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Mounting Turbine Blades - Ripple Ephex

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Mounting the Wind Turbine. Recieved the hub to mount the blades today. Aluminium block that has been milled to take six, one inch outside diameter steel round pipe. Please see the below diagrams for mounting the turbine. 6 Blade Milled Aluminium Hub - $255 Postage from Australia (3 Blade also available for $200). Http:/ www.thebackshed.com/BasiclyNatural/ViewCat.asp? Fisher and Paykel Furling Mount - $69 US Postage from the US. Http:/ www.watchtv.net/ rburmeister/order.html. Crap Wooden Mount - $Free.

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Rectifiers - Ripple Ephex

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Wiring up the Fisher and Paykel Motor. What Does A Rectifier Do? Basically it turns AC into DC current. In this case we are using a Bridge Rectifier to turn 3 phase power into DC power. We do this so that we are able to charge batteries with a very smooth power output from the wind generator. How Does a Bridge Rectifier Work? A bridge rectifier works by using diodes to only let the flow of electricity go in one direction. SQL 100A Amp 1000V 3 Phase Diode Metal Case Bridge Rectifier.

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Decogging Smartdrive - Ripple Ephex

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Decogging the Fisher and Paykel Turbine. Had a few issues with the start speeds of the turbine, took a very strong wind to make it spin. Took it all apart again, had a look into decogging it. So another few hours later and more hard work with a file, the turbine was decogged. Once Decogged, i managed to get 30v out of it at an average spin speed (As fast as i was willing to let it go without brakes or the 22mm steel rod inserts for the one inch pipe). Hosted By Prowebhosting.com.au.

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Turbine Software - Ripple Ephex

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Controlling the Turbine With Software. Easy to view speeds and current status lights. Reset button to unlock the turbine. Average weekly speed, temperature, voltage, ect. logs. Added Graph and History tabs. All data logged to a local SQL Database. Data averages logged every minute. Measurements taken twice a second. Emergency shutdown of turbine via Arduino and relays. Config File to save settings. Auto startup of turbine after X time when turbine has shutdown due to overspeed.

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Wiring the Smart Drive Motor - Ripple Ephex

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Wiring up the Fisher and Paykel Motor. Installing the 3 phase Cabling. Bend the cable until it fits nicely inside the plastic and solder the number 1's to the notches that you made with the knife. Repeat for number 2's, i used cable ties to hold the second run in place, rather than trying to hold it at the same time as soldering. i used cable ties because it makes it a lot easier to keep the cable in place, but also the cable will get hot when soldering making it hard to hold.

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Mounting Turbine Blades - Ripple Ephex

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Mounting the Wind Turbine. Testing the one inch pipe in the hub. Using high tensile bolts to hold it together. Couple of spacers in the center of hub as the center shaft sticks out a bit. Finding the 1 outside diameter steel pip was a bit of a challenge surprisingly, four different steel suppliers and a welding mate were unable to get hold of it. Last ditch effort was ebay. Extruded Aluminium Blades - $48.50 AU GST / meter. Http:/ www.thebackshed.com/windmill/Trade/AlBladeOrders.asp.

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Arduino - Ripple Ephex

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Order a 3D Print. Connecting the Arduino to the Turbine. I am using an Arudino ATmega2560 to connect all the sensors to and send data to the software on Page 8. This is a relatively depandable though should not be relied upon in any way to shut down a turbine in an emergency situation. I will be using it as the secondary brake in conjuction with the furling design of the turbine. Arduino MEGA 2560 R3. The DHT11 temperature and humidity sensors will be placed on different parts of the turbine to ensure th...

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Introduction to Wind Turbines - Ripple Ephex

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Order a 3D Print. How To: Make a wind generator from a washing machine motor. How to make a wind generator out of a smart drive motor from a Fisher and Paykel washing machine using the star pattern wiring. I will be trying to do this for under $1000AUD. This will include everything needed to get electricity from the wind into a computer, as well as tools and small parts. Even spinning the generator by hand is enough to cause harm! Finding a Smart Drive Motor. Go onto Ebay and search for "Smart Drive", Id...