Ted Baer's Bicycle Wheel Windmill

Step 4 Generator belt detail

This just gives a bit more detailed view of the generator, pulley and endless belting.

Comments

[otroandres]

Is it better to have the generator there? or would it be better to have it with the same axle of the wheel?

[stormthirst]

Cons of doing it this way:
You lose a small amount of power to friction

Pros of doing it this way:
Your generator will run MUCH faster. In this rig, for every revolution of the wind wheel, the generator will get 5 revolutions. Faster turning = more power

[LiquidLightning]

But less torque.

[danial90]

I just wanna ask can one use a car generator or alternator for power generation in your turbine

[mahesh.ganpate]

how much  blade fixing on  bicycle wheel

[Hycro]

Ahh...that's how the belting is run...since it uses the rim, it's not absolutely necessary that it has to be a rear wheel...unless you are using the rear wheel because it has a longer axle than the front wheel (though, not by much) and if it's axle length you chose the rear wheel for, a 24"/26" mountain bike rear wheel would be optimal, since it has a longer axle than a cruiser bike (usually no more than 6 speeds, sometimes only one speed with an in-hub brake, known as a coaster brake), or racing bike (those ones with the narrow tires)