It's been a while since I gave an overview of my current projects. So here's a little update 🙂 WinDIY_2 I'm working on the second version of WinDIY [...]
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Tag: WinDIY
News: June 2021 - My projects for the HackadayPrize 2021
A few days ago the Hackaday Prize 2021 was announced. Relatively quickly it was clear to me that I would like to try to submit a few of my projects again this year. Thereby [...]
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Nerdiskerator - generator from 3D printer
A few days ago I posted the build instructions for a project of mine: WinDIY a 3D printed wind turbine. Even though I still have some work to do the [...]
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News: PCB development - genCtrlr and nanoPxl
Da ich in letzter Zeit auch zwei neue PCB Projekte gestartet habe, dachte ich es wäre auch mal wieder an der Zeit hier darüber zu berichten. genCtrl aka “NerdiskeratorController” Eins […]
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WinDIY - The wind turbine from the 3D printer
On a camping trip away from modern infrastructure, one quickly notices how much one has actually become accustomed to the fact that electricity is always and everywhere somehow available. The stupid thing: Most of the [...]
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HowTo: Nerdiskerator - Assembling the brake actuator
The generator is held by a bracket in which a brake actuator is also integrated. In the following article you will find how you can proceed with its construction. Collect the required parts [...].
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HowTo: WinDIY - Assembling the prepared components
So that the construction articles to WinDIY do not become too extensive, I divided the construction on several articles. Per article a certain component is built up like e.g. the wing. Of course, [...]
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HowTo: WinDIY - Assemble wind vane
The WinDIY wind vane is mounted at the end of the equipment carrier. It should help to align the wind turbine always in wind direction. How you can assemble the wind vane is described in the following article [...].
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HowTo: WinDIY – assemble pitch actuator
One component that should make WinDIY safer is the pitch actuator. This allows the angle of attack of the wing to be changed via a push rod. In case of emergency (e.g. if the speed is too high [...]
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HowTo: WinDIY - Build a rotating tower
The rotating tower supports the turbine and superstructures on the standpipe so that they can rotate through 360°. Integrated in it is also a slip ring to transfer the generated energy to the non-rotating part [...].
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HowTo: WinDIY - Assembly of the main axis
The main axis is the axis in which the wind turbine will later rotate. It must therefore bear the weight of the blades including the hub and at the same time also the [...]
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HowTo: WinDIY – Build hub including mechanics
At one point or another, I'm sure I've already mentioned that it was important to me to be able to control WinDIY safely and also limit its speed in an emergency. For this purpose I [...]
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HowTo: WinDIY - Build wind turbine blades
An important component of WinDIY are certainly the wings. They are the ones that absorb the energy of the wind and convert it into a rotary motion, which in turn feeds the generator [...].
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