[Robotgroup] Wind info

[Def Egge]

At 10:07  2007-07-27, you wrote:
I looked at the kidwind.org site and found that the basic turbine is 
capable
of generating
  *Power Output - Good Blades, High Winds
0.5-1 Volt / .08 - .10 Amps
*
Although this is enough current to light LEDs, it is not enough 
voltage.



[trimmed]

Paul,

Would the Joule Thief circuit - designed to suck 1.5V batteries down 
to about 0.35V (depends on the builder and exact modifications) - 
work for this application?

http://www.emanator.demon.co.uk/bigclive/joule.htm


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All the best....

Mike