Maker Workshop - Wind Power Generator on MAKE: television

[roddyread]

I'm making a kite generator. I love Make Magazine,I'll feed back as soon as I have some more results. meantime you may get inspired to try the one on my channel

[thecvideospiczo]

Make: Television wow.

[droid7627]

how much did u pay for gas?

[manixcer]

Downloading for personal use and future reference. :)

[mossmon]

this is like the best tutorial ever! DIY KING!

[JediThumper]

That was one awsome tutorial. Well directed, well spoken, well made! Thanks for contributng to the DIY/Go Green movements. Your tutorial is greatly appreciated.

[shortyjk95]

My treadmill motor has 5 wires going to it and 1 is the ground so technically 4 wires and I have no idea what each of those wires are 2 go to the outer part for the "magnets" and the other 2 go to the wires on the inside and how do I know what ones give of the power I have used a multimeter and none of them did

[jockdoubleday]

PVC pipe, PVC dust, etc., is extremely dangerous to human health.

Google: "When it comes to the production, use, and disposal of PVC [polyvinyl chloride plastic], the breasts of breast-feeding mothers are the tailpipe."

Better to make the blades out of wood and use a non-toxic protectant for rain and sun.

[frostedlambs]

kewl

[losttreasurehunt]

Great video good info

A little heavy for blades don't you think?If they ever break loose look out ,you can use a ligther pvc pipe and add as many blades as you wish.The lighter blades is what I use and have seen 60 mph winds and still will standup.

[gifa01]

So wait... lemme get this straight... he had to drive his truck at 15 miles per hour for about 20 minutes with a wind generator mounted in the back, to charge up his batteries enough to run a blender and make a smoothie... And he says that the best part is, it was made with free energy...

Last time I checked, there is nothing free about driving a truck...

[KOGR11]

@gifa01 its a useful way to check the aerodynamics of the wind turbine. as long as you have a dynamometer of some sort on the other end of teh turbine.

[Designandrew]

@gifa01 obviously no wind so he had to use a truck for the video.. you moron

[95operation]

lol. finally something which can be done with most of the parts easily found..

[Xtophernyul]

I have a old Ceiling Fan. Can I use the blades and motor set-up on a frame?

[Myth1322]

@Xtophernyul they might not be strong enough, may break in high winds

[rammgarr]

Thank you mr.Park you truly a master .i like the way you explain and detail step by step i wish you could have been my teacher in high school then i would have stay in school and not drop out....THANK YOU.

[PezunaProducciones]

Man, i have been living in a nightmare trying to find that type of pipe. ¿Is there another one that i could use? Thanx

[pikachuthesquirtle]

its not rly free. u have to buy the parts, battery, and tools. XD

[justin10749233]

this isn't fake. motors are able to generate electric currents.who ever said this is fake is stupid. motors convert electricity to momentum and going by this rule the opposite can be done. and in this case its momentum to electricity.

[SlimRoethlisberger87]

fake!!!!

[legfighterz]

@SlimRoethlisberger87 This is not fake at all I've made a smaller version. Wake up sleepy head!

[Aramil070993]

The electricity wasn't free; you drive your truck to create wind. Also factor in the cost of the materials.

[WindPowerKits]

Slick video but really not a system that would go any distance in practice. At the high RPM you have to have perfect balance or can wooble around and cause a serious accident. Cool for a science project though to play around with.

[universalstudios13]

Awesome video. Well Constructed and very professional.

5 Stars!

[derman077]

I've seen this a few times and just now realized something. Technically it was a fossil fuel fruit smoothie. lol Great project!

[sal1964]

better than a hybred .

[xxwesdogxx]

why would a treadmill have a generator in it???

[modmadmike2]

@xxwesdogxx It's a motor, a generator is used to convert motion to energy and since a motor does the exact opposite, all you need to do is use it in reverse.

[legfighterz]

@xxwesdogxx Its not a generator in the treadmill its a MOTOR.

[TenteixSaigo]

I need something that WILL take me off the grid now. lol.

[gothicvampiification]

great video



[007rapz]

how do you keep the wires from getting tangled or spun up when the wind generator moves with the wind?

[proroadbika]

@007rapz u need a slipring



[bearhamo]

@007rapz I will tell you how I did it if you want to know. Also at the end of my power cables I use 110v extension cord ends. You can simply unplug it, and plug it back in. Message me if you want. I got some great tricks if you have access to a welder.

[london8034]

nice i want one

[mangebag1]

use a bita gutterdin!

[tewster]

hey how many amps does that treadmill motor use and put out, lol sorry for the bluntness of that question. but also how many amps do the battery put out and how many amps does the blender need. wow that is all amp questions haahahah thanks in advance.

[tcepsa]

@ramikhair Just one, but you need an inverter to switch it to AC and convert it to 220V. However, just one battery doesn't hold enough energy to run a whole house for very long, so (oversimplifying slightly) you'll need to figure out how much energy you use (usually given as kWh on your electrical bill) and how much energy each battery holds and then get enough batteries to hold that much energy. The problem is getting enough batteries, and enough wind generator and wind to keep them charged.

[captwasabi]

Awesome vid. Both because this is something just about anyone could make and because he made someting that didn't incorporate an Arduino!

[ramikhair]

how many 12volt battreis to have a 220 volt to run my home ???

[emmasweeny]

@ramikhair If you can't do simple division I don't think you should be messing with house wiring.

[LostInMadness220]

@ramikhair I believe 10 batteries for a 120v , a 220 is when you use two breakers of 20. So I guess 20 batteries?

[kguna74]

I think this is by far the best, 'easiest' DIY wind gen on youtube. Many thanks for sharing.

[caprisun12356]

awsome =)

[Mrleosie]

Very nice..! Good job..! Lots of people will have this idea and save money from paying high bill from electricity.. Thank you..!

[Hindukaash]

Great demo

Viva!!!!!!!



[35343ful]

awsm

[rlmarin1968]

If you have the tools to drill the holes into the flywheel...why not use the mounts you get from old cieling fan blades. I'm actually looking into doing something like that. The Bridge Rectifier is brilliant...one of my hold ups was how to use any motor as a generator rather than having to buy an alternator or something else like that. Thanks for the great vid...this is very useful.

[kienan93]

using the pvc pipe to make props is genius! kudos to whoever thought of that!

[tomnintendo]

my and mine dad build a smaller one and now an can charge mine cellphone with wind power.

thanx john

[toomasio]

how much of these would you need to power a home?

[HomePowerWind]

It's OK for a science project but is not going to create real power of any value or hold up to hard storm winds. At several hundred RPM, these homemade blades will vibrate and wobble severely.

[Eagertman]

Damn, just shows others make things seems so difficult.... this is still 'difficult' but there's less BS to deal with to get it done.

[mixcatcom]

well made video.. Thanks for this very clear how to..

I cant wait to make my own.

-Pete

[tastycofee2]

next question from this video is arising ... y dont we use hydraulic power to use electercity.. where we know input is alwways lesser than out put ... or u can say ther input is used in such a way that it seems ...that input is greatr than out put

[erickarmstrong365]

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Maker Workshop - Wind Power Generator on MAKE: television

[dbi1036]

Would you happen to have a place I can get this on paper? Thanks

[z3r0zx1]

Whats the actual specs for the bridge rectifier? Not sure what to put on.

[humxa24]

he made the wind generator work with gas when he mounted it to the truck....well good job

[maxfactor2007]

I have all those stuff just laying around... waiting for me to use em up... yup... anytime now... ( few days later) yup anytime now ( few weeks later) yup anytime now ( a longer time later) yup anytime now.

[doctorsizzle]

thanks, but um...i guess if i don't have all those tools to do this...i'm short.

damn can you just give links to companies who make the turbines. i just love they make it seem like i can just pop out my little toolbox and start creating.

guess i'll pay someone to do this for me.

[ajao65]

Thank you very much John, finally i can help people in africa to get electricity, your demo is the best so far, thank u .

[RifferNiffer]

shaft, lmao

[RifferNiffer]

pipe nipple. lmao

[sydfan526]

great video- gave me some ideas, thanks.

[TGilli2626]

That was not free power! Think of all the gas he used to drive the generator around! LOL

[RGKChannel]

duuuuude that was awesome o.o

[gunhimdown]

will it blend - free electricity.

[joe18370]

what size motor is it, mine is 100 volt,14 amps,and at 15 mph im only getting 7 volts

[starguard]

FINALLY someone created a video that actually teaches something useful. Great Job!!

[powermaks]

what if those batterys were already charged

[sylvanenergy]

I am happy someone has put a demo together of this quality.

[Kjxx1]

I doubt this thing works well when it's not put a truck that creates a nice linear draft...

[Kjxx1]

..and an uninterrrupted draft too...

[NickBell10]

no one realy cares what u think

[steelcitywoofwoof]

Can you use a motor from a:

1) LAWNMOWER

2) DISHWASHER

3) WASHING MACHINE

AND WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM WATTS?

REGARDS!

[helixscape]

Why not hook up exercise equipment to create electricity!!!! All the Gyms out there...

[delise720]

This video is not for those who don't have all these tools. To go out and buy all the tools to make this, you'd be better off just buyng a ready made system.

[adzug]

only thing is i like vertical w t better than this design. less movement dosent hafta change direction more compact , just a better design imo

[andujar123456]

excelente video. muchas gracias.

[eseyorsh]

fantastic video. Thanks

[MrHacker3000]

5*!

[iBucalov]

спасибо, очень интересно! ))

[crome221]

crap i wanted to make one

[ArsonistInUrFirewall]

waste gas for electricity thats the green way to go

[pauljosse]

hey how many windmills would we need to live off grid?

[Arash75CA]

so if you can generate power from wind as you are driving a car then  why we don't use the same method to generate power from wind every time we drive our car and use that power to run the car everyday and stop using gas. I am sure something can be designed to install on the sides of the car to make it look nicer and generate power at the same time.

[snowwalker21]

because the laws of phisics say there can be no such thing as a self perpetuating machine it is not possible YET but some day it may be. However people are now atatching wind tunnels with turbines in them to there cars to help it be more eficient but the problem with this is that is messed up the aro dinamics of the car

[Arash75CA]

hey thanks I think now I know more about why that can't be done, I don't know any thing about physics but just buy looking at that video that subject came across my mind.

[iamkaven]

that is a good idea and i hought about doing it but the only thing is theres gotta be wind and if theres no wind then you cant power an electric motor

[Arash75CA]

like I said I don't know physic but what I think is that there are cars made using chargeable batteries so that can start the car then when car is being drove there will be lots of wind and that can charge the battery all the time so when the care is stopped for short time can use the battery to re start.

[LocustsAreSwarming]

the wheels rotating charge the battery.

[adzug]

thats wat your alternator is for in a car. after ur battry starts er up, the alternator supplies the electricity sos the battry doesnt run out

[aihlo]

@iamkaven You gotta have a system that is half on the grid and half off the grid, so when there is no wind you use power company, but when you are having wind, you are using YOUR power

[RogueLegend999]

you can supply the power from the generator to the UPS of your computer. That way even when the generated power is not stable the ups will provide battery power. And as the battery power gets low generator will charge it up. Worst scenario is not having enough wind until the battery totally run out - in that case when you hear the critical alert from UPs u can plug it to AC voltage of your house

[LocustsAreSwarming]

if you're depending on only a wind turbine generator then you dont depend on electricity.

plus you can store charge in batteries or capacitors.

[pmoneyunit1000]

nice

[hidnshadows]

instead of a BR, you could use a diode!

[chromebeats]

that's only half the wave

[AutoSignsLtd]

So anyone know how to make a bride rectifier? can someone sketch it out?

Scotland

[heymetube]

Only bride rectifier known is a divorce.

[Henkera]

That particular smoothie should be carbon taxed though.

[x250f23x]

He forgot to balance the blades. When the wind really kicks up that thing will shake its self to death.

[angrychikan]

there is only one problem.... were do u get a tredmill motor ?

[AtomicNerd001]

from an aeroplane, duh!

[hammas74]

you can use any motor

[havocdaemon]

Greatest video on wind power I've ever seen! Simple, straightforward, and right from beginning to end! Also, that PVC pipe for the blades was brilliant! I wish I were a little more mathematically minded. :P

[pooldawg15]

when he hooks up the blender, why does he hook up red on one battery, and black on another???

[josephena2]

Beacase He Can Have 2 Hooked Together To Get A Longer Lasting Charge And Some Thing With Voltage

[djdscroll]

no actual in series the have a higher voltage output but same carge as one

in parrallel the have the normal voltage of one but last longer

[djdscroll]

because they are in series the voltage of both get added together

IE: two 1.5v baterries connected in series equal 3v

and to connect series you connect the negative to one and the positive to the other

[jaxxfox]

They're 6 volt batteries, so to get 12 volts they have to be wired in series.

[FlamingPope]

Or attach a motor and rectifier to a stationary bicycle and you solve 2 of America's problems in one go.

[barnycarparts]

I found the right ratio is 5 to one diameter 10 in, then 1 blade length could be 50 in long. Union swivel is cool. The rest is for cub scouts.

[RosettaStonedX]

If you were to build an army of many of these generators, would you possibly be able to power an entire household? How many generators would that take?

[darthjeff3]

he said one of those can charge a 12v battery, you do the math

[KonaChuck22]

Where he uses the term "bridge rectifier" he should have simply said diode.

Since the diode is being used to block reverse current and not to rectify ac to dc.

[KonaChuck22]

Is it just me or is there nothing stopping the motor from doing several revolutions and unscrewing off the top of the pipe nipple? Other than that a very nice simple design for off grid power.

[frog7227]

just remove the bridge rectifer and you got a fan!!

[nintendonerdgoodbad2]

he said nipple te he

[iknowyoux]

Be smart - don't pay any more electricity bills. more info: solar.xfollow.me (Copy to your browser's address bar)

[mjhays8]

Great show, especially the blades. If you are not happy using a treadmill motor, you have a lot of other generators/alternators you can substitute with a little adaption.

[tiantan63]

He used a new motor in the video, the

McMillan Electric model S3456B3282 permanent magnet motor.

Costs about $90 new. I got an old one from a

Treadmill, and it had rust spots and flaking

paint all over, but it works.......

[Elephantintheroom01]

Lightning may be a problem.

[WildoTheRubberFist]

it is for any thing that sticks up in the air... The solution is grounding the thing to the ground with heavy cable... Really not a problem, just something that needs to be taken it to account.

[tiantan63]

Also, you can get a 750 Watt Black and Decker

power inverter from Wal-Mart for $ 60 which

can run off the 12 V battery and run 120V AC

appliances, up to 750 Watts with 1500 Watt

surge-start............

Dont need to use 12V car appliances at all,

Just needs time to charge battery full.

Venger

[tiantan63]

Noticed something...........

If he had swapped the leading edge of his

blades for the trailing edge, he would have

increased efficiency of windpower collection

by 331 percent, sice the blade ends would

not have been totally vertical, blocking airflow.

They'd have been almost horizontal instead

which would provide lift-torque.........

Venger

[GUAlliance]

All right! I wish I was technical, I cant even saw a plank of wood right.

[AtvProjects]

If you watch my video i attached a DC motor to a bike and made about as many volts as your wind turbine

[shapeshiftingLizard]

shame that the commie didn't mention that the bateries has limited number of cycles. Wich makes the engery not free. But number of cycles/battery cost.

but long live propaganda....

[materx90]

okay then.......

[inventormoh]

awsome, but needs strong wind.

[willow39]

now i just got to make a smaller windmill so i can charge my cell phone and ipod...then ill be happy... :)

[jodex96]

I wouldn't wear your best clothes. Heh. And I won't wear your! :D

[buttmunk88]

I live along side a freeway, I should put up like 50 of these next to the fence.....keep speeding, my lights are dim...lol.....

[alehug]

the smoothie was made with free electricity not the turbine.

[DrebinNr893]

dude you rock

[DeanC993]

super vid. you are very easy to understand! thanks

(:

[bil56]

Ametek generators are great and it looks like the treadmill has one. The best battery is deep cell batteries since they are meant to charge and recharge. Golf cart, forklift, telephone commerical batteries, boat trolling motor batteries, etc.

As a battery place for blemish batteries that they can't sell since they are scared, or something like that that can't be sold to general public. They are cheap or free.

No fan motor works not strong enough but altenator from chevy with new windings.

[jitterman77]

for some reason this guy reminds me of the shamwow guy. does anyone know how much better is this compared to solar.

[CONNERANKERSTEIN]

Hello, To whome ever it may concern. Just wondering it it is possible to use a atv or car battery? Thanks

[trunk516]

No...car batteries aren't made to charge and discharge numerous times.Deep cell batteries are. Marine batteries, like those used for trolling motors are pretty efficient. And altho they do cost more up front, They last a longer time.

[ajloder10]

Those were 6V golf cart batteries though, and they were made to be discharged and recharged deeply and many times. That's why a lot of people will use those instead of 12V deep cycle marine. More battery storage space, but if you run them in series you will get 12V.

[jodex96]

Hey! Can someone tell me can I use a motor from a fan? Stupid question... But tell me what you think can I? And how much it will make electricity if you know..?

[gretarsjukro]

hey thats actually pretty smart thinking, I don't know the answer but if you use that thing that makes the electricity go one way I suppose it might work. Question I'm dealing with is where can you get some super mass storage battery and also if you could directly apply it for use in your home and you wouldn't have to connect the battery to every single household equipment.

[TheBlueThread]

7:02 PIPE-NIPPLE :D:D

[hellstudios]

LOL, pipe nipple.

[RolexesRock]

wow are you like 10?

[hellstudios]

15, actually.

Who said Mature is fun?

[Dethmasheen]

The dude looks like Max Payne from the first Max Payne game.

[DrebinNr893]

yeah well max payne= sucks.

John Park= super cool

[Dethmasheen]

Actually the games kicked ass. Just the movie sucked monkeyass.

[Titanium640]

Can this power 360? lol!

No, but seriously, can it?

"great tutorial"

[z3r0zx1]

Uhmmm.. if you look in the booklets when you get the xbox 360 you should see the amount of energy it uses, it its under 12volts (which i doubt) then you could actually power it with a generator.

[VICTIMofLUST]

You need a place that has an avg. wind speed of 17 mph.

A cliff on an ocean beach, a windy Vallie, or a area by a wind swept highway, ETC.

[dominicjm]

Free! Execpt he had to drive around town in his car to get enough wind to generate the electricity.

[Clovervidia]

And you need all the equiptment to MAKE it , lol..

[alex0dog]

Thats because they had no wind, nor did they want to wait for it.

[TheEightBitLink]

Mmmmm... Free electricity smoothies

[jodex96]

I'm going to do that on summer. Because that's so freaking awesome!

[RolexesRock]

I got the motor free at a motor store! but we're having trouble finding the 8in. PVC

[lukasz20]

There is a video of a car mechanic that used smaller pvc pipe to make the blades. When he finished, the wind turbine produces enough electricity to power his whole garage.