Author Topic: My photos of 1.2m and 2.4m turbines (Read 1565 times)

galeforce jones · « **on:** September 08, 2009, 06:41:27 PM »

These are my 1.2m and 2.4m wind turbines, a mixture between hugh piggots and otherpower designs

big pic 1.

you must be sure to size all your photos properly or IE users get quite miffed with you.
Kurt

fabricator · « **Reply #1 on:** September 08, 2009, 05:39:47 PM »

Those are some nice looking machines.

willib · « **Reply #2 on:** September 08, 2009, 06:17:58 PM »

(IMG_0350_1_) is the offending photo.

its the second one down from the top.

i believe the rest are 640 x 480.

they are nice looking

Flux · « **Reply #3 on:** September 09, 2009, 01:30:24 AM »

Nice work, you have made a nice job.

The stator mounting brackets look a bit light for an 8ft machine. It will be fine as long as you don't use a brake switch to stop it in high winds.

Flux

wellusee · « **Reply #4 on:** September 10, 2009, 02:06:00 PM »

Hi.

Nice job that looks just like mine same color in all. Is that a homemade dump load element in the second last picture?

Paddy.

galeforce jones · « **Reply #5 on:** September 11, 2009, 03:58:47 PM »

Hi, paddy the dump load is a ohmite 1 ohm 1050w resistor.

galeforce jones · « **Reply #6 on:** September 11, 2009, 04:24:16 PM »

Hi Fluk the stator mounting bracket is 6mm mild steel plate.

I try to use the brake switch when the rpm are low,sometimes this means waiting a few minutes before throwing the switch.

Jerry · « **Reply #7 on:** September 11, 2009, 05:59:54 PM »

What kind of preformance #s are you getting from the 4ft (1.2m) unit?

Jerry

galeforce jones · « **Reply #8 on:** September 12, 2009, 04:24:19 PM »

I don't have any accurate data, all I can say is at about 12mph I see 1 amp, the highest seen was 11 amp, battery voltage was 30v. Initially it takes about 15 mph to get it going but once going will keep turing until wind speed drops down to about 5 mph. It runs very smooth and quite and can be left run through a storm, it really is a high speed machine.

Jerry · « **Reply #9 on:** September 12, 2009, 08:53:53 PM »

I noticed the smooth a quiet also. I took it up to 38 amps in the truck test.

When I got back from that run I felt the stator, it was fairly warm but not anything near a risk of burn out.

However I had it "Jerry Rigged" and it does run cooler in that mode and makes a littel more power.

I think with all the Hugh Piggot 4FTers going now we might have to form a club?LOL

They are a great littel machine and can be upgraded with the second none magnet disc to a 6ft.

I wonder how much power one could expect from the 6ft version?

Anyway your machines are a thing of buity. Keep up the good work.

Jerry

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