DC Permanent magnet motors for building wind turbine generators
Posted by admin in tips, tags: dc, diy, generator, homemade, motor, windIt doesn’t matter what you call it — wind turbine, windmill, or wind generator, the most important part of any wind power producing device is the generator. Connected to the blades, it’s the part that converts rotational motion into electricity through the use of magnetic fields.
If you’re building your own wind powered generator, chances are your goal will be to build a dc type power generator. This means that the power that your wind turbine will produce will be direct current. This is the same type of current that’s used in any battery system. This is an advantage for a few different reasons. The first, and arguably most important of these reasons, is that of storage. DC power can be easily, and relatively cheaply stored for later use with a battery system. If your power requirements are low, yet your wind generator is producing a lot of power, you can save it for later use. With an ac power system, this is much more difficult and expensive to do.
The second advantage of producing dc power is that of lower initial motor/generator costs. DC permanent magnet motors and generators are fairly inexpensive and come in a wide variety of configurations. There are a wide range of different motor speeds, amperages, and operating voltages that are available. Because of this variety, it’s easier to increase your turbines efficiency by matching your needs to your operating parameters.
There are a few different places you can look when trying to find a dc permanent magnet motor when you’re building your wind generator. If you’re trying to find a free one, one of the most popular sources used to be home treadmills. The motors that powered most of them were dc permanent magnet motors. If you look through your local pennypincher, classifieds, or even craigslist ads, you can often find these treadmills available for free just for taking them off the owner’s hands. The added advantage to acquiring a motor this way is that you’ll get a lot of extra parts that could help you build your wind turbine.
But with the recent increase in oil and energy prices, and the fact that thousands of people are now building their own power generators, finding these free motors is getting harder to do. You’re often better off getting one from ebay or a surplus supply house. The cost of buying one is often very low, and you can get a brand new motor complete with hubs for much less than the hassle involved with finding a free one.
Since you’re probably using a set of plans to build your own wind turbine, you’ve probably got a good idea of what need to use when choosing a permanent magnet dc motor/generator. You’ll want a motor that has a higher voltage, higher current, and a lower rpm. This will allow you to generate much more power at a lower speed (rpm). The advantage of this is that running your wind generator at slower speeds lets it last longer. There is much less wear and tear at slower speed than higher ones. This helps your reliability, and over the long term, substantially lowers your operating costs. Less maintenance and more power production is always a good thing.
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I need 100 turbines for wind mill of 1 KW. if there are please inform me.
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Looking at an old treadmill motor given to me. Can’t find any info on it It is an Emerson kk00317 1 hp 115v 60 hz 11.4 amps model #S58MFN-6602 anyone know this motor can I even use it for this application?
I have built three pma’s and none of them put out what they said they would. I see people that have built thier own from thier own designs and still only get 300-800w out of them. Unless there are better plans out there i think they are not worth the money. Are there any dc motors that will put out high watts at low rpm? Alot of the dc motors that are on ebay and other sites are not good for wind generators but thats what they are being sold as. I need one that will really do something. If not then is there a way to wire a few in series? I am building a large vawt that will turn one big motor or several in series off one shaft. Rob
Hello, I run a small machine shop in Detroit, Michigan. I am interested in manufacturing custom wind generator motors. Can anyone provide me some feedback in regards to what potential customers might be looking for (i.e. size, RPM, wire diameter, etc.)?
ok, I have 2 48 volt golf carts I want to make into a power plant, I have a 36 volt golf cart motor, can I put the motor on a windmill and charge my 48 vot battrs, they are 6, 8 volt batteries
I’m kinda new at this anyway I have a 4000 watt capacity power transformer 24 volt and would like to match it up to a dc motor to run my household. I would, in essence, like to build my own wind generator or buy one at a fairly reasonable price as money is a little tight right now. If at all possible I would like to purchase a vertical fan blade as well as I’ve heard they are more energy efficient. I would like one which provides ample power at low wind velocities? Any suggestions?
I purcheased a windmill motor from this guy.
I have the same question about the older tredmill model thats posted by bostwick?? Please Help!!!