deflection yoke and the crt base (mounting flange). I have used degaussing coils as a wire source for years.

[@nextlevelwindenergy1.3m16]

it sounds great same like my turbine

[@plbuster]

Nice. It looks like the same kind of alternator in a Harley Davidson motorcycle... Does it use a voltage regulator or how is the voltage controlled?

[@nextlevelwindenergy1.3m16]

what is size of it's blade

[@9072aaa]

thank you for this great ed vid ! hope the idea goes viral.

[@kirankumarbehara2905]

Can we use Two wheeler alternator for generating power from wind?

[@blueshadow1996]

This is a very down to earth video...gotta build myself one..great stuff man.

[@dkaplan2005]

This is fantastic!!! Thanks! Dave

[@HomeWindTurbines]

Nice job for a system on a tight budget. Is there a way to weather proof it?

[@lbonavino]

one question, its possible to make a coils-magnets-coils to double output? I mean only moving part are the magnets right? If this magnets-coils sandwitch keeps growing I guess the magnets weight will become a problem specially to start spining...what if the magnets are unbalanced on porpouse in a way they improve the continuous movement?

[@bearboneskentuck]

can u share your design for the magnet part of the generator..size of magnets, how many coils ect...Thanks Great Job

[@cohan000]

Open Source Technology Development. I like it.

[@flarfy33]

My science project is similar to your design but i wanted to know if your magnets actually touched the copper wire when your attached the two pieces together.

[@straydoggio]

What nice guys. And look at that turbine go into turbo mode towards the end of the video!

[@subron14]

I did get a good chuckle out of this! I’ve been there.

[@micbrallon]

who would ever dislike this!

[@sugar1ss]

These guys are really smart, and turbine looks very professional. The only thing I was expecting was 3 blades instead of just two.

[@GreenPowerFarm]

You guys are awesome! Thats very good team work there!

[@existeummundoalemdoobvio]

Thank you for thinking about the next, congratulations

[@crapbag1997]

thanks for your advice but what realy intrests me is that the wind mill works at that rpm i assumed to was alot less like 140rpm, i also assume with a wind mill of this size would have a great deal of torgue so to gear it up by 4 it would work well, what is your opinion

[@MrSummitville]

No, we do not use gears ...

[@mistersolarpv]

Way cool thanks for sharing. could you share a little more on about the coils

[@ashwinikumarkesarwani8070]

Useful items for both children and adults.

[@Nissearne12]

Nice sound of the blades at the end of the video.

[@AhYaOk]

awesome, but how do you store the energy?

[@ilienicolae]

great work! From Romania! I will build a smole wind mill ....for my often fishing trips in the summer..... can I sugest mixtule off wind mill and solar panel for use on champing trip, fishing trip, reemote travel in willderness! sorry my english ... still learning

[@Kyocus]

interesting. My question would the be, how much would the alternator and kit cost? also what types of tools would be required to do the work?

[@magprob]

good job guys. Keep building.

[@daljitsingh1419]

You guys doing great job, I got a question to you Is that possible to make 3 phases 45coils 60 poles? Thank you

[@MrSummitville]

Yes, it is possible ...

[@Turco949]

I bet Utility (electric) companies love seeing video like this out on the web.

[@MrSummitville]

Really, they don't care.

[@H1shman]

hey i got a question guys when you make the PM alternator is there a force that stops it from turning. Like does the attraction of the magnet and coil creat resistance? Im asking this because couldn't you hook up a very large Alternator to small blades because the smaller the blades the faster the tip speed and so-forth

[@Iamjohnnybean]

@uniponny actually I think that this one has a spring loaded tail that will allow the blades to turn parallel to the wind at high speeds. This is how fully mechanical windmills work

[@ltramd]

ive had ideas of a wind turbine on a pully system turning a common alternator from a car probably need hella wind though any input?

[@JsaCination]

Instead of rotating the magnet, if you rotate the toroid coil around a stationary magnet are you still able to harness electricity?

[@MrSummitville]

No, we do not rotate the coils ...

[@polenizaion]

incredible speed it gets!

[@GammaSouljah]

just image that home made thing came apart onto the local kids playing on the grass!!!!!! Carnage!!!!!

[@JesseTheGameDev]

Any change in magnetic flux across the wire produces electricity. So there are a pretty huge number of configurations you can do. You can rotate loops of copper around a stationary magnet, or you can rotate a magnet in wire (like the setup would do in the video, except their set up would move the magnets over the loops of wire [thus changing the magnetic flux])

[@7onySpilotro]

i think the field moves from magnet to magnet so that might not be possible, however this is only a guess and i am also interested as this is a good question

[@MrSummitville]

No, the magnets actually move ...

[@TheDotcomet]

how many winding pre coil please? and your magnets what kind are they thanks ur cool

[@MrSummitville]

Join a DIY WInd Turbine forum ..

[@hardwaylearnt]

Nice execution of your build. Do you know what the wind speed is in the end of the vid? Also is this a dc or ac generator? From your coil setup it appears to be ac. Are you rectifying it to dc to charge a battery bank or is this grid tied? What sort of speed contol if any did you implement? Do you have a way to defurl the sail in high wind to prevent damage? Lots of questions I know.

[@MrSummitville]

Clearly, it is an AC voltage PMA

[@jrendoso]

So cool !!!!! Congrats...

[@MichiganPatriot]

@dshurwit How difficult would it be to integrate a centrifugal braking system in it to govern the turbine speed? A brake drum from an old van and brake shoes on a spring system maybe?

[@madwilliamflint]

The question they avoid is "is it as efficient as the commercially available generators?" Not knocking it at all. Great work. I'm checking to see if I can manage one of these myself. But it's an important question.

[@MrSummitville]

It is more cost effective than any $400 commercially available PMA ...

[@markscheck]

Thinking about doing this for an orphanage in Haiti. Any tips? Thanks

[@MrSummitville]

Maintenance ? Enough Wind ?

[@ConsistentlyInconsistent]

No worries about rain or having a runaway windmill? I'm a bit curious how much energy that creates. :) Sure that depends on wind speed but on average.

[@krisyates17]

i was wondering if u us 3 blade if it would work better ??

[@MrPizzaman09]

You can rectify each coil and then put the output all in series.

[@Frybeugens]

Awesome job... I know this video is 2 years old but I'm just now getting into the alternative energy craze! lol What size magnets and coils are you using and are the magnets neo magnets?

[@Landotter1]

What do you use for voltage regulation between the generator and the battery?

[@MrSummitville]

Join a DIY Wind Turbine FORUM ...

[@davemalon4389]

Fantastic job!

[@mileslawson32]

@opisex 200-300A in england you rarely see 100A main fuses most are 90A

[@ajofscott]

There is an alternative to moving the magnets in the generator. Wind the armature concentric to the shaft and the rotor consist simply of a 3 arm pole piece, the permanant magnets are arranged in a 4 pole configuration. as the rotor rotates it alternately couples a magnetic pole through the center armature. The 3 arm rotor only couples one pole at a time. The field magnets do not have to be permanant magnets but could be wound fields allowing for voltage regulation.

[@MRSBA7]

why the baldes are so big? shouldtn you need to have smaller blades to move it quickly? and get more power?.. i never understood that part..

[@luvfinger]

Theoretically speaking, do you think it's possible to build a propeller-less turbine; using the repelling force of magnets to spin the shaft?

[@ibileez]

Dear Team, I find your project is excellent. I would like to know if you have come up with a all in one package so people in rural areas or isolated islands can build these kind of energy of their own: specially how can they utilize for their daily basic needs such as powering : lights , radio washing, cooking or air conditioning or small refrigerators, tv or communication equipments etc... thanks you in advance. I honestly love it, very humble presentation genuine work

[@MrSummitville]

Join a DIY Wind Turbine Forum ...

[@IkkFedt]

@hemna I made a speed brake out of an old moped clutch. It works really well. All you have to do is tweak the springs to the desired tension, so you can control the rpm of wich the brakes activate.

[@cyberlord64]

computer fans use brushless dc motors. you will need to invert the circuitry to draw power from it (not worth the trouble if you ask me). if you want to try building a tiny wind generator you can use a regular dc motor with permenent magnets but don't expect to power nothing more than a couple of led lights.

[@johnrunesjastadsunde7957]

What are they using to lift this up?

[@blasterkop]

Can you Tell me plz how do you collect the electricity ... like how do you plug it into your house

[@johnftinker]

Magnets are amazing, aren't they? Their strength is directly related to how much power may be produced from a generator (or alternator) any given weight. If wind electrical generators are interesting, then strong magnets are interesting.

[@bucketrobbert]

is it a must to put magnets onto a metal base are can i get away with wood i think i made a mistake not got that four yet making a vertical turbine wish me luck

[@dumyyyyyy]

wow! very nice! congratulations!

[@abcdemad]

This young man working a simple idea a giant performance result Held my head this idea of 12 But I wish to ask him, how much voltage output? What is the appropriate amount of batteries?

[@Zeeklerist]

I have a doubt and i hope you or anyone can help me with this: most of the videos i've watched show rotors made of metal, mostly iron/steel. But there was one guy who made it out of resin just like stators are usually made out there. So my question is: does it have to be metal or is it an option? Won't ferrous metal interfere with magnetism? Could i use aluminum, teflon, nylon or any other options? Thanks in advance. Cheers!!

[@sharrissarolfe4131]

Forgive me for any lack of knowledge though I do know enough to suggest that other than the overall weight density of the material of the wind blade, I sincerely doubt that it makes much difference unless you have your wind turbine set up in a constant high speed wind location. Then, I suppose that durability might be an issue. Other than that, I have no other suggestions.

[@artyocampo]

how far a part do the magnets have to be from the cupper coils???????

[@kaviahlypokito]

exelent sr........ muy bueno.

[@ChrisErsevim]

Renewable Energy? I'm a big fan.

[@DRLO78]

congra nice turbine where can i find the prints to built one like this

[@CalyPTratus]

@mandolinic Normally you have a rectifying bridge connected between the windmill and a charger, charging a battery storage. Then use only DC appliances, or get a suitable DC to AC-converter. A cheap solution is to get hold of a used (but not dead) fork-lift battery, it usually holds something like 5000Ah for many many years for the fraction of the cost of that amount of storage with commercial deep-cycle solar/wind type batteries.

[@MrSummitville]

No, I cannot just "pick-up" a 1,000 Pound Fork-Lift battery ...

[@korbanmckenzie]

What kind of voltage regulator did you use?, How and where did you connect it to your generator?, and where can I get a voltage regulator to protect my battery bank from being overloaded by my wind turbine??

[@MrSummitville]

Join a DIY Wind Turbine Forum ...

[@WildoTheRubberFist]

so when the tree gets a lot bigger... how will you pull it down to work on it?

[@HackAttackJSP]

very impressive fellas.love the idea of wind turbines and would love to build my own someday for my kids and family..awsome stuff guys.tunmbs up

[@88roro11]

pretty cool the only problem i could see is the fact their generator is "open" contamination like water or particles could affect the performance of te wind mill.. but its great creativity... kudos

[@MrSummitville]

There are hundreds, maybe a thousand by now and they all work just fine ...

[@teknicalmusic116]

This is Iowa right? Isn't there enough hot air in this state at the moment to generate power for the entire country?

[@MrAvalanche2004]

So what eventually happened to this turbine? did it fly appart? How long did it last before it needed repair? How well would it do in 100 km/hr wind?

[@MrSummitville]

Most Wind Turbines are shutdown 100 km/hr winds

[@marganai]

Great, laudable when it comes to wind. I do turbine engine brushlesse I have a lot of energy available. My video describes DIY with little money.

[@Blacksam721]

I am in Ghana but I will try my hands on this technology and see how far i can take it

[@krelcic]

Question: if you already have such a huge turbine, why not connect 2 or 3 generators one behind another and have more energy output?

[@closertothetruth9209]

+krelcic it would probably bog down with the extra torque required and not make power until the winds were stronger, thats what ive found atleast.

[@monjier]

I don't suppose you know if you could make the propellers out of plastic?

[@OverdriveGamesAnime]

You can.

[@crapbag1997]

instead of permanent magnets could you use electromagnets that run off the output of the wind turbine similar to a alternator

[@MrSummitville]

No ...

[@coldpak82]

great video

[@ChanimalCrackers]

Turbine blades are not limited to one form. The blades are controlled by high durability computers that control electric switches that signal the tips and other parts of the blades to twist and turn so they catch more wind or let wind blow through the blades.

[@brokengun]

Well done man. Was this installed at a school or something? It looks like it might've been. Obviously you're turbine probably won't last 30 years without the magnets and coils in some sort of resin. I know the feeling though, it is your first project and I did the same with the magnets on mine. Hope to see your next turbine up and spinning. Well done good sir.