Choose a category and view posts
If this blog helped you then make a donation
irish solar
-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
Archives
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
Categories
Meta
nice email received:
From: Mike Allen
Subject: Re: A Wind Turbine Recipe Book
Date: 12 April 2013 10:53:18 BST
To: jytteI recieved the book yesterday and when it arrived I thought 'this isn't worth £12'.
But how wrong I was once I'd opened the envelope and settled down to read the contents with a cup of coffee. 3 hours later the coffee was stone cold and I was still reading the book.
Loads of info to be getting on with.
I'll email Hugh when my terbine is up and running with some pics.
Thanks a lot.
Michael.
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Courses in England and nearby
Some course dates in England for imminent courses that I will not be teaching but they are based on my design: V3 are doing the following: Introduction to Building a Wind Turbine -Weekend Course16th – 18th July, Workhouse, Wales How … Continue reading
Posted in Notices, UK small wind scene
Leave a comment
Blade hub question
Hercule writes: Hello I’m trying to sketch in CAD the blades for a 3m turbine using your 2009 metric recipe book (I’m enjoying the read so far). For some reason I am getting an overlap of 76mm (see image attached). … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Leave a comment
Galvanised disks
I have just received a batch of galvanized disks for making magnet rotors. Some ten 300 mm diameters and a pair of 660 mm for my big windmill. No more rusty magnet rotors! It cost me 64 pence per kg, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, my own projects
Leave a comment
Bike pedal power project at school
Here is a nice video from Delaware about a bike using the axial flux alternator for a school class project.
Posted in pedal power, People
Leave a comment
Videos of French courses
I have just produced a video of the course in Normandy in April, building a 3.6 metre (12 foot) battery charger and a couple of smaller machines. I was helping Thomas Plassard and Tripalium with this course for CIER Patrick … Continue reading
Posted in Video links
Leave a comment
Siting of small VAWT turbines in the UK
Factors affecting the success of a wind turbine are :reliability, windspeed, swept area, cost and efficiency. I found a Quiet Revoluiton QR5 turbine at the botanic gardens in Edinburgh and I am checking out these criteria. There is a good … Continue reading
Posted in Rooftop madness, UK small wind scene
5 Comments