Vertical axis wind turbine which generates 6W of power at wind speed of 20 m/s
As a first year mechanical engineering project we built a drag based vertical axis wind turbine. The turbine was tested at the University of Newcastle wind tunnel and generated 6W of power at a wind speed of 20 m/s.
The turbine was made completely using hand tools, and within a budget of $100, plywood was used as the main structure.
The turbine blades were made from large PVC pipe. The directing blades (in picture above) could be adjusted to various angles.
A gearing system was added, with a 17 tooth pinion gear attached to a small generator (Multistar Elite 3508-268KV High Voltage Endurance Motor), a 72 tooth spur gear was attached to the vertical shaft (threaded rod) of the generator. We built a custom motor motor as seen in the pictures, (the generator is not shown in pictures as this was added on the day of testing)
Videos of testing is attached.
The turbine was made completely using hand tools, and within a budget of $100, plywood was used as the main structure.
The turbine blades were made from large PVC pipe. The directing blades (in picture above) could be adjusted to various angles.A gearing system was added, with a 17 tooth pinion gear attached to a small generator (Multistar Elite 3508-268KV High Voltage Endurance Motor), a 72 tooth spur gear was attached to the vertical shaft (threaded rod) of the generator. We built a custom motor motor as seen in the pictures, (the generator is not shown in pictures as this was added on the day of testing)
Videos of testing is attached.
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