Portable Power Station - Urban Survival

http://envirosponsible.com What would you do for light if the grid went down? I put some components together and created an emergency lighting solution.

The wind generator is a 10W vawt, and the solar panels are 1.8W each. They trickle charge a 12V battery that can be used for emergency lighting or recharging batteries, cell phones, etc. I've used this system and it works.

VAWTs (vertical axis wind turbine) work well in a surburban and urban environment. They have lower cut in speeds than horizontal props, which means they're creating electricity even in low winds. Plus, they run silent so they won't bother neighbours.

I made this after reading Patriots by James Rawles.

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[DickHBox]

@DaveMcCallumTUNES. Engage brain before operating mouth old son. And it's "ALTERNATING current", not "ACTIVE current". At least use the right terminology if your going to critique something.

[Mission7608x2]

That's a pretty cool little device...how big would it need to be to generate 1.21 gigawatts!

[NicenEasyuk]

The only flaw I can see with this is... Emergency lighting is more of a 'night time problem' where as this is a 'daytime solution'.

[adolphbot]

This is essentially how my uncle lost an eye; charging a battery like the one you're using releases quite a bit of hydrogen, which is quite volatile. You should make some holes in it for ventilation.

[130June]

Good video.

[glennwih]

Very cool.

[learrus]

I sketched out something like this myself,

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[GradyWhite2007]

Get an LED bulb man...

[dakoffran]

umm wool blanket and a plastic barrel. umm static electricity?

[rbjam67]

Is that tin water proof? Any ways the barrel has room 4 a raincoat too an umbrella and camping tent.

[123kkambiz]

@captainhooyah it depends to inverter efficiency, how far the inverter is far away from the panels, also what size of wire you use, thicker the wire,less voltage drop, lesser the power loss. it doesnt to do any thing with load, First let him convert DC to AC then it is connected to load.

[rockethead555]

@pleabargain No so my dear boy, the inertia of the vehicle in movement and power of the engine (90 HP+ for the smallest cars) easily defeats any considerable losses by drag of the wind, especially with a small wind turbine like the one you have...the car won't even notice..try it