Unique Savonius wind turbine

[tractorgp]

Here's my newest video on the Horizontal Savonius Wind Turbine. I have a lot of work done and expect to get another video prepared soon.

 

[Zick]

Cool, keep up the good work! :thumbsup:

 

[tractorgp]

Cool, keep up the good work! :thumbsup:

Thanks Time of year and all doesn't leave a lot of time to play around with video editing but I'm looking forward to getting more info together soon.

 

[seal oil]

Nice . Nice video of the ice berg on your site as well . You can see that it has a big crack and is much larger under water .

 

[tractorgp]

Nice . Nice video of the ice berg on your site as well . You can see that it has a big crack and is much larger under water .

Thanks - yeah the iceberg video was taken by my grandson with his DJI Inspire drone. He's an excellent pilot and takes the drone places I would not attempt

 

[tractorgp]

Here's an updated video on the wind turbine (I now call it Savonius horizontal axis wind turbine - SHAWT). The video covers fabrication and the first road tests while mounted on the pickup truck.

https://youtu.be/in9j3iIol_k

 

[tractorgp]

Here's my latest video on the Savonius Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (SHAWT). I got the "tail wagging the turbine" problem fixed (shown in the video) and then I go into doing some testing with the turbine mounted on my pickup. Can't say that I can explain all of the test results - definitely open to hearing comments/suggestions.

https://youtu.be/aKIsgBUM4cU

 

[tractorgp]

Had high winds last few days. Here's a short video of the turbine in survival mode (yesterday). Savonius Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (SHAWT) in high winds today - YouTube

 

[MinnesotaEric]

Had high winds last few days. Here's a short video of the turbine in survival mode (yesterday). Savonius Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (SHAWT) in high winds today - YouTube

Outstanding!

 

[Redneck in training]

Turbulence is the primary enemy of wind turbines in general. The bigger the more vulnerable are they.