Wind Turbines
The course can be arranged on request. Minimum 12 participants are required.
This training program has been developed from the methodology of Hugh Piggott, author of The Wind Turbine Recipe Book. During the one-week course, participants will learn to construct a simple, low-cost 600W wind turbine with a 2.4m-diameter rotor. The course will involve woodwork to hand grind the blades of the rotor, metalworking, and generator fabrication.
Eligibility:
Some knowledge of electrical required.
Duration:
Six day course; Classes from 8:30am to 5pm.
Course content:
This course will be taught in a hands-on format, teaching students step by step how to build their own wind turbine.
– Introduction to wind power generation
– Woodworking & metalworking
– Winding the coils
– Casting the stator coil & rotor magnet disks
– Generator fabrication
– Basic principles of the furling tail system & tower installation
– Assembling & testing of the wind turbine
– Basic principles of the electrical system & battery connection
