DIY Windmill Generator Project

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="83979c00egerdp.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC33" FACE="Arial" ><B>Morse-Code</B></FONT> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#333399" FACE="Arial" >   |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MorseCode"><U>home</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <B>DIY Windmill Generator Project</B></div> <div> DIY Windmill Generator Project</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> (June 2009)</div> <div>  Me and my 11 year old son decided to put together a windmill generator just for something to do one weekend, and it has turned out to be more than just a weekend project....</div> <div> I am by no means an expert at this, I am merely sharing my experiences from what I have actually done and learned along the way. I have always known you could generate power from PM (Permanent Magnet) DC motors, I have built small battery chargers and such out of small stepper motors and other small DC PM motors before for some small LED projects I have done in the past, including a small line tracker robot that its batteries were actually charged by its own motors! Anyway that is a whole other project to discuss some other time, for now your stuck having to read about my windmill generator.</div> <bR> <div> To start out, I did what I do before starting out on any project, do research about the subject and see what people have learned and how they are doing things.... and this is what I've learned along the way and how I built my own Windmill Generator...</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id179.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Starting a windmill project"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Starting a windmill generator project</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id181.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DC Motor Generator Section"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Building the Generator Section with Automatic Mechanical furling capabilities.</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id182.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Making Propellers out of SCH40 PVC"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Making Propellers out of SCH40 PVC</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id183.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Making an Anemometer for the Windmill"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Making an Anemometer to keep track of wind speeds</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id184.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Charging Some Batteries"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Charging some batteries with the generator</U></A></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Soon to come >> 12-volt Battery Desulfator and more!</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Notes and Updates</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>