How to Make an Inexpensive Vertical Wind Turbine – Part 1

Kit for sale now- www.berezintechnologies.com Visit Blog at http for details on wind and other stuff I do. Part 2 is now done and covers power generation: www.youtube.com Harness the wind for less than 0. DIY vertical wind turbine of the Savonius style. Notable is that this cost less than 0 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 …



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

  1. accdead 3 December 2009 at 15:49 #

    use the front hubs from a dodge caravan they bolt on and than you could use the lug nuts to mount to your barrels or anything else good luck on your projects

  2. embeddedprogrammer 3 December 2009 at 15:49 #

    For some reason, its not very loud. If it is loud enough for me to hear it from my bedroom, that means it is time to oil it.

  3. starstarstar42 3 December 2009 at 15:49 #

    1:46 is where I would have failed.

  4. mooncoin2 3 December 2009 at 15:49 #

    Hi, Great idea..what about the noise vibrating through the house from the bearings..when it finds it’s frequency the whole house will hum ??
    Frank

  5. amck63 3 December 2009 at 15:49 #

    cool it would be good to see it producing power i think 2 old car hubs would be stronger for the drums.what kind of power does it produce on a good day?

  6. Rescueswimmer85 3 December 2009 at 15:49 #

    Embeddedprogrammer,

    I was using slight sarcasm in that you harnessed wind power. Great job (no sarcasm).

    But if you put a load on that and actually start generating “real” power, how much have you saved?

  7. ferdinand7004 3 December 2009 at 15:49 #

    It might not be so wise to attach it directly to the house. If unbalanced in strong winds vibrations can affect the whole house. I know of a guy who made a similar savonius like yours, but of oil barrels. He mounted it on the roof and one stormy autuum night the whole contraption ripped off a piece of the roof and came down into the attic!

    So be aware :)

  8. embeddedprogrammer 3 December 2009 at 15:49 #

    I am moving to different bearing types. Check out my magnetic levitation video to see where we are headed.

  9. embeddedprogrammer 3 December 2009 at 15:49 #

    Do you mean electrical or weight

  10. Blownwillyscoupe 3 December 2009 at 15:49 #

    I cant see the Lazy Susan bearing lasting too long out in the elements.

  11. Rescueswimmer85 3 December 2009 at 15:49 #

    how much load did you put on that again?

  12. embeddedprogrammer 3 December 2009 at 15:49 #

    Thanks. Check out my other videos where I do just that (Magnetic Levitation VAWT)

  13. iangates 3 December 2009 at 15:49 #

    I really like what you have here. But could you use those newer, really strong magnets as a baring so there is less friction in the vertical axis? Great video!

  14. embeddedprogrammer 3 December 2009 at 15:49 #

    It can drive an electric hot water heating element in strong wind. Passive solar may be better suiting for heating applications such as the soda can heater.

  15. dancesforfun 3 December 2009 at 15:49 #

    can this supply electricity for a heat source such as an electric heater?

  16. embeddedprogrammer 3 December 2009 at 15:49 #

    the more the merrier with microwind. I would put up a few of them. We are now building a six barrel version and I want to put up a row of them (I am using them for grid-tie however).

  17. walter0bz 3 December 2009 at 15:49 #

    interesting,
    can you use batteries to even out supply,
    if you do, how much power do you lose in storage.

    looking into what it would require to sustainably power a “command-centre” off-grid :)

  18. embeddedprogrammer 3 December 2009 at 15:49 #

    One of them should run a small pc, Dolnick (see video above) runs a notebook and some lights in a cabin with his.

  19. walter0bz 3 December 2009 at 15:49 #

    how many of these units would it take to drive a pc

  20. embeddedprogrammer 3 December 2009 at 15:49 #

    Check out my other videos where I use magnetic levitation. (using neodymium magnets)

  21. embeddedprogrammer 3 December 2009 at 15:49 #

    Cage is a good idea. Axle has already withstood gale force winds in excess of 70mph without any problems.

  22. embeddedprogrammer 3 December 2009 at 15:49 #

    Or the scotch tape store at the mall (SNL). Actually google Bronstein Container (the place I get all my barrels) and you will see a huge, growing company which deals only in barrels and barrel handling equipment. They have new and recycled barrels (plastic and steel) up to 1000 gallon tanks.

  23. marsinmax 3 December 2009 at 15:49 #

    bullshit, you need some srteon magnets to levitation, and so there will be no friction more

  24. gscarecrow 3 December 2009 at 15:49 #

    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 :-)

  25. gscarecrow 3 December 2009 at 15:49 #

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