Att: wind turbine and solar people

[ponyboy]

Gabe,

Yup, 8mph is not much to work with. I agree with not mounting it on the roof. Even if it was made for it. I liked the two windmills I had links to because they were different and not the same old standard windmill. :)

I think even somewhere sunny all the time it would be hard to relied on solar.(unless you had $$$ solar panels and $$$ batteries) :shock:

A buddy of mine had an idea to bury a very large air tank and have the windmill just pump it full of air so when you need the extra power you just bleed off the air through a turbine and generate power. This way you could store all the wind power from the summer time and use it in the winter when you need it. Not sure if it would be very doable, but I though it was interesting.

Jeff

[GrafikFeat]

Google works wonders...

http://www.planetarysystems.com/

As well as do a search on this board. There are a lotta links here now.

Jim

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[ChainsawGrandpa]

One more recent discovery. When using a large number of blades it
is good to use an uneven number to discourage harmonic surging. (?)
Dunno, doesn't make sense right now, just what I was advised. My scenario
was to use eight blades but was advised that seven (or nine) would be preferable.

Also, was told about a windmill using a 3/4 ton axel. It would
use magnets in the plunger rod which would be passed through
coils. It would create AC power (I think) but at varying frequencies.
The sole purpose would be to supply the electricity to a radiant
electric heater. Just to be used for space heating only.

-Rick

[Cheam]

This is a few years off yet but is somthing worth watching for if you live in a low wind area.

http://www.expressnews.ualberta.ca/article.cfm?id=6792