I wanted to use a small wind turbine for a science experiment, but I can't find any to buy below 0, where can I find one?
I'm not allowed to just build a model.

I am trying to make a very small wind turbine, i would like to know how to make a basic generator for it. I am assuming i need to use some sort of magnet, can somebody get back to me soon please.
it only needs to be a small one, i am just making a small turbine for fun

If all homeowners, invested in grid tied solar, they would have a relatively no maintenance power plan on their roof, that pays back faster in better climates, but would produce consistent power and when paid off, Free power. The deal is when the sun is shining, an you are at work, kids at school, the power company buys your excess power, at night and bad weather they support you. When people like this idea as much as say owning a boat, that paid future sizable dividends, this could be the next .com boom for the economy and we wouldn't need Nukes. Oil will not be replaced overnight but we can be proactive to reduce our dependence on oil. As people buy into owning Solar PV, it will stimulate the economy with jobs. Peace oriented high-tech jobs. For manufacturers, installers, hardware manufacturers, advertising, etc. Make renewable Energy Not War. How many new jobs has Oil created lately and how much have they cost US in subsidies. How many new jobs have defense contractors created lately, and how many have died to keep their stock prices up? Solar PV is an excellent investment and considered an 18% return. It sits on your roof like a small car would do in your garage, is warranted for 25 years, connected to the grip for backup power and the power company buys your power. Someday soon you will own some sort of solar electric, solar hot water, small wind turbine on your garage roof, and plug in Hydro car. Oil companies don't want you to do this. For obvious reasons. You may want to rethink solar and get some local estimates. The Naysayers are parroting Oil and Nuclear propaganda coming from GE and Exxon-Mobile and BP none of whom pay USA income tax.

I would love to have a wind turbine in my garden, to generate electricity but I am sure most of you will do to, and the reason you don't have it (and would agree with me) - everything they sell nowadays is big and ugly, especially if your garden is small and you are not allowed to install anything big on your roof.
I wonder why they don't make wind turbines in the shape of anemometer - they would not take too much place, and would look good anywhere.
Or make a sleek wind turbine based on the design of those advertising banners they put outside of the stores- they spin like crazy in the wind.
Do you know any reasons why they don't exist?
Pobept K - I love big industrial ones, they look so beautiful, especially when there are many of them, but if you have a small garden - every small wind turbine is still big for it, and look rediculous there, taking half of it.

I have a small remote cabin with good sun access and a fairly steady breeze that I visit about once a month. I want to install solar panels and a small wind turbine, but all the books I have read seem pretty complicated. I would like step by step instructions on how to install this system with recommendations on panels, charge controllers, inverters, and batteries. Also feel free to recommend low voltage appliances and lighting. Please feel free to dumb it down for me. I will be doing the instal myself as the cabin is only just now framed in with not interior walls. Thanks!

I am making a small wind turbine(also known as a windmill) for my schools science fair this is, I have an idea for its design, but i need the basic info. about it first. I need to know the basic componants if possible, and how to build a small one, with about enough electricity to power a lamp or two. If its not to much to ask I would like to know (as basic as possible) how it converts it into electricity. Thanks in advance. All answers are apreciated

I need a small generator to convert the energy from a SMALL wind turbine. I need recommendations and links, hopefully. If I cant find one, should I make one? The wind turbine is extremely small, its going to be attached a few inches from a car muffler. This is because its for a science fair and we've got to be innovative. Any ideas? thanks.

My small wind turbine produces 3.7 volts when spinning freely. When it is attached to a LED bulb, it slows almost to a stop and produces nothing. The polarity is correct and the wires are attached to the correct leads (leeds?) Why isn't my bulb lighting up?

Hello,
I am looking for a relatively cheap and simple charge controller to connect
one solar panel and one small wind turbine to a charge controller that would connect to a battery.
Could you recommend to me to such a controller?
Now since there would be times that the solar panel would be producing no WATTS (night) and times that the wind turbine would be producing 0 watts (no wind), I want it to have no effect on one another but yet charge my battery, how should I connect them?

Many Thanks,
Jonathan
Miami, FL, USA

im doing a science fair experiment. and its:
Which DC motor works better with Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine?
how can i make a small wind turbine at home that is cheap. and where can i get dc motors/generators to test which works better or puts out more energy.
i need everything to be cheap because is just 8th grade science fair.
please give websites and procedures on how to create the wind turbine.
thank you!!!!
im thinking about changing it.
insteat of horizontal axies, imma do vertical because it seems easier. give me your advice, and where can i find cheap kits?

I'm looking to build a small wind turbine, so any help would be great!

I have unstable output from a small wind turbine. I desire to use a
Toshiba 1B2Z1 diode.

please choose an ordinary small wind turbine yourself and tell me the answer.

actually in my project( experiment),
-a wooden box ( 1m X 1m X 1m) is there with a 10 cm (diameter) round hole at the bottom and with a pushable lid, it has springs inside which bring the lid to the original position when force is removed.air will escape form the bottom hole when force is applied on the top.
-1m3 (cube) air escapes through the hole in 2 seconds.
-speed of air is 15 meters per second(nearly)
-in front of the hole , a wind turbine is put which will make electricity when air escapes.

now , i want to know the amount of electricity made in 2 seconds.

please tell me , thanks in advance
i have told that i am not aware of anything else.please choose a turbine generator yourself and tell me the answer.

For a school project, we have to build a very small wind turbine to generate electricity. We were given a generator so all we have to do is construct the blades and the tower from scratch, which I'm not quite sure how. Can anyone give me any ideas or websites that might help?

i am in 8th grade, and i need help figuring out what i should do. i thought about putting "What generates more electricity in the same amount of time, a small wind turbine or a solar panel". The only thing is, i only have a solar panel!

I am making a small wind turbine (about 1.5 feet tall) for a science project to see which blade shape produces most energy.
I have put blades of the same size and shape on the turbine, tilted at about the same angle (45 degrees)

I put it in front of a fan to measure the voltage (its connected to a volt meter) and the problem is that the numbers that are popping up on the volt meter vary greatly and quickly, sometimes appearing as .02 dc volts to .25 volts

How can I ensure that the voltage remains the constant so that I can actually record the data? I don't want to just put a random number down as the amount of volts it produced

in theory could a small wind turbine moving at high speeds (say 60-70 mph) creat the same amount of energy as a normal sized one moving at normal speed

I'm trying to make a small wind turbine that can light a small light. I have a small motor and the turbine put together, but in a good wind the turbine doesn't spin fast enough to get a decent voltage. I am wondering what I could use to cheaply make a gearing system to bring up my motor's rpms.

Thanks!

I'm trying to make a small wind turbine that can light a small light. I have a small motor and the turbine put together, but in a good wind the turbine doesn't spin fast enough to get a decent voltage. I am wondering what I could use to cheaply make a gearing system to bring up my motor's rpms.

Thanks!

If I wanted to buy a small wind turbine where could i buy one?

is it possible to build a small wind turbine to light up 4 40 watt bulbs for my aviary caz its dark in my finch aviery and they need about 16 hours of light if so can you tell me what basic stuff ill need thanks matthew

i worked for my experiment for small wind turbine for residential application, its not new but its not either known for many, can anyone help please? any research, technology tips,website,

what people think of the old-fashioned Aermotor windmills that you see all over the South and Midwest? Would there be less opposition to wind turbines if they looked more like this:

http://www.spearman.org/8%27Wilbanks.jpg

Instead of this: http://upload.ecvv.com/upload/Info/200801/20083491728865490_small_wind_turbine.jpg

Would you be bothered if your neighbor had one of the old fashioned style wind turbines on their property?
The idea isn't to generate enough electricity for a whole house. The idea is to generate just enough electricity to make it a viable investment. Given that electricity rates in some states are now over 15 cents per kilowatt hour these kinds of units are becoming capable of paying for themselves in as little as six years, while a properly designed unit can last more than thirty years. That's a nominal payback assuming no further increase in utility rates (and we know there will be future increases) which suggests a nominal return on investment of 500%.

i am working on a small wind turbine for a project but i cant find a large enough DC motor for cheap.
But at a thrift store i saw a large used AC motor for .
I know you can use DC motors to generate DC current but can you use an AC motor to generate DC power?