April
2010
Wind Turbines on Rooftops
Ordinary people are building these machines on their rooftops, in their backyard, and so on. This is due to the fact that you can invest less than $200 of a really high quality windmill. You can get this for your home without much knowledge of building these wind power systems either!The simplicity involved is remarkable.I will outline the basics of wind power electricity generation. Firstly, there is the wind which is simply air moving about. As it comes up against the propeller of the wind turbine it is forced to slow down and move around the propeller. Some of this energy is transferred to the propeller which starts to spin. The propeller is connected to a shaft which then spins inside an alternator/generator to generate the electricity. Inside the alternator/generator it is the effect of magnets moving around a piece of electrical wire that forces electrons to move through the wire — and there we have it, electricity. In most cases the electricity is then stored in a bank of batteries, ready for use by whatever systems are connected into it.In fact, some even sell the excess energy they create but don’t need!If you have a large budget and are looking for a windmill energy solution, you can keep searching for manufacturers of wind power equipment, or you can make your own windmill!I know what you are thinking…’I don’t want to spend the time or money making my own windmill when I can just buy one already made!’Well check this out. Did you know that a home windmill can be made in just a few days and the final cost will be around $200? This is true. wind turbines
