I sat on the Beach of my favorite camping spot. Every night the wind coming off the lake was steady and got me to thinking. I need a windmill that I can take with me when I go camping. Here is what I came up with.
20 watts with a 20 mph wind. She whispers at that speed. Sitting on an old 20' fiberglass windsurfer mast. The blade is made of aluminum and is removable by a single stainless 1" machine screw. The tail is also removable. I have a larger picture in my files under PortablePower2.jpg.
The unit is a three phase ceramic magnet genny with diodes built in to the body. Here is the yaw slip ring unit and bearing assembly. Now all I need to do is go camping this summer and field test it out. Joe
