Prototype Flexible Helix Blade VAWT

New design prototype of a flexible helix blade vertical axis wind turbine

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Vertical
• Axis
• Wind
• generator

[billtruttschel]

Why would you want flexible blades? Wouldn't that only absorb the wind energy? Rigid blades would be better for transferring the wind energy into mechanical energy. There's a reason they make bridges and buildings flexible now, because then the wind is less likely to move the structure.

[edtube1004]

Thanks for your inquiry regarding the material that i wanted to use. Flexible blade is good to harness all the wind energy from different direction either axial or direction which you do not required anything to direct the wind turbine where the winds blow and flexible material is very ligth compare to other wind turbine compare to weigth ratio.

[TonyTuthill]

canvas sheets??

[edtube1004]

Canvas is ok but Much Better is thin fiber glass for durable and flexibility.

[PhyR8]

dpt testingin mo yan sa uncontrolled environment. ung wlng fan. subukan mong dalhin sa labas ung meron minimum windspeed.

tuloy mo lng bro ang pagdevelop nyan.

[edtube1004]

Thanks pre for the comment pero ideal place for continuos wind is near the sea shore and not in the city katulad ng sa netherland at sa UK.

[AvidCyclist]

Vertical Axis Orientation near Buildings, or Horizontal Axis near a Ridge or Dam or other 'obstacle' (that can shield half) will present other issues...

Namely, cannot be zoned/permitted easily, Safety to animal/humans, Gathering of things that can hinder operation... More...

It may have potential... but...

MUCH More Thought and Consideration is required before attracting much attention...

Then, MUCH Attention will need to be attracted before gathering enough Interest for Funding...

[AvidCyclist]

Not to be argumentative...

How does this asymmetric application of 'Wind' on a free spinning object validate your design?!?

As YOU demonstrate - this design will spin in either direction, depending on 'Wind' application...

In a real-life situation, the wind approaching BOTH Sides of your device will tend to cancel out (there may be variations L to R, along a vertical axis)...

Unless you plan on ducting the wind toward one side, or shielding one side from the wind...

[homskoult]

@meaep12 Even the perfect one will not be practical until we can either store or transmit the power to where it is needed. A world wide network maybe? Do a little research on how much is spent, and how much energy is actually being generated.

[homskoult]

People keep trying to build a better wind generation system. It has been proven that wind energy is not reliable, and will never be anything more than a small part of any energy system. Until we develop a better way of storage on a very large scale. this wind energy craze is costing the U.S. billions of dollars and very little return. If this had been the case with Nuclear reactors, we would not built a second one.

[edwindelemos]

Thanks for your interest in my flexible helix blade design but i'm still in the process of improving the design for Patent pending requirement. I will let you know once it completed the final version of it.

[zeekwolfe]

In what way does the addition of rock music help us understand wind turbine technology? It doesn't so take a hike, son, take a hike.

[ldelossant]

I am very interested in your design. It seems to ve a good alternative for urban areas where you can use channels of wind formed between two big buildings or a several building like here in NYC. Could you forward more information about the construction of this model?

[clnmyjts]

nice...idea..

[carmatic]

i fail to see the connection between your windmill and a steam turbine... a steam turbine works by having high pressure in the middle, then forcing the air outwards in a spiral and creating a torque that way

a VAWT creates torque by the differing action of the wind on one side vs the opposite side, i.e. one side catches the wind while the other passes through the wind...