Clark's DIY WIND GENERATOR, 3 Phase to DC power on a sailboat (Sailing SV Temptress)

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6 жыл бұрын

A closer look at Clark's huge homemade wind generator, which makes power on our boat, S/V Temptress.
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@loubob21 5 жыл бұрын

"I carved these" Well that explains all of your success at being self sufficient in just three words. Impressive.

@MiQBohlin 6 жыл бұрын

So cool, even though it’s a dangerous piece of machinery if it hits you. Really amazing to have had the privilege to see it in action! Thnx for the vid 👍🏽

@EmilyAndClark 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I find it's actually safe because it's so scary. It's really hard to get yourself to go near the thing when it's spinning. Sort of like people ducking WAY under the blades of a running helicopter. Some kind of survival circuit humans have.

@EmilyAndClark 6 жыл бұрын

When I warn people about it I say "it might not kill you outright but it will be a life changing experience. Don't go near it!".

@yannkitson116 4 жыл бұрын

I'm sure it would split your wig :)

@projecttrawler 2 жыл бұрын

Those blades are a thing of beauty sir! I can't believe how balanced they are for being hand made.. Just WOW!

@jackpalmer5067 7 ай бұрын

First off I love your videos, trying to go to sleep at 2 AM and ended up staying up till almost 5 AM watching your videos I’ve been in the process of designing to build what you built as far as a dual axle vertical axis wind turbine, I decided to three phase. It was the best way to go as well. You’re the first one to recommend polyurethane with the talcum powder and I wasn’t sure the ratios of the mix for that instead of the very costly epoxy resin so a lot of questions and I have a lot of things laid out on my my table is totally covered with diagrams drawings 30° 40° for the Rutter stater as a disabled US Army veteran I have limited resources so I decided to build it and I have a passion for doing it yourself stuff so thank you for your time but after watching your video, I’m thinking of doing the horizontal turbine The HAWT your spreadsheets are phenomenal. I haven’t had a chance to actually look at them but I love the guesswork first video I saw was making your win turbine blade but I’m thinking I need three blades, so I’m not sure exactly how to approach that with how your video is the forming and shaping of the blade with the foil would be about the sameI was gonna do nine coils not sure how many to wrap so I take 9÷3 multiply that by four to get how many magnets I need I believe that is correct don’t wanna make this any longer. I hope y’all having fun. I hope you’re enjoying the water. Sounds like you live a pretty good life.

@itsmedaveh5516 5 жыл бұрын

Very impressive Clark.

@EmilyAndClark 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dave. I hope to do a couple more videos on the wind generator very soon. I will have one coming up in how I carve the blade. Then one on a new Arduino based regulator with an "ideal diode" rectifier. Please subscribe and tell your friends, we could use the exposure, we were shocked with how well our last video did. I think we will commit to bringing up the quality of this channel if we get our 1000 subscribers.

@DAROZAWOODWORKING 5 жыл бұрын

wow that is crazy cool

@EmilyAndClark 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim. I need to make a new blade and will be doing a video on it in a week or so. Also one coming up on a regulator I'm planning to build. The components are on order It will be an Arduino project with an "ideal diode" rectifier. Should be interesting to those who like DIY.

@DAROZAWOODWORKING 5 жыл бұрын

cool I don't really know what any of that means but i'll watch.

@xheiser 5 жыл бұрын

I'm an electrician and learned a lot from this video. Did not know shorting out the leads would cause it to brake. Very cool, glad I found you guys.

@EmilyAndClark 5 жыл бұрын

You have to have coils that can take the heat of the breaking energy without melting. Thanks for the comment. That's what makes life fun, learning something new. I'm always happiest when I do. And it happens a lot.

@shanekonarson 5 жыл бұрын

That is brilliant. I know the theory but the build would be another thing . Good work Clark . I’d love the plans .

@EmilyAndClark 5 жыл бұрын

I should grab the drawing and put them up on Patreon. I'm on land now and think I know where they are. It's what I used to cut the alternator parts on the lathe. But that part is quite trivial and loads of others have made videos on how to do the mechanical parts. My alternator is optimized for a boat (corrosion issues and as small/balanced as possible). But, the big thing I think I bring to the party is the blade carving method and the math/spreadsheets for the windings. They are both on Patreon already.

@IcyMidnight 5 жыл бұрын

Nice project. It would be nice to add subtitles for the super windy parts as I can't make out what you're saying at all. :)

@AfricanFlightStar 5 жыл бұрын

Now THAT is a bigass badass wind generator! 💪🏼⚡️🔥 Holy moly 😳 💥👍🏼 makes those small fancy ones look like toys 😄 And the unit itself looks like all solid state circuitry, if my non-hightech-engineering mind understood it all. So - where are the plans please? I want to put one of those suckers on the roof of my house 😆 maybe two, start my own windfarm. Am sure the neighbors will be thrilled 😝😆

@EmilyAndClark 5 жыл бұрын

Mine is actually very quiet. Most everything you need to know about how to build one is in the playlists. All the tricky parts anyway. Thanks for watching.

@joelvoss1226 4 жыл бұрын

@@EmilyAndClark Does 2 blades at higher diameter means less noise than 6 blades at higher RPM?

@EmilyAndClark 4 жыл бұрын

Most of the noise comes from blades that use a tip twist trick to prevent over speed, or if the blade isn't exactly perfect. Keeping the tip speed down also helps. I have to admit my latest blade is just a bit louder. I screwed up the carbon fiber.

@EmilyAndClark 4 жыл бұрын

The six blade models tend to use the blade overtwist trick

@stuartbrown2111 2 жыл бұрын

@@EmilyAndClark Thank you Stunned and not a little inspired.

@michaelcee8348 3 жыл бұрын

great

@PhrozenKPM 4 жыл бұрын

Phenomenal carving. Would love to see a video of the process of making the blades if you make another set.

@EmilyAndClark 4 жыл бұрын

You're in luck! There is a video showing exactly that (and our Patreon page has spreadsheets for designing your own). kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sNGgrdV937q6hY0.html

@joelvoss1226 4 жыл бұрын

Clark, no kidding...If you built these for others they would buy them from you. The overspeed breaking circuit is not just smart but a jewel to cruisers or any other unattended wind generator location. Thanks for the video.

@EmilyAndClark 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joel. Haven't done it yet. Last 6 months have been busy getting boat projects done for this cruise. We just arrived at our favorite Bay in Georgetown so maybe I'll get to it.

@closertothetruth9209 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant , the charge controller is very interesing , ive seen people sell basic solar charge controllers that have been modified somehow to be used as dump load controllers but your design sounds far superior and could make you money im guessing , if it works as a 3 phase brake once battery voltage reaches the upper limit. ive seen some small radial turbines burn out with the brake on, but so far nothing else , it seems to be standard procedure to use the brake . i do like mechanical brakes too, but yours is worth knowing about. i love axial flux turbines and diy blades, its something i will do , seems you have a great life style.

@EmilyAndClark 5 жыл бұрын

If I ever get off my butt and finish it I've got a new regulator design that should be even better. I'm planning on sharing the circuit design on my patreon page with the blade and alternator guides. Problem is no one has shown any interest. So I've lost interest in the wind generator videos.

@closertothetruth9209 5 жыл бұрын

@@EmilyAndClark i understand , people are not all that motivated these days , i think its more to do with poor diets resulting in no real get up n go, enthusiasm is short lived no staying power, thats my perspective anyway. id love to see it but hey i understand if you dont, just means ill have to use my puny brain LOL my brain hurts just thinking about it. . all the same im glad youve done what youve done thats inspiration enough via your example to the whole world. im in Australia so youre getting around.

@EmilyAndClark 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, we seem to have a lot of watchers in Australia. Mostly for the "Enough is Enough" videos.

@retepekooc 3 жыл бұрын

You just got another Australian subscribed Clarke,Thankyou Peter

@WildlyIntrepid 5 жыл бұрын

would love to see you build at stater with coils if you ever build another.

@EmilyAndClark 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I would love to add that video to the playlist but as you say I don't need one. I'm sure you could find someone else building one. My approach is similar. What I thought I had to offer was my spreadsheets and my method of shaping the blade. I'm hoping to soon build a new regulator that should be innovative.

@WildlyIntrepid 5 жыл бұрын

@@EmilyAndClark thank very much. I actually did find someone with a similar build. and I am happy to have your nicely layedout spreadsheet to help me along my way. I look forward to your regulator build? That is after the bridge rectifier im guessing. Cheers. and thanks again.

@EmilyAndClark 5 жыл бұрын

Some guys make the rotors from automotive brake disks. Really heavy and big but easier to source parts (junk yard).

@LarsonFamilyFarm-LLC 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool project Clark...i always wanted to do one of those too alternator/ or efficiency D.C permanent magnet generators. How long did you run it on your Sailing Yacht? did you find it practical...or too dangerous with the blade rotating? Mark

@EmilyAndClark 4 жыл бұрын

I made three over the years. This one is the last. They were all similar. One was used most all my cruising time from 2004 til last year. We have vastly extended our solar panels so we have little use for more power do it's stowed. It makes a huge amount of power even in low wind.

@MaxMax-dq1lu 4 жыл бұрын

Thats an amazing bit of kit u have made sir... I especially love the way its raised up & not connected to the boat, I'm assumming that isolates/stops vibration & noise being transfered to the boat, which is the biggest problem/complaint most people have with wind generators. Please could you confirm if I'm right about this, does any noise make it through to down below.? Thanks.

@EmilyAndClark 4 жыл бұрын

No it's crazy quiet. No vibration noise and rather low blade noise. I can usually hear other boat's wind generators over this one on our own boat.

@MaxMax-dq1lu 4 жыл бұрын

@@EmilyAndClark Thanks 4 the quick reply... That's what I guessed... I don't understand how I haven't seen ur video sooner, nor do I get why more ppl don't rig up their wind gennys like that... I'm planning on getting a boat & was planning 2 have solar only, due 2 the noise issue, but was worried about the winter months... I now know I'll b rigging up a wind genny something like urs..! Thanks again... Have subscribed & will b going through ur back catalog...

@EmilyAndClark 4 жыл бұрын

There are some spreadsheets on our patreon page that will save anyone building a wind generator a lot of time and effort. They are talked about in some of the build videos

@EmilyAndClark 4 жыл бұрын

And winter is why I designed and built my first one. Just couldn't keep up with refrigeration in December in Florida.

@EmilyAndClark 4 жыл бұрын

Max, If you think your friends might also like our stuff how about sharing one of our playlists on social media? We would really appreciate the new viewers.

@lightningnick 5 жыл бұрын

Wow that is awesome, I would love to build something similar to use on my sailboat. Do you have a plan or any more details, I would love to see how you did the windings.

@EmilyAndClark 5 жыл бұрын

Sure Nicholas we should talk. I have my mechanical drawings somewhere. I also have a pair of spreadsheets that help design a blade and choose the number of windings. These should prove very useful. Best of all I need a new blade and I've redesigned the regulator/rectifier. I will be doing videos on these soon. We are traveling just now. Pm me and I will get the spreadsheets to you.

@EmilyAndClark 5 жыл бұрын

It seems there is no longer a way to PM on KZfaq. We have created a patreon page. If you sign up there I'm sure we can communicate better. We are brand new to all this, if you have any other ideas, I'd like to hear them.

@lightningnick 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Clarke are you on facebook?

@EmilyAndClark 5 жыл бұрын

I do but I'm leery about giving that out. If I publish it here it gets exposed to LOTS of people. I'm building a new blade as we speak and making a video of the process. I'm going to put a package together and put it up as an inexpensive perk on Patreon. I will probably offer a more expensive version that includes a phone call and support along the way to making your own. I've done a bunch of these and solved a lot of problems along the way and I like helping people on this kind of project.

@lightningnick 5 жыл бұрын

Sounds good, how do I find your Patreon page?

@MrRiw109 2 жыл бұрын

Very Cool. Too technical for a moron like me, but really neat to see a regular dude make something that I would pay $2000 for.

@EmilyAndClark 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert

@allmomomosthomebus3895 Жыл бұрын

That's very cool Clark. Are you an electrical engineer by formal education? Or self taught?

@EmilyAndClark Жыл бұрын

I have a degree in computer science. I did software engineering mostly. The ee stuff is self taught and what I picked up from ee friends along the way. If you want the whole story check out my "retired at 36" video. Just sort out videos by popularity as it's seen 1,000,000 views.

@allmomomosthomebus3895 Жыл бұрын

@@EmilyAndClark will do!

@audentesfortunailuvat 2 жыл бұрын

Does shorting the three phase circuit cause any damage to the stator?

@EmilyAndClark 2 жыл бұрын

Not for mine but it could if your stater isn't wound heavy enough.

@audentesfortunailuvat 2 жыл бұрын

@@EmilyAndClark Hmm. I have a 300 watt turbine that came with a controller but I want to create a dump load switch to turn on a brake but was told it would burn out the stator. I may have to build one like yours. You can see my progress on my channel, although there are only a couple of videos. Thanks for all your content!

@EmilyAndClark 2 жыл бұрын

You might think seriously about dropping a contribution to Patreon and grabbing my spreadsheets. Will make life easier. Feel free to immediately quit so you only get hit for one month.

@dangonzales2896 5 жыл бұрын

Can it be done with just a car alternator?

@EmilyAndClark 5 жыл бұрын

No, not without a lot of alteration. Car alternators need to spin much faster and use power to make power. I would have cut that corner if it would have worked.

@dangonzales2896 5 жыл бұрын

Emily & Clark's Adventure I see. The excitation voltage? Then how about a car generator? Or do they even make them anymore?

@joelvoss1226 4 жыл бұрын

@@dangonzales2896 He is using permanent magnets so do not use external excitation voltage. The only downside of permanent magnets is that when the wind speed goes too high the generator will keep producing more electricity until it burns itself up. He has a circuit to keep that from happening. A car alternator would require much higher RPM to start producing usable electricity...2,000 RPM wind generator on deck - YIKES!

@EmilyAndClark 4 жыл бұрын

That's right Joel. Did you notice that my regular actually slows the blade to a crawl when it has enough power? It sends the power back to the wind generator as magnetic breaking force.

@joelvoss1226 4 жыл бұрын

@@EmilyAndClark I did notice that. Such a simple solution; it almost escaped me until I played it back and heard you a 2nd time. And to think I spent time researching how to use actual breaks or set up more batteries to dump the excess power and even...drumroll...dump the excess power into an electrolyser which outputs hydrogen & oxygen. Compressed hydrogen around - No Thank You.

@bruceporter4254 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Clark, it's great that you could build this, but it does not mean you should build it. It will only take one time, in an emergency when one of you goes running out there without thinking......raise it up if possible, or take it off. We don't want to lose one of you for a bit of electricity.

@EmilyAndClark 5 жыл бұрын

That wind generator is not the most dangerous part of this lifestyle. And I have lived with it for about 15 years. It's safe because it's so scary. It's like the main rotor of a helicopter, it's so scary you have to duck even though it's higher then you could touch.

@lisduffer 5 жыл бұрын

blueprints

@EmilyAndClark 5 жыл бұрын

The Excel spreadsheets that describe how to build your own are available on patreon. Also there are a whole series of videos here that show how to build one. Have you watched them yet?

@donutmuncher666 5 жыл бұрын

Freak yah

@mattar5858 5 жыл бұрын

Am I missing something? That looks crazy dangerous.

@EmilyAndClark 5 жыл бұрын

Less then you might think. If you were to walk into it, it would be a life changing event. But you simply can't. It's like a helicopter blade. You see that it's 6 feet over a guy's head but he still ducks down. It's so scary it's safe. No one can bring themselves to walk into it. It's certainly not the most dangerous part of this lifestyle.