Questions tagged [windmill]
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Can I retrofit a wind-power system for my home?
I live in a VERY windy place. My neighborhood is a new development of your typical suburban single family homes. There isn't really room for a full windmill, nor would it look very well. But there has to be some way for me to harness the constant…
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What Good and Affordable Alternative Power Source Would You Recommend?
I am woking on a startup (read: using my computer always). 80% of the time, I generate my own electricity with a petrol/gas generator.
On new years day, the Nigerian government increased the price of petrol/gas by 120%, instantly doubling the cost…
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How many blades should a decorative windmill have?
I have decided that my next yard project is going to be a decorative windmill. I am NOT going to pump water or generate electricity with the windmill, I just want it to turn in the wind and look nice. It will be (approx) three feet in diameter and…
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Russian motor from washing machine with 4 wires coming out. How to use for windmill generator?
I've just pulled apart an old russian washing machine to extract a couple of motors to use as in windmill generators I'm making. I don't know much about motors, so I'm kinda new to this but want to learn about it.
One motor has 4 wires coming out of…
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Is Having Multiple Charge Controllers on a single 48V System/Battery Bank a "Bad Idea"?
I have a 48-volt renewable energy power system in my house that is presently off-grid.
It has:
- a 6kVA inverter/charger that can connect to a generator or the grid (charge controller #1)
- a 2kVA wind turbine with a built-in 48 volt controller
- a…
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DIY wind turbine?
I have just acquired a small treadmill dc motor and I have an old car battery.
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I'm looking to set up a small wind turbine or hydro turbine to charge the battery, but I'm getting stuck on the charge controller.
From my understanding, the dc from…
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