Where the free Permanent Magnets roam - Bicycle windmill generator

This is the first in a series, that keeps an accounting of the windmill generator I'm building, if not for my house, it'll at least be for my studio power. My design here is one based upon the many designs I've seen here on YouTube. I've taken the bits and pieces I've seen others work at and worked them into my own overall ideas and plans to recycle.
It's my intention to use as much in the way of found materials, showcasing their further uses, even when their original intended use has run it's course.
I'm hoping that people can learn to understand & build, for their own homes. I'd like to see these generators powering their own neighborhoods and maybe sending out the spillover energy produced, into a State and National grids and infrastructure.
Which of course leads to less blackouts and less independence on outside forces and influence.
It's a kind of benign activism, you might say.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• AlternativeEnergy
• Windmill
• Permanent
• magnets
• windpower
• windenergy
• recycling
• recycle

[muddymuddymuddmann]

PLATINUM COATED ALUMINUM DISKS CAPT'N. NOT GOOD FOR HHO THOUGH. THE PLATINUM ELECTROPLATES ITSELF OFF.

COOL VIDEO. AMMETER, OR AMP METER. I NEVER THOUGHT OF THE HARD DRIVE MAGNETS FITTING IN THE SHELL OF THE MOTOR LIKE THAT. NICE DESIGN. IT SHOULD GENERAT NICELY. LET THEM KNOW ONE END IS NORTH AND THE OTHER SOUTH ON EACH FLAT MAGNET. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE IT A SMALL GENERATOR,... JUST PUT A SKATE BOARD WHEEL ON A WEED EATER ENGINE AND RUN IT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE SHELL. THE WHEEL WILL GO 45 MPH.

[CaptBart]

@muddymuddymuddmann Anyway, the magnets will go onto one wheel and pass across the stator (coils) set inside a corresponding "fender" that wraps over the top.

Also IF someone wants to use a ceiling fan motor..I'd realized you can make up the difference between mags and stator using wood edging tape. It's actual wood w/ a glue on it that is heat activated. which is easier to use than metal strapping and will laminate to itself. It will move more BUT...maybe can be sealed. :]

[muddymuddymuddmann]

@CaptBart OR YOU COULD JUST WIND YOUR COILS ON BOLTS OR ALL THREAD, AND ADJUST THE COILS DOWN TO THE MAGNETS. THE BOLTS WOULD GO THROUGH THE FENDER. HAVING THE SAILS ACROSS THE FROM ONE WHEEL TO THE OTHER POSES THE FENDER BEING MOUNTED ON ONE SIDE ONLY, UNLESS THEY ARE MOUNTED TO THE GROUND DECK INSTEAD OF THE AXEL BOLT. I WANT TO WATCH THE SAILS. THEY SEEM TO JUST FLOW IN ONE DIRRECTION. IT'S KINDA LIKE WATCHING THE WATER BEHIND A BOAT. ENTRANCING!

MUDDy

[CaptBart]

@muddymuddymuddmann OoOooOoo, very cool, did not know this, i will think this over!! Thanks MUDD!

[muddymuddymuddmann]

@CaptBart JUST A THOUGHT HERE. THE SPROCKETS ON A TEN SPEED OR 12 SPEED WOULD MAKE A NICE BASE FOR MINI AXAIL FLUX GENNy.

MUDDy

[CaptBart]

@muddymuddymuddmann Daayum, yer just full of ideas! Thanks! A whole new project to go after! Woot!

[muddymuddymuddmann]

@CaptBart I HAVE BEEN PLAGUED WITH THIS OBSCESSION FOR A LONG TIME. LOTS OF IDEAS HAVE RUN THROUGH THIS SKULL. SOME MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT. FURTHERMORE...ROOF ARF AND BARK!

I WOULD USE SMALL WIRE.

MUDDy

[CaptBart]

@muddymuddymuddmann As you see, I started w/ your idea of using the pre-existing fan motor set-up. I've since fallen for the design double helix system set horizontal, it's a lower profile, it's mounting is more stable and I can use a sail instead of blades. It also then looks more like kinetic art AND I can change out the sail easily enough. As following vids will show.

[CaptBart]

@touchnova Thanks Cody, it's been a long time I've been pickin' at this, looking forward to it being done and runnin'!

[touchnova]

Sounds like a very cool project Alex, looking forward to upcoming posts. - Cody