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Overview

Wind Turbine

The Wind Turbine is a machine that converts mechanical kinetic energy of the wind into electrical energy. As a part of the GVCS it enables the generation of clean, renewable power.

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Details

Small wind turbines are currently the main class being considered as a community-scale solution for power. These turbines may be as small as a fifty watt generator for boat, caravan, or miniature refrigeration unit. Small units often have direct drive generators, direct current output, aeroelastic blades, lifetime bearings and use a vane to point into the wind.

Product Ecology

Product Ecology
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From Uses Creates Enables
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  • [[Image:Multimachine{{#ifexist:File:Multimachine.png|.png|.jpg}}|50px|Multimachine|link=Multimachine]] Multimachine
  • [[Image:Electric Motor Generator{{#ifexist:File:Electric Motor Generator.png|.png|.jpg}}|50px|Electric Motor Generator|link=Electric Motor Generator]] Electric Motor Generator
  • [[Image:Battery{{#ifexist:File:Battery.png|.png|.jpg}}|50px|Battery|link=Battery]] Battery

Components

  • Blades
  • Tail
  • Hub
  • DC generator
  • Battery
  • Diode
  • Sensors
  • Mount
  • Wires
  • Tower
    • Base
    • Pole
    • Guy-wires
  • Bearings

Status

Open Source Ecology Europe and -Germany are working on a prototype VAWT design: Germany/Wind_Turbine. Research and development is currently concentrated at TiVA, a tiny wind turbine prototyping platform. With this very small turbine, we can easily change parts, try out new ideas and increase the quality of the design on a small scale in a fast and inexpensive way.

The wind turbine is currently in the Research phase of product development.

There are a wide number of Open Hardware turbines, that are currently under consideration for adoption/consideration as a part of the GVCS.

portable wind turbine that can fit in a tube; wind lens.

OS Projects

See also

Wikipedia

External links


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