2012 Awesome Portable Wind Turbine

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  • Опубликовано: 7 авг 2023
  • I have put the STL files and more info here
    www.thingiverse.com/thing:616...
    and the stl files for the generator section are here
    www.thingiverse.com/thing:616...
    the generator build video is here • 1931 A More Powerful A...
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  • @BratLemi
    @BratLemi 21 день назад

    Best uploader EVER. Witty, on point and explains nicely. I can watch his videos instead of Netflix and laugh, learn, gasp and bite my nails

  • @RyanLebeck-td5ft
    @RyanLebeck-td5ft 10 месяцев назад +48

    It has been quite a treat to see the different stages of this project and I think this is masterfully done.

  • @justtinkering6713
    @justtinkering6713 10 месяцев назад +5

    That really goes. You scared the heck out of me. All that "plastic" moving at high speeds and you standing less than a meter from it. Holy Hannah.

    • @ThinkingandTinkering
      @ThinkingandTinkering  10 месяцев назад +1

      lol - just think if it was razor blades mate -then you need to worry - lolol

    • @alexbrown1050
      @alexbrown1050 10 месяцев назад

      I'm sure there was no real risk here given the short duration and the freshly printed blades, but I was a bit scared too!
      Mass produced wind turbines are usually placed many meters away from occupied buildings because when those blades come apart, it's pretty spectacular. You don't wanna be near a spinning mass of fibreglass or shattered plastic traveling at 30mph

  • @guillermodelnoche
    @guillermodelnoche 10 месяцев назад +4

    Your laughter is infectious! You always leave me with a smile.

  • @victoryfirst2878
    @victoryfirst2878 10 месяцев назад +2

    When my neighbor traveled to INDIA he told me that small portable windmills were literally everywhere.He showed me how many different colors people would have on there wind energy devices. Nice idea Robert. this is just one cool wind turbine.

  • @chrissavill8713
    @chrissavill8713 10 месяцев назад +9

    Rob! You're the archetypal mad professor and and a genius! We love you for it too! Can't wait to get me a a 3d printer and start using and "tinkering" with some of your ideas as I am very interested in electrical generation. cheers mate!

  • @alexbrown1050
    @alexbrown1050 10 месяцев назад +7

    I was watching another video about wind turbines earlier.
    Apparently making the tail a cylinder that curves up can help keep the front facing the wind, as the curve of the rear balances the forces and keeps it straight on.
    Stellar little set of inventions, so glad i subscribed, its like getting a treat every day! Can't wait to watch through the back catalogue

  • @Charlie-Oooooo
    @Charlie-Oooooo 10 месяцев назад +7

    Robert, this has turned out to be one of you best projects yet! It's been so wonderful to see you continue to refine and master the entire design process from the seeds of your thoughts and concepts to the physical manifestation of the built design. So inspiring to follow along! Thank you so much for sharing you work and design process with us!👍

  • @ryanb100
    @ryanb100 10 месяцев назад +6

    I love the inventiveness of all the stuff, i just can't run my 3d printer fast enough to do all the things it has made me want to do

    • @ThinkingandTinkering
      @ThinkingandTinkering  10 месяцев назад +4

      lolol - i do try to make it modular so one build on another you know

    • @mikemojc
      @mikemojc 10 месяцев назад

      what if you had TWO 3D printers?

    • @Pwecko
      @Pwecko 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@mikemojc Or ten 3-D printers?

    • @ryanb100
      @ryanb100 10 месяцев назад

      @@mikemojc a second large volume one and then a third continuous belt, and then maybe a resin one and then.........

    • @user-ed8ec4bz8c
      @user-ed8ec4bz8c Месяц назад

      We are group of engeneers.
      We have a best result of wind turbine.
      Would you like to discus?

  • @redtomuk
    @redtomuk 10 месяцев назад

    OMG just found you 😊 thank you this is how we change the world... little acts of kind science... I'll be printinting many of these...

  • @lorddeath1023
    @lorddeath1023 10 месяцев назад +7

    Great video. Love all your videos 📹

  • @NiteLynr
    @NiteLynr 10 месяцев назад +3

    Wasn't fully impressed with the demo as I was thinking to myself 'OK, lighting a few LEDs in a fast wind, meh' until I noticed the fact that your hair was barely moving in the breeze. Mind blown when I realized that bit. This may be the first time in history that someone's hairstyle has been used as a control factor!
    I'm absolutely loving this series due to your modular approach. Splitting it into capture, transfer and generation sections is a genius idea as it allows anyone to create a power source within the whatever limitations they have, be it parts availability, space available or skill level. Keep it up, you're an inspiration (and as a 50+ thinker/tinker, that is not said lightly!)

  • @danedmiston9673
    @danedmiston9673 10 месяцев назад +4

    Congratulations. No need for gears. (the best part is no part) That coreless generator worked out nicely. The turbine blades are very impressive (and facing the right way). A video about the blade design; airfoil used, twist rate, taper, etc. would be wonderful. The generator and blade designs take this beyond toy potential.

  • @uscitizen5656
    @uscitizen5656 10 месяцев назад

    Thank You, Mr. Murray! Somebody needs to give you an award, for all you and your team are doing, to advance science and technology!

  • @gregglarson9234
    @gregglarson9234 5 месяцев назад

    Greetings!!!
    Thank you kindly sir for your insight and explanation. I have a tradesman background and an overactive brain..lol. Your channel has kept me busy tinkering in my garage.
    Recently have become a member and am looking forward to more of your videos that are a both informative and abit humorous.
    Thank you again sir!!!!

  • @htmagic
    @htmagic 10 месяцев назад +2

    RMS, add a supercapacitor in the charging circuit and it'll deliver nice clean power even where the wind dips slightly. Cheers!

  • @taokodr
    @taokodr 10 месяцев назад

    The joy you bring to these projects is such a delight to watch.
    Thank you for sharing both your exuberance and your wonderful brain!
    Cheers!

  • @dSquared0162
    @dSquared0162 10 месяцев назад +1

    Phenomenal seeing it all come together. Great job!

  • @james130362
    @james130362 9 месяцев назад

    That was stunning. Love the enthusiasm

  • @delrocco
    @delrocco 10 месяцев назад

    What great charisma and passion! Thank you for this! I want to make it for / with my students.

  • @timothyneiswander3151
    @timothyneiswander3151 10 месяцев назад

    Love it when you bring all the bits from other videos to a usable item.

  • @badejong
    @badejong 10 месяцев назад +1

    Absolutely amazing what you do with all the components. I would like to have a few in my garden on the roof...

  • @katiekumcgil
    @katiekumcgil 10 месяцев назад

    thank you very much Robert for putting those files up ,deffinatly going to have a go at this as was really supprised by the output for the input required ,thanks again

  • @sarai3055
    @sarai3055 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you once again Robert for proving they doing it at home better than buying it online.

  • @davidanderson563
    @davidanderson563 10 месяцев назад

    I absolutely love these videos and the fact that they come out almost daily is incredible. Keep up the good work!

  • @madmushroom8639
    @madmushroom8639 10 месяцев назад

    Why did nobody tell me about this channel!
    Love the energy of you :)
    Guess I have to binge watch 2011 videos now?!

  • @hissst69
    @hissst69 10 месяцев назад

    Wow, awesome ! I cannot wait to see the comparison with the vertical one you are doing (redirects any direction wind down or up into blades.. you are going to have enough toys to do comparisons soon ! Really really fun series, love to see you having a blast doing it too !

  • @frasbo80
    @frasbo80 10 месяцев назад

    6:33 How can there only be 3k likes with infectious laugh of sheer joy.

  • @Spinningininfinity
    @Spinningininfinity 10 месяцев назад

    A wonderful achievement and a credit to your ingenuity and perseverance 🎉

  • @joohop
    @joohop 10 месяцев назад +1

    Brilliant Rob
    Bless Up Lads

  • @robertwagner2079
    @robertwagner2079 10 месяцев назад

    This is outstanding! The more of your videos that I watch the more I learn and enjoy them. Love it when you get happy with what you have done and laugh like a child, stay young my friend.

  • @jensw.3587
    @jensw.3587 10 месяцев назад

    His Laughing at the testing was so awesome 😂 reminded me at Doc Brown as he tested the time machine at the two pine mall 😅

  • @c.t.murray3632
    @c.t.murray3632 10 месяцев назад +1

    Makes me want to get a 3D printer and tinkercad and start mass-producing them. That was very impressive. That was very good thank you.

  • @792slayer
    @792slayer 10 месяцев назад

    The mad cackling really makes these videos.

  • @bradlafferty
    @bradlafferty 10 месяцев назад

    Exciting! Thank you for this series! So interesting.

  • @BastilsBlather818
    @BastilsBlather818 10 месяцев назад

    Love the captain nemo tail, another awesome video 😊

  • @jordanhorst6
    @jordanhorst6 10 месяцев назад

    this would be incredibly useful on a RV or camper van setup. Put it on some sort of extendable pole that can be unfolded/deployed when parked and you'd have a source of power with or without sunshine. I've often thought about using small turbines to recharge batteries while driving also.

  • @Rebar77_real
    @Rebar77_real 10 месяцев назад +1

    Amazeballs! Thank you for all the files!
    This would make a great trickle charger for Dad's boat to also help keep the birds from crapping on it. Right now there are weighted plastic owls and zip tied on lengths of plastic bags working as winged tentacles. It was working for a while, funny eh. Have a good one all.

    • @bikerfirefarter7280
      @bikerfirefarter7280 10 месяцев назад +1

      I was just thinking similar. I have a 'hawk' with fluttery wings, on a long flexible pole at my allotment, it keeps the pigeons and squirrels away (mostly).

    • @Rebar77_real
      @Rebar77_real 10 месяцев назад

      @@bikerfirefarter7280 We could 3D print deer whistles into the blades with tiny velocity stacks. Or regular whistles if someone had a neighbor with a wind chime they hate. :)

    • @bikerfirefarter7280
      @bikerfirefarter7280 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@Rebar77_real Gad! Those garden wind-chimes, solitary, useless, unmusical irritants, I hate them.
      However, having said that, there used to be a tree, in a rural setting near Sheffield UK, loaded with dozens of wind chimes. The owners must have been gifted musician/artist because its the ONLY set of chimes that sounded beautiful and appropriate for the setting. Someday I'll try and find it again and record/link to it.

  • @JesusSaves86AB
    @JesusSaves86AB 10 месяцев назад

    Amazing. I hope a ready to assemble diy kit is born soon from all this work.

  • @Vormulac1
    @Vormulac1 10 месяцев назад

    That's incredible! Well done!

  • @Maximus-ib6hw
    @Maximus-ib6hw 10 месяцев назад

    Oustanding contribution Robert, Bravo sir!

  • @overunitydotde
    @overunitydotde 10 месяцев назад +1

    Holly Hanna, lol.. Well done Rob and son... ;)

  • @francisswallow88
    @francisswallow88 10 месяцев назад

    What a great video,resource for people to learn with,yet a government can't use your example of expertise to place this country in a sound energy state. Brilliant

  • @andrewharpin6749
    @andrewharpin6749 10 месяцев назад

    Awesome job!
    One improvement suggestion, I could see the blades flexing a lot in the wind, you can make forged carbon fibre.
    Maybe 3D print the moulds and forge your blades.

  • @roryblake7311
    @roryblake7311 10 месяцев назад +1

    Way cool, Robert!

  • @hoofheartedicemelted296
    @hoofheartedicemelted296 8 месяцев назад

    Looks like you hit gold there Mr Smyth. Impressive actually.

  • @BenEehayeh
    @BenEehayeh 10 месяцев назад

    Alfred T. Forbes "The Homebuilt Dynamo" describes and lays out in tables building a wind generator to a specific wattage and rpm range.
    In this book Mr. Forbes builds a wind turbine generator of 1000 rpm or less, and in that rpm range will generate 1000 watts.
    He shows how to pick a wattage and rpm and then design the coils based on those parameters so you can achieve your desired output.
    It is a book written by an engineer for engineers, very well thought out.

    • @BenEehayeh
      @BenEehayeh 10 месяцев назад

      @@danedmiston9673 It's been a while since I've read the book. I kept it next to my computer when doing any wind generator research. It was the only book, that when I gave it away to an engineer, so a good home, was painful for me, I didn't want to turn it loose.
      This book, for me, demystified many things about generator design, where other books are overly complex or skipping on valuable details.

  • @DR-jq9bg
    @DR-jq9bg 7 месяцев назад

    Really, really incredible! Thank you!

  • @M_J_nan
    @M_J_nan 10 месяцев назад

    I absolutely love your videos!!! A free spirit and a great mind to inspire me;)

  • @Smo1k
    @Smo1k 10 месяцев назад +1

    That sound as it went! It made me think of a drone taxi landing... Wait. Do we have drone taxis yet? 🤔

  • @PhilR0gers
    @PhilR0gers 10 месяцев назад

    Impressive output at 3 to 4 m/s. If my printer bed is big enough, I might actually build one of these.

  • @niallc3331
    @niallc3331 10 месяцев назад

    Class! Might see if my Dad who's into camping wants one.

  • @iuhere
    @iuhere 10 месяцев назад

    your laugh is contageous, thanks for making me laugh and smile along with you, keep laaughing , keep educating. good luck for future ones.

  • @DanielAlvarez-oq8ex
    @DanielAlvarez-oq8ex 10 месяцев назад

    It's amazing!!! new fan (pun intended) for the crazy scientific laughter

  • @L3X369
    @L3X369 10 месяцев назад

    Such a awesome project! But that wind sounded like a huricane =))

    • @ThinkingandTinkering
      @ThinkingandTinkering  10 месяцев назад

      t wasn't the wind it was the blades moving quickly in a light wind

  • @ashleyarundel3134
    @ashleyarundel3134 10 месяцев назад

    This is great Robert!! 👊

  • @liom442
    @liom442 10 месяцев назад

    seen this from Thingiverse, this is unreal!

  • @mikeyb7263
    @mikeyb7263 10 месяцев назад

    Sometimes RUclips is like having access to DaVinci's stream of consciousness, delight and all.

  • @th3m4g
    @th3m4g 10 месяцев назад

    Currently printing this out, starting with the Gen first, just need to source all the magnets and thrust washers now.

  • @timmikep1978
    @timmikep1978 10 месяцев назад

    Robert is amongst the most interesting man!

  • @corkycorner3232
    @corkycorner3232 10 месяцев назад

    Excellent work. You have done tremendous very exciting

  • @ianpick3218
    @ianpick3218 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you Robert .

  • @joshuafoster8976
    @joshuafoster8976 10 месяцев назад

    Watching this spin keeps me excited for the final Darwin wind wall. Garden fence will be new power station🤣🤞

  • @MaxR52
    @MaxR52 10 месяцев назад

    It’s be interesting to see the level of effort and efficiency to make a portable Darwin version

  • @OMIF1
    @OMIF1 10 месяцев назад

    Pretty impressive. 👍

  • @colrodrick8784
    @colrodrick8784 10 месяцев назад

    Thanks Robert

  • @rogerwilson6367
    @rogerwilson6367 10 месяцев назад

    Looking good.

  • @Sailorman6996
    @Sailorman6996 10 месяцев назад

    Nice design

  • @stevenfaber3896
    @stevenfaber3896 10 месяцев назад

    Very nice job on your tolerances especially on this one rob. I know it's unlikely to find the exact one, but I also kind of like the compact but stout design of that generator. Is anything a generator, yes, but that one's already somewhat ready without the rough, so if you have a model number kicking around ;)...

  • @johnmurphy3682
    @johnmurphy3682 10 месяцев назад

    just brilliant

  • @andrewalexander4024
    @andrewalexander4024 10 месяцев назад

    Great vid

  • @TheTarrMan
    @TheTarrMan 10 месяцев назад

    This is fascinating work you're doing, thank you so much for your efforts.
    I'm a newer subscriber so maybe you answered this already, but could you recommend a good budget friendly 3D printer?

  • @amjadtrablsi4051
    @amjadtrablsi4051 9 месяцев назад

    Amazing 🤩

  • @stewartpalmer2456
    @stewartpalmer2456 10 месяцев назад

    Dr. Thinker Tinker. Awesome.

  • @st33ldi9ital
    @st33ldi9ital 10 месяцев назад +2

    Awesome!

  • @harveylorenzedejesus2383
    @harveylorenzedejesus2383 10 месяцев назад

    Hi Robert! Glad to see progression in this project again ^_^
    Pardon me, may I suggest the implementation of tubercles on the blades?

  • @swedishdad
    @swedishdad 10 месяцев назад +1

    Would be interesting to use something like this to heat a sand battery with low-voltage heating elements. Could eg. keep a garden bed or greenhouse above freezing temps.

  • @consaka1
    @consaka1 10 месяцев назад

    You could probably scratch that tail if you use the blades as the tail just make the blades the end. Mount the body of the generator closer to the current tail and make the blades a mirror of the current ones so it will still spin the right direction.

  • @yle5788
    @yle5788 10 месяцев назад

    I would love to see some measurements. Also a way to bring the wires down, without compromising the swivel

  • @HydrO152
    @HydrO152 10 месяцев назад +1

    I really love all of your videos bjt it would be awesome if you also measure it's voltage and amp with multimeter so we know how much power it can provide so it will be helpful in our projects too I'm also working on wind turbine that's why 😅 thank you ❤

    • @ThinkingandTinkering
      @ThinkingandTinkering  10 месяцев назад +3

      I do that mate but they don't make good videos and rarely get a high number of views - but you can find them

    • @bikerfirefarter7280
      @bikerfirefarter7280 10 месяцев назад

      @@ThinkingandTinkering I'm sure you do test volt/amp output related to rpm. Is there any chance of a PIP of a graph showing these result? (Not wanting to seem spoon-feedy, just thought people would find it of value).
      Thanks. I'll just pop back under my rock now.

  • @apexboi2044
    @apexboi2044 9 месяцев назад

    hey your stuff is awesome. im wanting to make pretty much everything i see

  • @rasmuslangschwager
    @rasmuslangschwager 10 месяцев назад

    Nice build! Could it be an idea to enlarge the tail fin to keep it more steady.

  • @hanslepoeter5167
    @hanslepoeter5167 10 месяцев назад

    Impressive. Ha ... Your outfit as well :-). If there's ever another Harry Potter movie you'll fit right in as teacher or headmaster maybe.

  • @milliwaysgarage_ie
    @milliwaysgarage_ie 10 месяцев назад

    make a bank of these with some cheap solar panels and you could store in old vehicle batteries for very cheap "powerwall" home solution. Got an old washing machine, might use that for battery storage(outside of course, vapours/fire/safety) . so many ideas, so little resources

  • @mac-qt3wd
    @mac-qt3wd 10 месяцев назад

    Hi rob awesome love it even sounds great. Could you experiment with a VAWT but turn it upside down so the blades are facing downwards. My expectation is the turbine will spin more freely as they seem to go better when they hang off a bearing instead of sitting down on them if that makes sense? Hit me back cheers :)

  • @justtinkering6713
    @justtinkering6713 10 месяцев назад

    Rob, I just noticed how the HAWT is mounted on the camera tripod. You have to be careful about the flexing of the blades, they come very close to the top of the tripod.

  • @TheOpticalFreak
    @TheOpticalFreak 10 месяцев назад

    How much coffee did you drink today!?
    You are going as fast as your wind turbine! 😅

  • @thewatersavior
    @thewatersavior 10 месяцев назад

    Can't wait to see episode 2023! Will a wormhole open up?

  • @DaremoKamen
    @DaremoKamen 10 месяцев назад

    What if you combined a Darwin wind catcher that directs air up with a thermal updraft chimney like they tested in Spain? For home use, have the chimney go up from a gazebo, have the turbine near the bottom to ease maintenance, possibly have roll out awnings around the perimeter of the gazebo to increase solar collection area?

  • @JehuMcSpooran
    @JehuMcSpooran 10 месяцев назад +3

    Looks good Rob. Sounds like you were able to make that gearbox a lot more quiet than it was before. Did you grease or oil the gears?

    • @danedmiston9673
      @danedmiston9673 10 месяцев назад

      No gears. Less is more.

    • @markiobook8639
      @markiobook8639 10 месяцев назад +1

      you know what works good on 3D plastic? Lube. Yes that kind of lube- non solvent, non silicon, has a bactericide in it so it doesn't go rancid.

    • @JehuMcSpooran
      @JehuMcSpooran 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@markiobook8639 I'll keep that in mind

  • @knowitall4734
    @knowitall4734 10 месяцев назад +1

    Awesome. Would the blades not benefit from wing tips like on modern planes?

  • @clivefrancis3546
    @clivefrancis3546 10 месяцев назад

    Have you looked at dimples on the blades like a golf ball to increase air flow?

  • @MilkyToucan
    @MilkyToucan 10 месяцев назад

    Hi Robert, after trying to investigate further into Synchronous Reluctance Motors (Generators is my goal) I stumbled upon your channel late last night in bed and I am insanely impressed!
    Do you by any chance have advice, what would we need to change to improve output? I saw Kris Harbour made a 2KW axial flux motor wind turbine, which it's design seems quite simple. What would you say the strengths / weaknesses of this design are compared to trying to do it with axial flux motors?

  • @NeoShameMan
    @NeoShameMan 10 месяцев назад

    Okay that things is going to fly 😂

  • @barrychadwick7784
    @barrychadwick7784 10 месяцев назад

    Great project!, what would need to change to output 12vdc to charge a battery?

  • @keithjacobson4493
    @keithjacobson4493 10 месяцев назад

    I wonder if this would do well charging a battery to power my Nano Station Wi-Fi Management radio? It only draws seven watts at 22-24 V. The nano sits on a hill in Colorado, where a 3 meter/second wind is actually more consistent than sunshine!

  • @joshuafoster8976
    @joshuafoster8976 10 месяцев назад

    Mint!

  • @thewatersavior
    @thewatersavior 10 месяцев назад

    Can't wait to see this combined with the Cardan and Hobson. Or does that lead to worse performance due to added weight \ torque requirements?

  • @kadmow
    @kadmow 10 месяцев назад

    nice little turbine - naturally for more power the "smart kids" can scale the blades up - even if it means printing in 2 sections (or use a sheet product for the tips - easy to form to shape.. -j If splitting into several parts - just (add to the design) print locating pinholes at the cut - for inserting paperclip wire or other easy-to-get pins for alignment
    (Blade curvature orientation is an improvement over the model in Vid-1965 (reverse curvature) - though the nice thing about using plastic extruded pipe/tube products is the uniformity (less likely to fracture along print lines) , and ease of reshaping/forming blades with a hot air gun - just press the blade on a formed buck to set curvature and twist - FFD printed products tend to shrink strangely is heated to glass transition temperature)
    once one has a blade shape they like - FFD printed blades can be overmoulded in epoxy+s-glass for an immensely strong and "cheap" system.

  • @jt3168
    @jt3168 10 месяцев назад

    Hi Robert, really interested in this and have started printing the wire loom jig.
    Do you have any links to the parts you use? Magnets etc?
    Have you had any thoughts on how to take the power off while allowing the turbine to swivel? Maybe graphite brushes on a slip ring...
    Thanks
    JT