Prototype Design Mk2 Wind Turbine and Mount in Aluminium

Very fine workmanship.

Nice video, the futurenergy pmg is from china same as renewable (they all are) may look like a brake drum but are steel stamped drum & cast& machined aluminium, by the way if you want pmg to last a decent time arrange some damp sealing (gets behind prop boss and rusts/seizes the bearing).

well made keep up the good work

First thanks 4 sharing a wealth of info -I dig it!
How exactly do you get the turbine to spin round freely while still connected to the tower? Would you mind making a short clip explaining that? Are you using bearings, I am confused - was that a vertical bearing...Thanx mate

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3 phase ac power exits the generator first then moves to the rectifier which changes it to dc then it moves to the brushes then down the pole to the battery's to charge.up to 50 amps so need large brushes to transfer current.
thicker wire = less loss as low voltage.

I like the design of te brushes, I have been trying to make my own ! try to minimize the number of contacts, the rectifier assembly could be hooked up before the brushes, apparently you have it hook up after the brushes, therefore you are using more brushes than you need. But it looks like good work anyway.

maby to simple but in an other disign (hornet on Ebay)does not use slip rings;
"No slip rings to fail or replace. Wire tension system inHornet 600 Series (600 Watt rated)
Wind Turbines With Easy
Turning Slant-Core PMA's "

useing a car drum very very good idee.
its very strong and lasts long