Check out my Magnetic Levitation Bearing equipped VAWT
This uses permanent magnets to lift the VAWT, reducing friction and required maintenance.
Monday, July 6, 2009
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About Me
- Jeff Berezin
- Otisco, New York, United States
- My name is Jeff Berezin. I live in Central New York and enjoy tinkering. I have been involved with computers since punched cards, and am now involved in embedded programming with PIC and Luminary Micro chips. I have a degree in Computer Science from Purdue (1980) and a masters in Systems Engineering from U/Mass Lowell. I have worked for the Raytheon Scientific Computer Center, Genigraphics (GE Graphics Spinoff), and co-founded both affordabell.com (now part of verdin.com) and emedicine.com (now part of webmd.com).
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Jeff, i hope you remember me - I posted you my link to BucketVAWT on instructables awhile back that was inspired by your drum design.
I have to say this is amazing. I'd love to know more about how you got the maglev to work. It seems to spin so freely. This would make a great commercial unit for domestic use. Let me know if you ever want to sell them in Australia!
If you want the best open platform 3D software around I can;t recommend Blender enough. http://www.blender.org/
It's like the Linux of 3D. And I used to use Caligari (ahem) on my Commodore Amiga so I know how you feel.
Anyway - well done and for heck's sake keep going!
Sam Dekok.
I have been trying to figure out how you did that magnetic levitation. Maybe I'm thinking way to complicated, could you make a quick sketch of how that works? I'm in the process of building my VAWT, sort of like your VAWT.
I love reading your blog (which I found from your youtube wind turbine videos) and the videos and pictures of all of your projects. You seem like a very interesting guy. Keep the updates coming.
Thanks
Its just 2 magnets, 2" diameter, one glued to the inside of the cap, and one on the top of the mast attached with a plastic disk which goes inside the inner diameter of the mast.
Thanks for the great Savonius Links!!!
I've been tinkering with a Savonius design and find the links wonderful. Keep up the good work.
hi jeff,you have a good idea there,i have been working with windmills for about 5 years and i like your idea.i dont have a cnc mechine to make the gears.is there any way you can make the gears for me and give me a price for the gear set.can you send it to my wife's email at funmailforconnie@yahoo.com?
Thank you.
Robert L.
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