Comments on: Wind Turbine Construction

By: Earl

Earl — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:03:48 +0000

The twisting was originally a concern of mine, too. But this wind turbine has been up for over two years with no trouble.

If you flip a coin 1,000 times, you will get about 50% heads and 50% tails. The probability of getting either side is roughly 50/50. I believe it’s the same for the rotation of the wind turbine. The turbine is probably about as likely to turn clockwise as counter-clockwise. Roughly half of the turbine spins will be clockwise around the pole and the other half of the spins will be counter-clockwise. Because of this, the cable never gets twisted by much. I verify this by looking at the cable coming out the bottom of the pole.

I do think a stop of some kind would be a good addition for safety and reliability.

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By: Watson

Watson — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:39:54 +0000

If the turbine is allowed to rotate more than 360 degrees, the cable would get twisted and eventually break. Some stop is needed to prevent this.

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By: Earl

Earl — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:43:32 +0000

Hi, I have updated the list of the steel pipe parts to help you know what to ask for. steel pipe parts

By: elle

elle — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 23:55:07 +0000

hi there, could you email me and let me know what the name is of the pipe that fits into the tpipe on the base of the wind turbine. I need to buy it but not sure what to ask for in store. Also could you tell me the components that fit on the top of the tpipe.

I really like your design and the ‘hinge’mechanism is a smart addition to allow easy maintenance of the turbine. Good job!

By: Earl

Earl — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:57:56 +0000

Aditya, After your post I added a new video above. In the video you can see the wind turbine has its own one-foot black pole sticking out of it. This short section is permanently attached. The black pole then slips inside the slightly larger diameter silver-colored steel pipe. It is simply a slip fit and nothing is bolted down or screwed into place. I am relying on gravity to keep pulling straight down on the turbine. Even in high winds, the turbine makes no attempts to fly up and out of the rest of the pole. It’s just too heavy for that.

By: Aditya Parakh

Aditya Parakh — Sat, 30 May 2009 11:13:20 +0000

Keep up the Good Efforts ,

Do Highlight about the details involved in connecting the pole to wind turbine ,
As everyone may not get the exact same turbine and pole , so do advise on a general tips about how poles and turbines can be attached.

By: Butch Williams

Butch Williams — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:12:13 +0000

I like your tilt up tower. It all looks great. I hope it does well for you.

Its me, who built the turbine.