What do you think about this newly patented vertical windmil?

Question

http://www.milwind.com

Millwind is:

A newly patented vertical windmill.

A new way of looking at the wind.

A sculpture that captures the wind.

Protects itself from extreme weather by rotating into a closed shape.

An efficient design with few moving parts which increases its dependability and ease of maintenance.

A low noise windmill.

Operates in turbulent air around buildings and trees.

Ideally suited for urban and rural areas.

Generates electricity which can be stored in batteries.

Generates electricity for replacement of kerosene lighting in the third world countries.

Powers ultra violet water purification systems to supply clean drinking water to third world countries.
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Answer 1

Well it looks like a smart design. I wish the website had some information about how much energy the Milwind generates.

Answer 2

Hello Bella. For those who do not know, my husband works on the giant commercial wind turbines.

I think this is a good plan/design for the average homeowner.

I think this design has some flaws however. Unlike the traditional blade turbines, this design is REALLY hard to slow down/stop when it gets out of control in winds too powerful for it to handle. It can/will burn up parts of itself. Still all in all, a good idea.

Terribly easy to make!!!!

Our nearby Army Surplus store has one as an advertising gimic. They made it, by cutting 55 gallon steel barrels in half. They are stacked just like the ones in the design, one atop the other. They painted them red, white and blue. The outside of the barrels is painted brilliant white. The inside of one is painted red, as well as one on the bottom, but the opposite side. The inside of the other is of course painted blue, as the opposite bottom one is.

As they spin, they flash dramatically...very eyecatching to people driving by. Terribly easy to make with some basic mechanical and welding knowledge.

~Garnet
Homesteading/Farming over 20 years

Answer 3

I think it is a great idea for those areas that traditional windmills are not designed for. I like the compact design. Any form of clean alternative energy is allright by me. Wind is a powerful source of energy when it can be harvested. I know of a lot of very windy places where wind power could run the whole County. (And yes, I meant County, not Country)

Kudo's to anyone who finds alternatives, to gas, coal, and oil. :-)

Answer 4

First class a wind generater,that is not too ugly and does not kill birds

But why do you say Mills ,they do not mill anything ,wind does not get milled ,

Wind generaters move a turbine that generates electricity


windmills were mills operated by the wind to MILL CORN OR WEAT GRAIN FOR FLOWER BY THE miller

And the ones that are left have become restaurants or tourist atraction and i know one guy who made a real cool house from one
tut tut

Answer 5

Ah, go for it. Don't listen to the nay sayers. Think of it as a built in stop drinking device. When you cut yourself, you know you've had enough beer. A two, no wait, a three for one deal!

Answer 6

Well, it is logically more mechanically efficient than the previous model based on surface area and geometry, but I'd like to see some numbers as basis. I like that it's compact; I see it on rooftops.

Answer 7

Boy, that is one wild looking bugger at 22 m.p.h.!
Pacwind also makes a vert generator, the odd thing is the generator needs to run at only 275 r.p.m. to generate 2000 watts but that takes a 55 to 60 m.p.h. wind!
http://www.pacwind.net

Answer 8

To me it looks like it does not have enough surface area to generate a usefull quantity of power. There is a reason why windmills have such large blades.

Answer 9

3rd world countries are going to be able to afford this? Nice try.
Wouldn't produce enough for a Developed country anyway, it is a waste of time and money. Nuclear is the future, despite the risks.

Answer 10

yes i think that pacwind has done a great job with this product. I wish more people were open to having somthing on their house.