Portable Wind Turbine as a power supplement?
First post here, so I apologize if this is the wrong area. I'm doing research and planning out a custom RV (cargo van/step van/box truck conversion...undecided), and looking to be as green and self...
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I was thinking about building something like a ram air turbine using a high output alternator turned by a fan blade with everything mounted inside of a ducted shroud. I could either mount it on my truck rack or mount it on a bracket installed on the trailer tongue. Mounting it on the trailer tongue may create the least amount of drag since the front wall of the trailer creates a massive amount of drag anyway. It would be used to charge a battery bank while towing.
This would however depend on how big the fan has to be and how many rpms it could produce at highway speeds.
This would however depend on how big the fan has to be and how many rpms it could produce at highway speeds.
