... Hi gregworks, When you build bigger wind turbines you will find that the battery can get too small. In low winds the battery is very happy, and in higher...
A visitor to this forum had a few observations; 1. Some of the debates here between contractors and home-brew wind gen guys, educators, editors and the like,...
Jim Juczak builds and teaches wind. He's coming to Green-Trust Memorial Day Weekend to teach a class (Sat & Sun) on building your own wind generator. We will...
We are laying down the NINE LANGUAGE translators for 'how to build a wind gen in your garage' at http://windgenzen.com and need help from those of you who can...
I think a customer has solved that old sticky 'permit' problem that you described with gens... he already had a permit for a backup diesel gen and simply ran...
Hello, I am interested in purchasing a wind turbine for home use. I am quite impressed by the Unitron Energy machines, India. Seems to be a Southwest...
... Nice solution to the noise problem :-) ... A nice power curve is easy to cook up. Use a wind tunnel and mention some high tech features and you have a...
Perhaps a united front of US manufacturers against foreign knockoffs would be as pertinent as standard-setting for those turbines that are being knocked off. I...
The thickness-to-chord ratio of butterfly wings? At the recent Sandia Blade Workshop in Albuquerque (small wind is still considered to be one of the official...
What is your voltage of the system? Most custom pulsers are set up to pulse 12 volts (because of auto batteries). These Trojan L16s are magnificent 6 volt...
While it is true a roof mount and surrounding treelines and higher buildings nearby, especially in line with the predominant wind direction, all bring output...
... Memorial Day Weekend to teach a class (Sat & Sun) on building your own wind generator. We will be building and raising a 1000 watt wind turbine based on...
Then do two evenly matched 6 volts in series (12v), to pulse. Even the best hotrod pulsers can't handle a large bank of batteries at once. Form pairs, by...
I am in the process of trying to carve my first set of USABLE blades and was wondering why everything I see is nearly perpendicular to the wind, usually only 4...
Richard, et al: What some people are missing here is that pulsers should never be use to desulfate an entire battery bank at once. It's not an efficent way to...
YOU HAVE TO WORK ON YOUR ENGLISH SYNTAX FIRST...YOU DIDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE, FRIEND. DON IN TULSA ... From: qtxpk To: awea-wind-home@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
What in Hades does a "woman's institute" have to do with AE? What are all of the "men's institutes" doing in response? Why should gender have anything to do...
Please address my email directly. I have contacts in Pakistan who might be able to assist. Bruce Hammett Office 760-251-0040 Cell 760 250 3048 W ind Energy...
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May 1, 2006 9:42 pm
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hi¡¡ I´m new on this group¡ first of all, I´m a student of physics engineering, in Yucatán México. I´m working on my the performance test of a small...
Newbies and others, Much of the advice below from <gregworkshere> goes against that of almost all experienced, professional wind generator sales and ...
Hi gregworkshere, I've been pretty quiet for perhaps too long. :) The first step in being energy self-sufficient is of course 1) CONSERVATION I would then say...
Dan Your question is very logic, and it is in the mind of every new "aficionado" to wind power. It is agreed that a lot bigger tangential component is ...
Raul Verastegui
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May 2, 2006 2:11 pm
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... It's a pity this is an obsolete wind turbine :-( ... If the wind turbine is charging a battery then you should measure DC current and battery voltage. to...
A hot discharge is shorting out the terminals with a heavy steel tire iron, or the equivalent, for about 5-10 seconds. DO NOT SHORT OUT THE TERMINALS WITH A...
Urban Turbines: What Are They and What Makes Sense The following has been posted to http://www.wind-works.org/articles/UrbanWindTurbines.html . May 1, 2006 by...