Home Built Wind Power Generators
Author: Munya Chinongoza
One hot summer afternoon, someone decided to test their craftsmen ship and take it upon themselves to make a homemade wind generator. It surprisingly took under 0 to make this wind generator. Although it does not work quite as well as a commercial bought generator and it would not hurt the design to have a few improvements.
The propeller chosen for use on this machine has a 3 bladed design. It was made out of spruce 1" X 4" boards that were knot free. If you use a propeller that is not too heavy then this helps the machine start up faster and can help preserve the bearings on the generator. As for the alternator, the one chosen was a 2 horse power induction motor that he took off a Taiwanese milling machine. He used a four pole motor therefore it needed 4 alternating poles in the alternator. The most important part and also sometimes the must neglected is the tower. A high tower is needed and he used a pine tree for this which is supported by 4 guy wires which are 1/8" diameter aircraft cable with turn buckles on the ground that are used for adjustment.
If you choose to build your own home generator you get the reward of satisfaction and also get to save some money. It is always good for people to provide results of their own personal experiences of building their own machines. It will help give other people ideas on how to build their own wind generator at home.
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Does anyone know the Fisher Paykel part number to this?
I need the part number to the Fisher & Paykel smart drive motor’s STATOR. I need the one that has 42 coils with 0.8mm wire. This is used for home-built wind generators. Please don’t refer me to a site: you either know the number or you don’t. Thanks.
How do I make my own wind power generators?
I want to make my own wind power generator at home because I want to use it to power my laptop and a small portable TV. How do I go about building wind power generators?
How do you mount a wind generator / turbine on a home-built pole / tower?
Hi I notice the cost of a tower for a wind generator is quite expensive. If purchasing a low-watt Wind Generator (a 400 or 900 rating) that can be assembled on your own pole / tower, how do you go about making that pole?? Can it be done with PVC pipe? Metal pipe? Wood? And what do you think about how high it should be placed? 20 feet up on a wooden beam, no. The lower it is the easier it would be to erect it, take it down, and less chance of tipping over without a guy wire. But with less wind production =/. What do you suggest? Cost is $1,900 for a 900-watt turbine and $540 for a 30-foot tower. I’d prefer saving that $500 and widdling my own 8 foot pole … but I dont want anybody walking into the darn thing either!
Earth4Energy Earth 4 Energy Home WInd Turbine?
I already built me home wind generator before I found out about earth4energy. Can someone please tell me where the information kit says to get the free batteries and materials. I would buy the kit but I already built mine and just want to know where to get the free materials. Thanks a bunch
NICK PETERS- the golf store because they are used golf cart batteries?
NICK PETERS can you give me your email, i have a few more questions for you. Thanks
Where do I find information about building a home wind generator?
Okay, starting to get a handle on this stuff. What is the best resource for a home wind generator? Plans would be nice too.
Thanks.
There is a free download of plans at http://verticalwindgenerator.net/ . You just have to be on the site for a few minutes then a form coms up. Fill it out and you’ll get the plans.
I make my 2 wind power generators at home and you will need
a generator, blades battery and inverter.
I use them to power my lighting along my balcony.
Actually I got the infomation from http://www.makewindpowerathome.com. Thats where I got my blade designs from and learnt how to wire it up.. Its saving me some good money
I bought the kit a few months ago.
Free batteries can be found at your local golf store, if they let you have it… eBay for cheap parts.
Earth4Energy goes into building solar panels in addition to wind turbines. Also have a Bio Diesel bonus
Awesome product!
I believe the whole motor is FP001. Don’t know about just the stator.
Wow. That’s quite a project. I might suggest you drive around in the country and look for an old steel windmill frame like some of the older farms once used. I am thinking it would be about 30-40 feet high. Then you’ll have to figure out a way to purchase it, load it and transport it to your site. Be sure to set in in deep concrete and securly bolt it down. You may need to rent a crane or at least a telescopic boom lift with a long reach. At the top of the steel frame you’ll need to weld extra support to support the heavy turbine. It will also need to be mounted dead center to the top. Of course it will have to swivel 360 degrees so I suggest you purchase some type of pipe to swivel around the shaft…better if it has ball bearings inside of it with sealed grease serts. You may have to weld up some kind of steel frame “cage” for the turbine to sit inside of. Then you’ll also have to figure out some kind of tail vane for it so that it could always point into the wind.
This is definately NOTTT a weekender project for the common “garage mechanic”. I used to work for a company in Grand Forks, ND that makes HUGE wind turbines with 25 foot long blades made of fiberglass. These turbines are mounted by a team of engineers using high tech equipment and large cranes. You MAY want to “reconsider” the limitations of your technical abilities and skills and opt for some “professional” assistance here. It would be a tragedy to see it mounted improperly and get damaged or destroyed after just a few days or few hours of use. I’ve seen knowledgeable, college educated people make some simple errors in judgement or planning and get hurt or damage some veryyyy expensive equipment.
AT the very least pay a visit to other turbine generator dealerships and discuss this problem with them. The may have mounting kits and other accessory parts to aid in this project.
There may also be other useful information by doing a Google search for Wind Turbine towers???