WORLD WIND ENERGY NET

This page serves as an index of pages that detail how we build a 10' diameter wind turbine. The machine is of a simple design, largely based on Hugh Piggott's designs. It features and axial flux 3 phase alternator. It should be fairly efficient in low winds (producing perhaps in the ballpark of 100 watts in low 10mph winds) and it should produce around 700 watts in winds of 25mph, at which time the machine should begin to furl. Peak power we see from this machine is about twice that (1500 watts) although I don't believe the alternator can withstand that for long. It makes for a nice, quiet low wind machine. Below are links to different stages of the project.