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| Warpspeed Guru  Joined: 09/08/2007 Location: AustraliaPosts: 4406 |
Now here is a really off the wall wind power idea.... http://www.igeawagu.com/news/erfindungen/1187227447.html Cheers, Tony. |
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Gill Senior Member  Joined: 11/11/2006 Location: AustraliaPosts: 669 |
Definitely outside the square, but workable(of sorts). I reckon this man could do something with the hot air and bs in our Parliament House too. was working fine... til the smoke got out. Cheers Gill _Cairns, FNQ |
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| KiwiJohn Guru Joined: 01/12/2005 Location: New ZealandPosts: 691 |
It would be easy enough to take a cable from up your tree and bring it down through a couple of turns around the axle of your F&P with a weight or big spring to return the cable. You would get rather 'peaky' power but better than nothing and easier than most! |
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| Warpspeed Guru Joined: 09/08/2007 Location: AustraliaPosts: 4406 |
It might also be a very sneaky way to make a small amount of unobtrusive power in a small suburban back yard, where neighbors or the council would frown upon building a serious wind machine. Fairly close to the ground, where there are a lot of up wind buildings, the wind will be more gusty, causing more tree movement than in a proper open wind site. It is a crazy idea, but it may have some stealth application if very fine wire is used. If I were going to try this, I would prefer a very long spring to weights. Weights have inertia and might tend to snap the wire. Bungee cord would supply a more constant return force. An F&P would be ideal, because it will produce useful ac power when rotated in both directions. Cheers, Tony. |
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| petanque don Senior Member Joined: 02/08/2006 Location: AustraliaPosts: 212 |
I must have unusual trees where I live when the wind blows they tend to bow slightly or significantly and maybe wobble a small amount. They don’t oscillate much at all. If someone can source some 10Hz x 1m oscillation Norfolk Island Pine tree seeds I will start a campaign to replace the existing Norfolk Island Pines common in the esplanade and beachside suburbs of Adelaide with this subspecies. |
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vasi Guru Joined: 23/03/2007 Location: RomaniaPosts: 1697 |
I remember this: [quote]“Mr Attey’s design has considerable advantages over other residential systems that are being developed in other parts of the world,” Mr Carpenter said. [/quote]  Hobbit name: Togo Toadfoot of Frogmorton Elvish name: Mablung Miriel Beyound Arduino Lang |
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