Starter, turbine

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OBJECT TYPE
wind turbine/VAWT
DATE
1967
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2014.0416.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
North Gower, Ontario, Canada

More Information


General Information

Serial #
prototype
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
Artifact is made of metal and synthetic elements/Un objet fait avec des éléments en métal et synthétique.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
16.5 cm
Width
31.0 cm
Height
21.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Energy-electric
Category
Generation
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
City
North Gower

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
1967-1973
Canada
This starter was hand made by Peter South from scrap metal at the NRC in order to test the self-start mechanism on early wind turbines. Ce démarreur éolien était construit à la main par Peter South avec du méta ferraille au NRC pour tester les démarreurs automatiques et leur mécanisme quand ils étaient fixe à des éoliennes.
Function
This starter was used on a VAWT test blade to initiate the blades to spin when optimal conditions occurred. Ce démarreur était utilisé sur une lame d'un VAWT pour initier la circulation des lames quand des conditions éoliennes optimales se présentait.
Technical
The starter was installed on a wind blade and would act as a self-starter for a VAWT when wind reach specific speed and direction. It was used to test the optimal conditions for harnessing energy from wind. Ce démarreur éolien a été installé sur une lame d'éolienne et fonctionnais comme un démarreur automatique pour des VAWT quand le vent atteignait une certaine vitesse et direction. Il était utilisé pour tester les conditions optimales pour accumuler de l'énergie éolienne.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
On the sticker/Sur l'autocollant: "4 Starter Element"
Missing
None apparent/L'objet a toutes ces pièces.
Finish
A flat piece of silver metal that is bent on one end and has a white sticker with handwriting on one of its sides. The bottom of the artifact has two forked legs that are made of a brown metal. The legs are held to the metal sheet with the help of two metal rivets. A rectangular piece of black synthetic material also hangs to the outside of each foot. Tape is also visible lining the bottom of the body of the artifact. Un objet fait avec du métal de couleur argent qui est plié sur un bord et qui a un autocollant avec de l'écriture à la main sur un côté de l'objet. En dessous de l'objet il y a deux pieds en deux doigts qui sont faites avec de métal de couleur brune et qui sont tenus en place avec deux rivets chaque. Un morceau de matériel synthétique de couleur noire en forme carrée est suspendue à l'extérieur de chaque pied et du ruban masque est visible sous l'artefact.
Decoration
N/A

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