Arthur from I-Love-Windpower Tanzania sharing his experience on energy cooperatives
Group work with the students during the first day on how to develop renewable energy technologies in the area
Beginning the practical workshops by reading the construction manual
Measuring and cutting metal parts
Measuring and cutting plywood boards
Practicing with the arc welder
Carving the front side of the blades for the 3.6m and the 1.8m turbines
Marking the magnet jig on the plywood pieces
Each working group shares with the rest of the team what they have achieved during the day
Cutting, filing and welding the alternator frame and tail of the 1.8m machine
Cutting, filing and welding the alternator frame and tail of the 3.6m machine
Every morning some presentations on how wind turbines work, installation, maintenance, market assessment etc
Carving the back side of the blades for the 3.6m and the 1.8m turbines
Connecting the stator coils for the 3.6m generator
Tapping the mounting holes for assembly of the generator
Cutting the magnet jig for the 3.6m turbine
Assembly of the 3.6m rotor blades
Both rotors assembled and the experienced shared with the rest of the group
The coils of both stator have been connected and placed in the moulds, ready to be cast with resin
Gluing neodymium magnets on the rotor disks of the 3.6m turbine
Casting in polyester resin the stators of the 3.6m and the 1.8m turbines
The rotors of the two machines in the moulds and ready for casting
The 1.8m generator assembled and measuring the open circuit voltage by turning with the hand
The blades of the 1.8m turbines mounted on the generator ready for balancing
The electrical system of the educational installation in the Semara Univeristy, consisting of an inverter, batteries and a diversion charger controller with loads.
The 1.8m turbine getting ready for lifting in the Semara University campus
1.8m turbine successfully installed on campus for mobile phone charging
The village of Sudan Camp where the second small wind turbine was installed
Connecting the 750Ah 24VDC battery bank
The battery box and dump load resistors
The electrical system board with the 1kW inverter, two diversion charge controllers, PV charge controller, WT rectifier, distribution boxes and sockets for the loads
Installation of the 600W solar panels on the roof of the house
Mounting the generator ans blades son the tower and applying thread lock
The 3.6m wind turbine and tower in the village of Sudan Camp
The students with their course certificates in front of the turbine
Oumer (with his relatives and neighbors) who will be using the electricity from the off-grid system to power his shop