Windmill Hill City Farm, Bristol, Saturday 10th July 2010, 10am till 5pm
MR facilitates this workshop for those interested in learning the ins and outs of pedal power generators. Our workshops have a good balance of theory and hands-on experience. Participants can discover how to use their own bike as part of a small power station, capable of powering computers, stereos, TVs and other small household appliances. Participants will find out about:
* Basic system design
* Load assessment
* Power generation
* Electricity storage using batteries
* Conversion of DC to AC electricity by inverters
* Control and monitoring of power.
Participants will take turns in constructing 3 different types of pedal powered systems. The 3 scenarios provide insight into the various equipment used in renewable systems and the pros and cons of these systems. Basic D.I.Y skills are an advantage but are not essential to take part in any of our workshops.
If you’re interested, visit Low Impact Living Initiative’s website to book a place.
Lorna Howarth
6 months ago
Please book me on this workshop and send more information about it in due course.
I’m interested to know how many of these bicycle generators it would take to power a medium-scale gig – say the size of a student university venue?
Mephistopheles
6 months ago
Hello Lorna – I’m no expert on any of this myself, but I recently interviewed a girl called Ruth Royall, who’s started a project to build a bike-powered gig rig, and put on events with it… She’s lovely, and would probably be able to offer some tips. More details here:
myspace.com/projectbicyclette
x
Grizzly Adam
6 months ago
Hi Lorna,
You’ll need to book through the LILI website – http://www.lowimpact.org/windmill_hill_pedal_power.htm
The number of generators really depends on the power consumption of the audio visual equipment that you’ll be using for the event. Bearing in mind that the average cyclist can reliably generate 50 Watts per bike. We ‘ve gigs using our 8 bicycle system in a variety of settings from carparks to warehouses so if you need any more help then feel free to send me an email – adam@magnificentrevolution.org
pete bateman
2 months ago
Hi
I`d like to book a place on your july 10 bicycle generator course at bristol – but when I go to the Lili site they have the course down as having already taken place on 26th june………..
Any ideas????
Thanks Pete