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WinDIY - A (mostly) 3D printable wind-turbine

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3D model size X 120 Γ— Y 128 Γ— Z 36 mm
Publication date 2024-01-15 at 15:43
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Published to Thingiverse on: 2020-10-19 at 15:09
Design number 1714118
Nerdiy

Nerdiy

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WinDIY - 3d printable wind turbine

WinDIY is a wind turbine made of mostly 3D printed parts.
### Features
- Wind turbine build from 3D printed parts
- HAWT design
- Rotor diameters from 0.5 to 1.2m possible
- 3D printed wings
- Uses a 3D printed disk generator for energy generation
- Safety functions through active pitch adjustment of the wings, mechanical brake and electronic brake function via the disk generator
- Can be printed using any "normal" (20x20cm bed size) FDM Printer

Please note that this is a proof of concept and not a reliable working turbine design.

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Build instructions

You can find detailed instructions on Nerdiy.de.
- General information: https://nerdiy.de/en/windiy-die-wind-turbine-aus-dem-3d-drucker/
- Build the wings: https://nerdiy.de/howto-windiy-fluegel-der-windturbine-aufbauen/
- Build the wind vane: https://nerdiy.de/howto-windiy-windfahne-zusammenbauen/
- Build hub: https://nerdiy.de/howto-windiy-nabe-inkl-mechanik-aufbauen/
- Build the rotating tower: https://nerdiy.de/howto-windiy-drehturm-aufbauen/
- Build main axis: https://nerdiy.de/howto-windiy-montage-der-hauptachse/
- Build pitch actuator: https://nerdiy.de/howto-windiy-pitch-aktor-zusammenbauen/

License

Unless otherwise stated, all works presented here and on Nerdiy.de that are not based on software/code are subject to the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license (attribution – non-commercial – dissemination under the same conditions 4.0 international).
You can find additional infos here: https://nerdiy.de/en/lizenz/

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