Vertical Axis Wind Turbine VAWT

[muddymuddymuddmann]

Not to be a pain in the rear or a pessimist, Im usually a real enthusiast of wind turbines. but the 1/8 th scale of a 50 KW vawt is hard to believe to me , seeing as when you double the size of the unit you recieve only 4 time the power factor.

in fact if the large unit made 5 KW that would mean that the 1/8th scale would be in the range of 78.125 watts. I dont think so. much less this little unit making 781.25 watts.

MUDDy

[cbellsmith]

Where can I buy one of these?

[amleonte]

This turbine does not use magnetic levitation with electromagnets,it simply uses permanent magnets,very strong neodymium magnets,and thats it,there s a ring of magnets facing north upwards and another facing north downwards.....why would you even use electromagnets,it s not that u have to spin the turbine....the train uses electromagnets because they work in a linear motor configuration where you need propulsion,but here you need just levitation wich is given to you by any permanent magnet

[Sovnarkom]

If the turbine is levitating, how do you transfer the kinetic energy to the generator?

[hay427]

If that is 1/8 scale what is it full size!?

[musiclovers444]

It might look nice, but will never be a significant power producer, the savonius style units just don't lend themselves to power production. If you get 5 watts out of your little unit you'll be lucky. Once you scale it for more power, you'll learn that the roof top is off limits because your unit turned into this 5 meter x 5 meter beast, and would still fall short behind the conventional HAWTs, ... nice for looks though...

[mousepotato64]

That's my point. How is it connected to a generator if it has maglev?

[isg1111]

using a magnetic flux generator

[mousepotato64]

Does it use a flux capacitor to store that energy?

[robstar256]

The power inverter technology does throttle how much power it demands depending on the rpm's of the turbine ... and energy can be stored for later use as well.

[dobermans4you]

this is a GORGEOUS design!

[jakylili]

im a bit lost...just wondering..how is this better then a horizontal wind turbine? cuz for a horizontal one...all of the blades are being pushed by the wind to increase the speed of the fan's rotation.this one..there is always one wing that is being pushed to make it faster while another is being pushed the opposite direct. Although the wings of the turbine might be curved to reduce the the force being pushed the opposite way, there's still some. Doesn't this make it inefficient?

[seraph2099]

Lol and then he accelerates to 88 mph and boom back in time

[robstar256]

Power is generated from the magnetic axial flux generator. Magnets and coils, crossing the flux in an ingenious way to create power. Check out the new Video Responses I've posted above.

[mousepotato64]

How does Maglev help when it is connected to a generator?

[robstar256]

It's not connected to a generator :) at least not in the traditional sense.

[gameshock94]

Go Canada!!!

[Spedphotoman]

The Idea of putting a Wind Turbine on top of building sounds like a pretty good idea. Are the blades shaped like that so you can't see them from the ground or for another reason?

[uvenoidea]

i would assume blade shape caters more towards catching max wind

[underverser]

Giant power! :)

[msf80]

need a longer video to review thou. but from 1st look, really cool design. Look solid.

[robstar256]

This is a MODEL unit .. NOT the real thing. Keep that in mind :)

I'll have a new video up soon of the finished product .. the blades are now made of fibre glass... stay tuned :)

[bellaggio1770]

Keep in mind the manufacturing time and cost. The model you have, with the bent sheet metal seems very easy to build, since it's just bent. Making something out of composite materials takes a lot of time and is a mess. Good job for your work, it looks serious.

[1alopezpr]

The design is very good,but it looks heavy,maybe it turns faster with ligther materials,like light weight carbon fiber,or, weather resistant foam,for the wings.Nice work,by the way.

[robstar256]

This turbine is meant to be put on rooftops of large commercial buildings. The power generation at 200ft in the sky is quite awesome!