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 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.
26. May 2010 at 1:52 am
i built a very similar turbine using only one of these 55 gallon drum and found that a quarter inch steel shaft running through the barrel connected on either side by professional steel enclosed flange bearings decreased the resistance on it. without a load on the barrel it was able to start up in swirling winds under 5mph. i was also able to give it a good spin, come back in 20 to 30 minutes later and see it still spinning in dead air.
26. May 2010 at 10:47 am
@E58565254 I would like to see a video of this.
5. June 2010 at 6:54 pm
I like the direction you are going with this preliminary trials. I also like the idea of using the heavier metal drums to carry the momentum taking some of the peaks and valleys out of the gusts. To do this I recommend a frictionless bearing like earth magnets.
6. June 2010 at 12:50 am
Cool idea. Recycling is great idea. Have you run it up in a high wind to see how it holds up?
7. June 2010 at 1:38 am
Looks like a big wind powered potatoe peeler.
12. June 2010 at 3:20 am
very nice work
thank you
14. June 2010 at 10:29 pm
You need a battery and a cable and a reservoir
18. June 2010 at 8:09 pm
would it be possible to make or design a window mounted mini or micro wind turbine unit. have the wind turbine producing a small amount of heat to help keep your house warmer in the winter. maybe have the wind turbine connected directly to a heat dump load. people that live in cold climates would most likely buy a lot of them. people buy air conditoners to keep cool this would be a green easy way for people to help heat homes. if anyone can make something like this please mail me
29. June 2010 at 2:51 am
fantastic sports fans! i love it!
1. July 2010 at 11:13 am
for what is this turbine?
1. July 2010 at 11:59 pm
@TheRebel861 energy
2. July 2010 at 5:35 pm
@ScarFace9797 interesting, but where or how conect to an instrument for transform rotation energy to electric enery?
2. July 2010 at 8:02 pm
@TheRebel861 there is a generator attached to the bottom part of the pole, and as it spins it generates electricity.
5. July 2010 at 9:36 pm
I watched this clip and part 2, many ignorant comments among the viewers.
I would say this is a realy smart cheap and easy way to do a sivonius.
Keep up the good work Im gonna watch the six barrel now.
Ps how much was the alternator?
11. July 2010 at 8:50 pm
@embeddedprogrammer YOUTUBE: helix wind self-destruct
13. July 2010 at 12:49 am
That’s great work.
But I have heard that “home made wind turbines” are alot more noisy because the blades are not as balanced than a truly commercialized wind turbine. Your home made blades would need to be perfectly identical… What do you think about that?
13. July 2010 at 1:28 pm
a thrust bearing is essential
13. July 2010 at 1:35 pm
sounds like you might want to grease those bearings
precision bearings would likely improve the performance significantly
peace
13. July 2010 at 9:22 pm
@haansgruber Check out my other videos as we are moving to magnetic bearings for the most part.
13. July 2010 at 9:23 pm
@EnergieVair The noisy part is the bearings and we are addressing that. I don’t hear much of anything from the blades.
15. July 2010 at 4:20 am
what is this used for????
15. July 2010 at 11:50 am
I don’t think this one’s very noisy.. Great job, thanks for sharing video.
15. July 2010 at 2:11 pm
That seems to be the trend
keep up the good work
peace
22. July 2010 at 3:52 pm
@jwmhenderson
Generating electricity, pumping water, scaring birds, etc….
23. July 2010 at 5:44 am
how much energy do you get from this? =D