Mag lev rooftop wind generator.

Myplanet2 · 01-09-2009, 05:20 PM

My real interest, is in exploring whether it's yet possible to construct something like this wind turbine system with off the shelf parts?

I've had one crazy notion on this design already.

The videos show how the weight of the sail is carried by the field generated by opposing magnets. But I believe their design still uses normal bearings on the vertical axis.

It might be possible to use another magnetic field to maintain the vertical axis which would not only reduce friction even more, but also opens the door to incorporating George Green's magnetic motor design in the dual function as friction reducing bearing AND with a space left in the magnet array, also as a rotation generating effect at the same time.

Between the wind and the magnetic motor providing rotation, one such device could generate all of ones electrical needs as well as being virtually frictionless, and therefore not subject to wearing out.

Any inventors out there?

01-09-2009, 05:20 PM	#2
Myplanet2 In The Mists Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,133	Re: Mag lev rooftop wind generator. My real interest, is in exploring whether it's yet possible to construct something like this wind turbine system with off the shelf parts? I've had one crazy notion on this design already. The videos show how the weight of the sail is carried by the field generated by opposing magnets. But I believe their design still uses normal bearings on the vertical axis. It might be possible to use another magnetic field to maintain the vertical axis which would not only reduce friction even more, but also opens the door to incorporating George Green's magnetic motor design in the dual function as friction reducing bearing AND with a space left in the magnet array, also as a rotation generating effect at the same time. Between the wind and the magnetic motor providing rotation, one such device could generate all of ones electrical needs as well as being virtually frictionless, and therefore not subject to wearing out. Any inventors out there?