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whtemple1959
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Hello,
I want to start by stating I am a bookkeeper and do not have much experience or depth of knowledge in electronics...so get you chuckles now.
What I would like to do is augment my electric supply with a Windtronics type generator. I am opting for this style as I am not able to put a 30 foot tower with a regular turbine in my urban yard but I could mount a Windtronics type to my roof.
I have found that Windtronics are not the most reliable and their after purchase customer service is questionable, so I would like to build my own.
So what I do know...
according to my electric bills I average 43000 watts per day
What I thought I knew...
I always believed the US was on a 110 volt system but as I do my research I have been led to believe we are actually on a 120 volt system
So I use either 391 or 358 amperes per day.
Let's assume...
I would like to go totally off grid and I have purchased the required 12 volt deep cycle batteries to provide me with 400 amperes per day.
My design is a windmill with neodymium magnets mounted on the outside rim spinning inside a hub with the coils mounted inside the hub.
The weather service states that the average wind speed is 6 mph but mostly on calm days it is only 2 mph.
I can have as many windmills as I want.
So how do I generate the maximum amperes at 12 volts?
Is it the size of the magnets?
Is it the number of magnets?
Is it the size of the coils ie: diameter?
Is it the number of coils?
Is it the gauge of the wire?
Is it the number of wraps in the coil?
Is there a simple to use Linux based CAD type program which will allow me to explore the different variables?
Any advice would be most appreciated.
Respectfully,
Bill
I want to start by stating I am a bookkeeper and do not have much experience or depth of knowledge in electronics...so get you chuckles now.
What I would like to do is augment my electric supply with a Windtronics type generator. I am opting for this style as I am not able to put a 30 foot tower with a regular turbine in my urban yard but I could mount a Windtronics type to my roof.
I have found that Windtronics are not the most reliable and their after purchase customer service is questionable, so I would like to build my own.
So what I do know...
according to my electric bills I average 43000 watts per day
What I thought I knew...
I always believed the US was on a 110 volt system but as I do my research I have been led to believe we are actually on a 120 volt system
So I use either 391 or 358 amperes per day.
Let's assume...
I would like to go totally off grid and I have purchased the required 12 volt deep cycle batteries to provide me with 400 amperes per day.
My design is a windmill with neodymium magnets mounted on the outside rim spinning inside a hub with the coils mounted inside the hub.
The weather service states that the average wind speed is 6 mph but mostly on calm days it is only 2 mph.
I can have as many windmills as I want.
So how do I generate the maximum amperes at 12 volts?
Is it the size of the magnets?
Is it the number of magnets?
Is it the size of the coils ie: diameter?
Is it the number of coils?
Is it the gauge of the wire?
Is it the number of wraps in the coil?
Is there a simple to use Linux based CAD type program which will allow me to explore the different variables?
Any advice would be most appreciated.
Respectfully,
Bill