I am working myself to create a wind generator for my backyard power station.
It is just going to be small so that the neighbours won't complain but I am still hoping to get about 600/700 Kwh per year.
The thing I am not so sure about is the Generator-Motor people talk about using these gym stepping machine motors but these seem to be in very short supply [used] and high demand. Lots of people favour Modern Alternators from scrap cars which seems like a good idea but I don,t like the RPM they seem to need to start Producing decent voltages.
I fancy using a car starter motor, I know its going to be heavy but it must be very strong and designed to work at a low RPM plus of course it comes with decent mounting points and very heavy duty windings.
If you are interested in Wind Generators you might like to look at my web site http://www.alt-tecs.com/windgeneration.htm
About Me
- Mecford
- I am an engineer who after retirement has turned to the web to combine my interests in Alternative technology particularly natural resources such as Solar Heating, Photo-Electric Energy and Wind Generation with a lifelong commitment to Doing It Yourself. One of the main reasons why I am such a great believer in DIY is that a large part of my engineering career was spent doing cost analysis and price predictions on both projects and products. When you do this for a living you very quickly realise how big the difference is between the cost of the materials [ = the DIY cost ] and the finished cost to the consumer/customer.
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