How to Make an Inexpensive Vertical Wind Turbine – Part 1

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Part 2 is now done and covers power generation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24LSnATIZhw

Harness the wind for less than $100.

DIY vertical wind turbine of the Savonius style.

Notable is that this cost less than $100 in materials so far and that the largest part of this turbine is recycled materials (the PVC drums previously held Balsamic Vinegar from Italy).

Also, this turns well in a very light wind.

Axle: 3 inch PVC piping from Home Depot
Bearings: 5 inch lazy suzan from Lowes.

Part 2 will cover power generation and connection to the battery bank.

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25 Responses to “How to Make an Inexpensive Vertical Wind Turbine – Part 1”

  1. gscarecrow 13. Oct, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    Get a cage around …
    Get a cage around it befor it kills someone. That Pastic axle aint gonna hold sh*t in a gail and it might shake your home to bits. Still, I like the idea because in a place like that I would build satisfying things like that for fun too :-)

  2. gscarecrow 13. Oct, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    Recycle drum shops? …
    Recycle drum shops? Hahaha! A recycle spoon shop would do better buisiness than one of those shops.

  3. MYFreeSpeach4U 13. Oct, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    Such noise, Get …
    Such noise, Get some enclosed bearings, there still cheap, Ok a good project,

  4. N37BU6 13. Oct, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    If they were geared …
    If they were geared separately, I imagine you could generate some useful energy.

  5. embeddedprogrammer 13. Oct, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    Dziękujemy za Twój …
    Dziękujemy za Twój komentarz. Proszę zbudować jeden z tych w Polska. Potem odpowiedzieć na to wideo.

  6. embeddedprogrammer 13. Oct, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    About 70mph
    About 70mph

  7. embeddedprogrammer 13. Oct, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    They were probably …
    They were probably dry. They do need periodic oiling.

  8. embeddedprogrammer 13. Oct, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    Yes, click on the …
    Yes, click on the link at the end of the video and it should take you to part two where we generate electricity.

  9. smokyMcDankmn 13. Oct, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    can you actually …
    can you actually make any electicity with this thing?

  10. N37BU6 13. Oct, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    Nice and simple… …
    Nice and simple… great stuff!

    Those bearings sound pretty loose and dirty, though.

  11. mjacaban 13. Oct, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    Just a querry… …
    Just a querry… what was the max. speed you have measured.. thanks, myk

  12. W1ldSm1le 13. Oct, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    curious how well …
    curious how well those bearings have held up

  13. Agrmons 13. Oct, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    No wreszcie coś …
    No wreszcie coś porzadnego i do wykonania w domu..gratuluje ale jest to dość głośne!

  14. Frybeugens 13. Oct, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    It might cost you a …
    It might cost you a little bit of money but you could use neodymium magnets as bearings. You would get less friction and less noise.

  15. thanson77 13. Oct, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    And every component …
    And every component you add adds friction and drops your efficiency. Nice build though!

  16. embeddedprogrammer 13. Oct, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    Yes, but then I …
    Yes, but then I would need two generators or a chain or belt to link the two together. I may do this at some point but now I am building a taller turbine that utilizes 6 barrels.

  17. embeddedprogrammer 13. Oct, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    Check out my video …
    Check out my video Magnetic Levitation VAWT where I am doing so research on magnetic bearings but with a different type of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT).

  18. dreamthinker79 13. Oct, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    great thing about …
    great thing about wind….you could put 2 of those between each of those posts

  19. rommelfcc 13. Oct, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    i’m thinking he …
    i’m thinking he could mount the generator on the top beam and run a small belt around the axle
    It would be out of the weather and the kids fingers that way

  20. everyone61 13. Oct, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    you should try …
    you should try using magnets instead of those bearings they have less friction

  21. embeddedprogrammer 13. Oct, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    Connie, I am now …
    Connie, I am now selling the gears. Check out the link in the description of this video for Berezin Technologies.

  22. embeddedprogrammer 13. Oct, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    Check out my video …
    Check out my video on magnetic levitation vawt where I do some of this (vertical forces-nedymium horizontal forces-roller blade bearings)

  23. embeddedprogrammer 13. Oct, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    Sgtlabar,

    That is …
    Sgtlabar,

    That is covered in part 2 of the video which is available now.

  24. sgtlabar 13. Oct, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    how do you hook up …
    how do you hook up a generator

  25. OpenYourMind26 13. Oct, 2009 at 4:04 pm #

    if you could …
    if you could machien your own baring casing and used the magnetic bering concept, this uses neodisium magnets in the shape of large balls, this makes a free floating turbine, running silent and also useing no friction the aparatis would spin much faster, infact with an automatic force friction transmition would maximize energ output and can act as a brake to protect unit from over exeleration,, also i would suround the outside with chicken wire to protect from debre

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