DIY PVC WIND TURBINE. #1 "in series" MATERIALS USED, WHERE RE-PURPOSED/REUSED, & LANDFILL BOUND.
Channel: el dankest
Date: 2019-12-31

this turbine has a 120volt dc permanent magnet motor, it was removed from a vacuum cleaner headed to the landfill. it was used to run the brushes via a short belt in the units head. 



it's geared to about 5 1/2 to 1. which helps immensely. there is added friction, but by the time the wind is hard enough to get them started, it in the range of power making wind. 

when i comes to low speed wind, forget it. it's not strong enough to spin the blades fast enough to make any real power. oh i can light up a led lights. big whoop, any toy wind turbine can do that with your own breath.
however with double digit winds, especially cold, as it has more density, can really pump out some volts worth harvesting.



 i've looked to find another 120v dc motor, with no luck. never the less, always the more.
on this day double digit (17+mph) gusts spun it up to a reading of just over 70 volts, at around 4-5 amps. 

which is really good, considering the wind is very turbulent this low with all the trees, buildings and such. but it's a prevailing wind, coming from the west, directly down the street. so it's steadily blows in a single direction, at least. other wise, a nor'easter blows every which way. it bounces off the buildings, splits in two and is heading up and down the block. those aren't good wind harvest days.

now all i've got to do is figure out what and how to use the electricity. 

also all, yes all, the materials used for this where otherwise headed to the landfill. 

the stand is compounded from an old hospital bed frame. the wheels are off an old electric lawnmower. (which btw has a 12amp dc motor, it's a really heavy beast. but i'm working on putting some blades on it, to see what it'll do). other parts of the frame are from the drawers of a dresser draws. the pvc was dug up from the ground after 50yrs. stream cleaned, with a saved from landfill and fixed steam cleaner. whatever hardware, nuts, bolts, etc. collected over time, from all manor of items stripped apart, that otherwise would've become an abuse of natural resources. buried in a landfill rotting. to the benefit of retailers all around the globe.

the cost to me for materials to build this little electric power plant? sweat,  a lot of sweat & a bit of blood too, however, zero dollars were necessary. that's right not one cent out of pocket.


 no money needed. everything all free for me, simply by re-purposing discarded resources we now generating all free electricity.