DIY vertical-axis wind turbine

[NorthCarolina]

The Zoetrope is a vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) made from materials commonly found at your local hardware store and a few easily purchased online, and Applied Sciences has made the decision to “open source” the turbine for everyone who wants to try their hand at making one. With videos and a downloadable PDF construction guide, it looks like anyone with a menial amount of handyperson abilities could make one for themselves.



Link: http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2011/03/15/build-your-own-vertical-axis-wind-turbine-on-the-cheap/

Download pdf: http://www.applied-sciences.net/library/data/zoetrope-wind-turbine.pdf

[northoftheborder]

1. very interesting

[Fledermaus]

2. If you can mount it on a tall pole it would work much better.

I think it would look much better on a tall shiny metal pole above the trees.

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

3. Bladed windmills are better as are tall windmills.

A windmill with a rotor will sweep more area and thus be a more efficient use of materials. Also, placing any windmill away from the ground or obstructions will help with operation.

[Kolesar]

4. Then you want Hugh Piggot's Axial Flux Wind Turbine!

"Flux" as in "magnetic flux"

Trailer bearings, carve your own blades, wind your own stator

http://www.scoraigwind.com/

or buy the $1800 kit

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

5. What I really want is a Flux Capacitor...

and 1.21 gigawatts to spare