Wind Generator Using 38 volt Ametek DC Motor

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Home-built, DIY wind generator using 38 volt Ametek DC motor generator. Blade speed is geared-up 2.5 times with v-belt pulleys to make the generator spin faster.

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Howto & Style

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• wind
• generator
• amatek
• 38
• volt
• belt
• pulley
• homestead
• homesteading
• elko
• nevada
• alternative
• energy
• nate
• nathan
• carpenter

[mikesamc]

what stops the wires from being twisted in the pipe as the turbine changes direction all the time with wind direction?

[ajonate]

@mikesamc At a later date, I installed a vertical 2x4 to limit rotation.

[kwakman99]

Nice setup, interesting design. Was I hearing it vibrate in higher winds? How's it holding up since you posted? Would be interesting to see an update video of the system. Myself I'm doing something very similar with pulleys because I'm not in a wide open space where wind is constant. Only difference is I'm doing a VAWT with 8 blades instead of the traditional HAWT. Great stuff.

[ajonate]

@kwakman99 The high speed vibration problem takes care of itself under load.

[kits001]

i need help for my project can i use electric fan motor to use for my windmill?

and how about the wiring there are 4 wires i do not know what is the combination.

[ajonate]

@kits001 The type of motor used in electric fans won't generate.

[usingmycamera]

Suprising to know I use the same motors shipped over form states and I get the wind power to use this motor normally without grearing..but then again we had wind speeds over 60-165Mph in the last week ,but I do well in normal days of wind..Luckily I live in a windy area,but the ametel 38v does need a lot of wind to shift it...good 6A over 12V can be made in most windy days.

[Alumicone]

Nice and simple build. What outputs have you measured, and what type of controller have you found to take advantage of the energy?

[bayadaim]

and another thing - the reason that it tuns so fast it that it doesn't have any load. that is called overspin, and this could harm the hole apparatus over time... if you did connected tit you saw the reduction in speed / RPM

[19hawk11]

This is exactly the kind of thing I was looking to make and mount on my shed. Only difference is I plan on making a brushing type electrical conection between the mast and poll to avoid the wire eventually twisting too much. Your design is great, to the point and very easy for me to understand. Thank you for posting this vid!

[wwwGLITCHZcom]

I like how the blades are spinning at the same frequency of the camera, and they look still.