DIY Wind Turbine Projects – New York DIY Wind Turbine projects continue to grow in popularity. A simple, four foot wind turbine, made with a DC motor and PVC blades, can be assembled in an afternoon, once you have the parts. Larger DIY wind turbines, with DIY flux generators, will take more time. However, the [...]
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Furling – Protect Your DIY Wind Turbine You’ve worked hard building your own wind turbine and you look forward to windy days. But a severe wind gust could rip the blades right off and long term high wind levels could burn out your alternator. You need an automatic (passive) furling system for your DIY wind turbine. [...]
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Wind Turbine Axial Flux Generator DIY Wind Turbines can be very quick and simple to build – a small DC permanent magnet motor, 3 blades cut from PVC pipe and a tail. Mount it on a pipe tower and you are set. Problem is, small D.C. permanent magnet motors, such as the Ametek 30, [...]
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DIY Wind Turbine – DC Motor – Generator Do-it-yourself small wind turbines are quite simple to make. The biggest key to success is picking the right DC Permanent Magnet Motor. The basic parts to a small DIY wind turbine include: Tower – get your wind turbine up high and into clear wind. The higher the [...]
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Home Wind Turbines Several companies now make small home sized wind turbines for the residential market. New start-up companies from China have recently flooded the market which is helping to drive down prices. It’s very difficult to judge quality just on external appearances alone, so it’s buyer beware in this market. Before you throw down [...]
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DC Wind Turbine Motors on eBay – BEWARE DIY Wind Turbines have become very popular items in the past year. We have DIY plans for both horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWT) and vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) on this site. And yes, in the beginning we recommended people take a look on eBay for used [...]
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Residential Wind Turbines The national electrical grid is the single largest producer of greenhouse gas. As such, by reducing your use of electricity from the grid, you are reducing your personal carbon footprint. New, small residential wind turbines or wind generators are making this an easy process for the home owner. Homemade power usually comes from [...]
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How Does a Wind Turbine Work? Wind turbines operate on a simple principle. The energy in the wind turns two or three propeller-like blades around a rotor. The rotor is connected to the main shaft, which spins a generator to create electricity. Wind turbines are mounted on a tower to capture the most energy. At [...]
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