Treadmill windmill at 173 watts!

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Uploaded by on Apr 3, 2010

The windmill hit 9 amps in the middle and 13 amps at the end! The wind must of been over 30 mph for the high gusts. The pvc tower now has a single guy wire to help with the southerly winds.

13.3amps x ~13volts = 173 watts!

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  • @tnwindpower Yes, it was hooked up to a lawnmower battery at the base of the tower. I had both a voltmeter and ammeter hooked up at the time.

  • Was the test done under a load on the generator?

  • @iamthequist Yeah, we are both M.E.'s If you want to see skill, take a look at our battlebots ( 100x harder to build than this ).

  • @MrPizzaman09 You guys are going to engineering school right? That thing is cool. I wish I had that kind of skill.

  • @iamthequist Yeah, we made the whole thing by my self. I found the motor on craigslist for $30, the rotating tower part is from our old lawnmower deck, and the blades I hand carved myself. This is roughly version 5 or 6 of this windmill.

  • Do you make these yourselves?

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