
Diy home wind turbine generator#
If the kits are of the same quality as his first turbine they will be worth every penny, but unfortunately we have not heard any news over the last years of whether this plan came to fruition.Ī detailed photo-journal of the construction of this wind turbine was available on the old INEBG Forum which subsequently changed ownership and became The Green Living Forum when it appears the photo-journal was lost. 600W Sailboat/ Marine/ Home Use Wind Turbine Generator Wind Power Generator DIY/ Easy Install/ UV Protection/ App Control 1 Year Warranty Automaxx. Many thanks to Richard Blackburn (username diablo on the old It’s Not Easy Being Green forum) for his permission to reproduce some of his excellent photographs here where they have been an inspiration to the many home built wind turbine enthusiasts that visit this site.īack in 2007 when Richard and his father-in-law put the wind turbine together, Richard planned to purchase a smallholding with space for proper workshops and start selling 3.4m and 5m wind turbine kits. (See our article Switch from Inverter to Mains Automatically for more information). Relays were wired into the domestic electrical system to automatically switch between (wind charged) battery power and mains electricity to provide a reliable consistent electricity supply. So, you can pay anywhere from 14. On Amazon, for example, the 12V Charger wind turbine kit (with fin) costs 119.95. This wind turbine model makes its electricity with a simple generator which produces pulses of current, or alternating current.


A water heater dump load was also put together to turn excess energy into useful hot water, and a 1.5kW (3kW peak) power inverter purchased to convert the 24VDC from the battery bank into 240 VAC for use in the home. The 12V Charger wind turbine generator kit (with fin).
