Request for help - Home made wind mill

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mysoreyogish

Joined Nov 24, 2008
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Dear friends,
Im Yogish from India, not sound in electronics.
I have assembled two home made wind mills ( Using a stepper motor ) which is producing 1V Ac to 50 V Ac. & another 1V Ac to 75 V Ac.
Im planning to charge a 6V DC or 12V DC battery from this.
I know how to convert AC to DC using a rectifier.
Please help me to develop a voltage regulator for this ( Here input voltage is variable due to wind dependency & i need a constant voltage to charge a battery).
Please please help me in this regard.
Waiting for your earliest reply.
Regards,
YOGISH
 

beenthere

Joined Apr 20, 2004
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In both cases, it sounds as if they are unloaded voltages. What sort of output can your windmills produce with a resistive load? This is to see what amount of current they can produce. A resistance of 10 - 20 ohms would be good for this test.
 

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mysoreyogish

Joined Nov 24, 2008
3
In both cases, it sounds as if they are unloaded voltages. What sort of output can your windmills produce with a resistive load? This is to see what amount of current they can produce. A resistance of 10 - 20 ohms would be good for this test.
Thanks for your reply.
Yes, this was not connected to a load. ( Just checked using a multimeter.
 

floomdoggle

Joined Sep 1, 2008
217
Hey Yogish,
Can you buy a regulator? If you are not familiar with electronics, you have a steep learning curve. The average output of your windmill, on a daily basis, will give you a reasonable estimation of your power output.
Try otherpower.com, or windpower.com to get a good start. Then return here to get the best refinements on your circuits. Try also scoraigwind.com.
By the way, I just got my first windmill built yesterday.
Dan
 
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