Bicycle wheel wind turbine

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Uploaded by on Apr 5, 2011

Class project !awesome!

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  • Even if they only put out 5v I think it would still be a viable source of electricity. Put 3 up and you have 15v to play with. DC that is. It just depends how you wire them up. series or parallel.

  • Could you show a more detailed still video of how you attached the blades to the wheel?

  • Have you gone any further with this ... like using an actual bicycle to, say, charge up your cell phone or laptop?

  • Nice

  • You'll need to add a yaw to the back to help steer the blades into the wind for best efficiency. Good job tho'!

  • I tried the exact same thing and even after re-winding the motor I only managed a max of 8v ... sorry to disappoint but you need a higher voltage motor or extreme wind speeds to get to 12 v.

  • what did you make the blades from?

  • More than likely your amps are very goood but your voltage is low ,try a different DC motor and have fun with project

  • Add u you a gear box to it ,but u would need a bigger rotor on it .Find u a old treadmill for free then build u one

  • OK what about a close up, what about a good look around it when it's stationary?

    What about some at least estimated specifications - wind velocity, volts, amperes?

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