Which is the best motor/generator for windmill?

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This is the view to the east, with the Northern Luzon mountain range in the background, and the tip of Bangui Bay in the lower left. This image shows 9 of the 15 turbines of Bangui Bay.

These 15 wind turbines(called Vestas NM82) provide a total of almost 25 MW of power and is part of the Luzon Island grid in the Philippines. Height of these windmills is 70 meters. Each of the three blades has a length of 41 meters. The wind swept area of the rotors is approximately 5,280 square meters. Each windmill is 326 meters apart, almost 1/3 of a kilometer.

Location of the turbines is at Pebble Beach, on the shores of Bangui Bay, Ilocos Norte province. These turbines is the first power plant of its kind in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

Pebble Beach,
Bangui, Ilocos Norte
Philippines

Question by Mohammed: Which is the best motor/generator for windmill?
Hello
I am planing to build a windmill.
Which is the best motor/generator for windmill?
I want one which will produce DC current at 16-volts or more (18,24volts) or atleast 12volt with low rpm or low wind.
I want to charge batteries using this one and use it for my house.
Is treadmill motor good or which one is the best?
Thank You!

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2 Responses to Which is the best motor/generator for windmill?

  1. i found 2 motors that produce at least 14 volts on a kids toy jeep that they were throwing away

    gas man
    November 20, 2011 at 7:30 pm
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  2. I have seen video’s that use a drive motor from a treadmill. Look it up on Youtube video’s, there are quite a few windmill generators there.

    mike p
    November 20, 2011 at 7:31 pm
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