How to Make a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine | DIY Tutorial

Vertical axis wind turbine Diy Tutorial. Learn to make vertical axis wind turbine at home.

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[newphysicist]

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[pearlaudelo]

I'm so proud to be a part of the human race when I see such brilliant ideas ❤ like this. Some day I pray we will all have free CLEAN energy.

[abinav]

I was searching for table fan in the video, appreciate ur honesty for showing in the end.

[Kiyarose]

Brilliant, out of all the DIY VAWT's this is the simplest and probably the most efficient I've seen on YouTube. There's no need for welding either cos the 'L' shaped brackets could easily be bolted on!. I'm making a v similar VAWT for my balcony, using scrap plastic guttering and a motor from a Hovermower ( aka Flymower) that I got from a skip. I'm making a smaller diameter turbine cos I have to be careful the council will tell me to get rid of it. So it's a 1'' chrome plated pipe that i am attaching metal coat hangers to, to hold the 'blades'. Each 'blade' will have 2 metal coat hangers that are attached to each other top to tail, to make it easier to attach to the pole and the turbine blades. I am planning on running 3 gene's off one VAWT, 1 x 240v/300w motor and 2 x micro gene' from an old broken DVD player and the Dynamo from my pushbike I can no longer ride due to knee problems. So the big gene will hopefully power the lights in my flat( aka apartment), and the 2 micro genes to charge my phone and run a small water pump to irrigate a vertical garden I plan on building on my balcony, also from guttering.

[weeder]

Excellent example for a R.E. Project! I’m going to access welding and the metal. Coming from a bike parts perspective, I may go for sealed bearings for the axle hubs.

[patriot]

I like the simplicity, the use of locally available material, and the overall concept. It could be easily scaled up and with a 48 to 52 volt dynamo, produce enough power to keep a large battery pack charged. Using a 4 12 volt battery pack, and a 48 volt dynamo would potentially allow you 4 different 12 volt accesses or a pair of 24 volt circuits depending on what the local standards are. This unit probably produces low amperage, but it is a start, using what looks like a sewing machine motor. It works, low amperage or high. The drive belt on a higher amperage unit might need an idler pulley to keep from slipping, but for this demo, it was not a priority. Keep on working, if it works, great, if it fails, figure out the problem and go at it again.

[pankajmakwana]

Its good video, light materials that can withstand weather, bearings might need covering to prevent water damage and dynamo can be boxed in. You probably need to make a hole in the ground put rocks and concrete to make it solid and then wire it to car battery with cut out to prevent overcharge, but overall excellent design and dont let bad comments bother you its trial and error, test and improvise is the way to go.love it.

[jonel]

First, if you want harnest wind, go up. Upper than threes, with support wires. Second, to create energy from generator you almost always need 3000 rpm to 10.000 rpm. So you need transmission ratio 1:100. Also you need bigger wings, like 3 or 5 half barrels, size 200 liter. Branch lenght about 3-5 meter, vertical axle must be 2m longer and you need support wires from up and down fron it to branches. Then you get easily 1, 5kW from normal car alternator. And those have regelator build-in. Normal car batteries are ok to storage this energy. Good luck!

[luisfrancoparra]

Muy bueno para las fincas en los llanos de Colombia. Desde Villavicencio Colombia me gusta muy buena idea.

[sindeon]

I wish my DIY project could end up looking half as good as yours. Just got this on a rec vid for me glad I clicked on it. Really amazing work you did to work out the parts at such a lower cost to get the quality you did. I can just imagine some tweaking on gears how much output this could generate really well done.

[afzalhussain]

I have just watched your video at midnight 1:00am and just went through the comments and I am surprised to see lot of foreigners rather than Indians appreciating your work and your work seems to be pretty smart and very creative. You seems to be a very good engineer and your renewable energy source work can be widely used across the country and get as much as benefit. Excellent work keep it up.

[t.hussain]

Very good.
You may put a glide cover as well to direct all the spreaded air falling on all leaves together to be directed to fall on one leaf, so it will boost the thrust to one leaf thus increase power output and an electronic voltage regulator (EVR) can give the steady regulated output.
Keep it up.

[paubertjeta]

thank you friend for your tutorial very simple to realise by a bushmen. I really appreciated it

[DigitalAgeInstitute]

Hi all guys. Pour much more water to cool the drill bit. I use a 40 ml syringe, which I empty slowly while drilling. I have drilled hundreds of holes and my drill bits are still sharp...

[lotusdoss]

Excellent! It seems the motor has helped to run the wind turbine.

[mikeobrien]

Aromal - you're absolutely brilliant. A worldchanger.

[BetterYet]

Neat project. I think that I will make one. I would only add that you align the center shaft better so the wheel bearings don't bind and cause drag. Also suspend it on its side and balance it using screws as weights. I noticed the wobble it had working at the end. This would also cause drag.
Otherwise fabulous project, bravo!

[mikeytobago]

amazing ! not a leaf moving in the background yet the contraption is spinning as if a storm is blowing

[giovanniamalfitano]

Good project. Let do that for the climate's DISORDER !!

[timrockman]

Great work you guys!
Using bicycle wheels is pure genius!
I hope you can do more, helping your neighbors, and make some money on this project, and then getting a MIG welder run with Argon gas.
The welds would be beautiful and better. Keep it up.