I will be building a windturbine I need your help!

[infringer]

I am shooting for the original thought I believe that will be easiest to make and in general the less complications the easier the matinence and everything...

Thanks for your input once again... I look forward to what others have to say it is reassuring to know that I am not the only guy out there thinking on a simplistic level but I am a little curious about magnet motors as well like the mylow's and so on so forth. But I know a wind turbine works so rather then waste a boatload of time and money attempting these claims and the many others I would prefer to start something that works and will pay off without a hitch well almost hehe!

The springs were an excellent idea and yes my design did have that flaw thanks for pointing that out but my rotor I believe will be axial flux based therefore I believe the only thing I will need to worry about in that case is the actual hinges no break should really be needed but the thing is no matter what it is it will wear on the bearing so you are most certainly correct!

Thanks

[Michelinho]

Hi Infringer,

I agree that the windmill is not very popular but it is mainly because of city restrictions on erecting one. I will make a vertical unit this summer probably 3 or 4 feet high so as to not offend my neighbors. I already have my axial alternator, charge controller, my inverters and batteries.

I have started to design 2 window motors but not like Bedini has done it as it is too inefficient. The way he shows to set the coil(s) is the worst you can do. The wiring schematic he post is not the one he uses (3 hall effect sensors), so we have to redesign that also... Why?? To protect the innocents maybe...

Take care,

Michel

[infringer]

hughe piggot I believe is the guy to go by...

[Michelinho]

Yes, he is the reference.

One of the site to get much info is:
http://www.otherpower.com/otherpower_experiments.html Their older site.

Good tricks there for construction. You have to go with a ratio of 4 magnets (on each side) to 3 coils setup and a star configuration for the coil connections. Many designs are outdated but a good read anyway.

Take care,

Michel

Edit: Go with the 2 rotor design, having one rotor (1 set of magnets) in not as efficient.

[clflyguy]

 Infringer-
  See if you can get your money back on automotive alt and conversion for it. Go to Otherpower.com and immerse yourself for a few months of quiet reading.... Don't ask them any questions until you have lurked and studied for at least 3 months.
  Do I sound harsh? Not intended, just factual. You can waste a LOT of money and time building marginal junk, or you can be on the
bloody blunt cutting edge of successful homebrew technology and learn how to make your own effective and (relatively) low cost wind
turbine.
  Have you looked at a wind map yet? Do you get decent wind where you are? Auto alt conversions need to spin fast to make any
power, 6 blades is slow, high torque- I know, gearing losses eat up speed and efficiency and geared turbines need higher initial wind
speed to get started.   You said 5 foot blades- do you mean 5' radius and 10' diameter, or 5' total diameter? If 10' diameter then you
might be able to gear up as much as 2.5:1 and still be able to push past cut-in speed... Depends on several factors. If only 5' total
diameter then forget gearing, and build yourself an axial flux alt (ala Otherpower) sized for your blades.
  Don't get mad and don't get discouraged, but DO do all your homework first so you can save some money for good batteries