Syn2rbine

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Syn2rbine
Create electricity from a windmill or wind turbine
Meetings:	none
Type:	hardware
Status:	planning
Members:	Prometheus
Contact Person:	Kwisatz (mail)
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Steps

1. Decide on a model
2. Get building

Instructions

• mini tabletop version using fan and beer can http://www.heise.de/mach-flott/projekte/Windlicht-1225043.html
• http://www.mdpub.com/Wind_Turbine/index.html [1] - includes information on making blades from pvc tubes and assembling a charge controller
• http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-1000-watt-wind-turbine/ - includes good intel on magnets, coils, etc..
• http://www.instructables.com/id/Faroun-Savonius-Wind-Turbine/ - Vertical turbine

Axialflux alternator

• http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/axialflux/
• http://www.scoraigwind.com/pmgbooklet/itpmg.pdf
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9EEHFKEckM

More examples

• http://greenterrafirma.com/DIY_Wind_Turbine.html
• http://www.thebackshed.com/Windmill/default.asp
• http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Wind/wind.htm#DIYWind
• http://www.instructables.com/id/Pringles-Wind-Turbine-Pleech---Version-One/
• http://wind.morrisonprairie.com/windings.html - jig
• http://www.quietrevolution.co.uk/qr5-turbine.htm
• http://hackaday.com/2011/03/11/build-your-own-vertical-axis-wind-turbine/

Magnetic FAQ

• http://www.wondermagnet.com./magfaq.html

Raw material list

• Magnets
  • http://www.supermagnete.de/Q-50-15-15-N
  • http://www.supermagnete.de/eng/Q-40-20-10-N
• Resin
• Ball-bearings
• ABS or PVC pipe ([2])
• axial flux rectifier (dc => ac)
• battery
• charge controller (see explanation & schematics)
  • dummy load
  • fuse
  • blocking diode
  • 40 amp relay
  • terminal block for connections

Commercial stuff