Over
the summer of 2005, EWB-Houston (Central) and EWB-Rice members have been constructing a prototype windmill that will be used as
a model for EWB-Rice students who are working on a solar/wind-powered
lighting project.
NEW PHOTOS FROM THE NICARAGUA SITE!!!!
May
28-29, 2005: Week
1- coils, magnet jig,
June
4-5, 2005: Week
2- stator and rotor molds, blade sculpting
June
11-12, 2005: Week
3- blade sculpting
a long pause in blogging, but the action continued
January 7, 2006: Photos from the Stator Casting
January 7, 2006: Photos from the Rotor Casting
January 7, 2006: Photos from the December site inspection
PHOTOS
See pictures of the windmill construction process.
REFERENCES
www,blueenergy.org--
blueEnergy’s primary mission is to provide a low-cost,
wind power solution to the energy needs of underdeveloped
communities in Mexico and Central America. Many of these
communities are isolated from their national grids and beyond
the service area of their national governments. blueEnergy
addresses their energy needs by providing micro wind turbines
and related energy equipment and services.
www.scoraigwind.com--
The windmill we are building is based on Hugh Piggot's design,
and this is his webpage.
www.wondermagnet.com--
WonderMagnet has the magnets we used, but more importantly,
it sells books about windpower, including the ScoraigWind
plans and a few books by Hugh Piggot. Here
is the link to their books.
