How I built my first horizontal axis turbine (hawt) part 2

[losttreasurehunt]

Good showing ,thanks



[88bobo111]

Awesome video. So you are just using a solar charger to charge the batteries, with the power that comes from the turbine. Have you had any problems with this set up? What happens when the battery is full charged and the turbine still produces power? Thanks in advance

[supergokue1]

@88bobo111 The only real problem that I had was the turbine was taking power back from the battery when it was not turning. So I just added a $2.00 blocking diode and the problem was solved. When the battery is full the regulator stops the flow of electrons so the battery does not get over charged. Thanks for the question, Lonny

[88bobo111]

Awesome video. So you are just using a solar charger to charge the batteries, with the power that comes from the turbine. Have you had any problems with this set up? What happens when the battery is full charged and the turbine still produces power? Thanks in advance

[VWRabbitdiesel]

what type of motor are you using?

[supergokue1]

@VWRabbitdiesel Its a mcmillian eletric company - 5100 rpm - 2.25 hp dc motor

[doug2877]

Nice looking blades. The set up on a whole is pretty nice, lots of bang for your buck..LATER FROM THE WEST COAST...

[58belvedere]

I think a old tower with a Hinged base plate would work real nice. im going to use a old tower and pars off of a old bike cut the gooseneck off and weld a plate on top for a mount, cut the frame off the down tube and take the forks off and use the down tube for the mount on the tower it will last for years and move move easy not like a floor flange and pipe. nice system u have there .

[bshupejr]

I like the simplicity of this set-up especially for true emergency power needs. One thing I noticed, you might want to up-size the wires you have coming from the motor/turbine. Even with the relatively short run you have the wires you are running seem ripe for power loss. Maybe run another set of the same wires and jumper them together effectively doubling the copper. You wont get the additional sheilding benefits but it would help some.

[bjetTube]

Your videos are great and I like your HAWT.

Question 1: How do you keep the wires from twisting in the pole to the point that they will not rip and short out?

Question 2: Why the divergence from the VAWTs or are you just trying the concept? I would think the VAWTs would be much easier to generate current. (Please realize that I have limited knowledge of both and am curious VAWTs.)

[supergokue1]

@bjetTube Good question, I I have noticed that the turbine only faces the left side or the right side or the middle but never the back of the shed. it just has its 180 pattern that it turns in. it has never turned completely around in a circle. I just wanted to see if I could make one and if I made it how well would it work. I enjoy making vawts better and I am slowly making another one. I think it was quicker to make a hawt, but vawts look better. They both have good and bad.

[jab0805]

Have you thought about gearing the motor to increase the RPM? If so, how would you incorporate that into this design? Thank you for sharing.

[supergokue1]

@jab0805 I do have another smaller free treadmill motor I have thought about turning into a hawt. It is hard to describe but I will try a belt drive on that one. The blades will be directly connected to a way bigger fly wheel and the belt will drive the motor. I hope to have a 4 to 1 ratio or greater The motor will be under the turbine body (2x4). I might have to go with a longer blade, but I am not sure on it just yet.

[VWRabbitdiesel]

Nice set up I forgot about using the HF charge controller for the turbine, good idea. I agree with micheal about beefing the pole up or run one more next to it. I gave up on the treadmill design it just takes to much speed to get to charging voltage. Now I am stuck with 8 motors.

[supergokue1]

@VWRabbitdiesel I wish I was stuck with 8 motors, they are really hard to find now for free. Have you tried to make two turbines and putting them in series? you might get the power you need to charge that way. Just a thought :)

[VWRabbitdiesel]

@VWRabbitdiesel I will have to think that one over, will that work?

[supergokue1]

@VWRabbitdiesel I think it might work, I used to take two little hobby motors and put homemade tongue depressor blades on them and wire them in series. I would hang them outside the window of our car and I would get around twice the power. I was the passenger, not the driver of course.

[michael970]

Nice video.I was thinking instead of a whole new pole maybe you could clamp a section of heavy angle iron to your pole.Just a thought .TAKE CARE