First off I'm new to this forum and I would like to say hello to all.
I have been very interested in building a wind generator for some time now, I have done some research into it and have come up with some ideas. I thought I would post here to see what you experieneced guys thought.
My goal is to power one light, enough to illuminate a room 3.5 Meters x 6 Meters X 3 Meters high. I am relatively new to electronics and have only made myself crossovers for speakers, but saying that I feel confident that with a lot of reading and guidance from more experienced people like yourselves, I could achieve this project.
I have done some extensive research and have come up with two ideas that I think maybe suitable for the generator.
One of the problems I have is, I must keep the blades rather small and I also can't go to high off the roof. I live in a top floor apartment and have access to the flat roof above me. There are chimney stacks which I can brace too, I have already braced a satellite dish to one side with no problems from neighbours, so a small windmill should be ok.
I was thinking of using a Sturmey Archer GH6 Dynohub or equivalent, the Dynohub is actually a multi pole alternator that would produce alternating current. I found this site with more info about this, there is a small video showing the guy powering a 12 Volt 11w Compact Fluorescent lamp.
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My question with regards to the set up in the video, could I connect a 12Volt 11w Compact Fluorescent lamp directly to the multi pole alternator with just a manual on/off switch on the + side. Or would there be a problem with the generator still producing electricity while the switch is turned to off? Am I right in think there is no need for a blocking diode for a multi pole alternator roducing AC?
I also found the Windbelt interesting and wondered how hard it would be to make and would it produce enough energy to power a 12 Volt 11w Compact Fluorescent lamp?
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Your views and opinions would be most valued, thank you.
Darron
I have been very interested in building a wind generator for some time now, I have done some research into it and have come up with some ideas. I thought I would post here to see what you experieneced guys thought.
My goal is to power one light, enough to illuminate a room 3.5 Meters x 6 Meters X 3 Meters high. I am relatively new to electronics and have only made myself crossovers for speakers, but saying that I feel confident that with a lot of reading and guidance from more experienced people like yourselves, I could achieve this project.
I have done some extensive research and have come up with two ideas that I think maybe suitable for the generator.
One of the problems I have is, I must keep the blades rather small and I also can't go to high off the roof. I live in a top floor apartment and have access to the flat roof above me. There are chimney stacks which I can brace too, I have already braced a satellite dish to one side with no problems from neighbours, so a small windmill should be ok.
I was thinking of using a Sturmey Archer GH6 Dynohub or equivalent, the Dynohub is actually a multi pole alternator that would produce alternating current. I found this site with more info about this, there is a small video showing the guy powering a 12 Volt 11w Compact Fluorescent lamp.
**broken link removed**
My question with regards to the set up in the video, could I connect a 12Volt 11w Compact Fluorescent lamp directly to the multi pole alternator with just a manual on/off switch on the + side. Or would there be a problem with the generator still producing electricity while the switch is turned to off? Am I right in think there is no need for a blocking diode for a multi pole alternator roducing AC?
I also found the Windbelt interesting and wondered how hard it would be to make and would it produce enough energy to power a 12 Volt 11w Compact Fluorescent lamp?
**broken link removed**
Your views and opinions would be most valued, thank you.
Darron