How To Make Wind Generator – Tips To Consider When Building Your Own Wind Turbine
August 15, 2009 by Power Generator and Backup Power Tips
Filed under About Generators
Wind power is another alternative source of energy besides solar power. The attraction of wind power is because of the unlimited supply and cost free energy.
You can get any amounts of energy you want at literally zero price, furthermore energy generated from wind will not pollute the earth atmosphere or pollute the ozone layer.
Do you know you can make your own wind generator at home to take advantage of wind power. The best part is it doesn’t cost much money either.
The Tricky Part
To tell the truth, the tricky part in making wind generator is to find a guide that can explain a simple step by step process that you can follow. All academic and other textbook are full of theories and hard to read, you don’t need to know about electron reaction during inverting process when all you want to know is how to make a simple wind generator that good enough to supply electric energy you need.
Thankfully, there are several such guides online such as Michael Harvey Earth4energy.
Components For Wind Generator
If you buy ready made wind generator, it will cost you thousands of dollars, not to mention the installation fees. The hassle part of building a wind generator yourself is to find the best cheap supplier to buy different components of your wind generator with high quality.
You can find some at Ebay, or your local electronic stores such as Radioshack. If you are good enough hunting for bargain, you can get all the necessary components for less than $100.
A few additional things you should be aware if you want to use wind power is the wind supply at your area. If the area where you live has little to no wind, then building a wind generator is virtually useless.
This kind of device is best if you near in the countryside with large open spaces or live near the coast where there is constant coastal wind.
Also be aware with various wind patterns as this will determine the decision for blade size and shape you will use later on.
Thanks to Ricky Lim for contributing this article to our Generators blog:
You can get any amounts of energy you want at literally zero price, furthermore energy generated from wind will not pollute the earth atmosphere or pollute the ozone layer.
Do you know you can make your own wind generator at home to take advantage of wind power. The best part is it doesn’t cost much money either.
The Tricky Part
To tell the truth, the tricky part in making wind generator is to find a guide that can explain a simple step by step process that you can follow. All academic and other textbook are full of theories and hard to read, you don’t need to know about electron reaction during inverting process when all you want to know is how to make a simple wind generator that good enough to supply electric energy you need.
Thankfully, there are several such guides online such as Michael Harvey Earth4energy.
Components For Wind Generator
If you buy ready made wind generator, it will cost you thousands of dollars, not to mention the installation fees. The hassle part of building a wind generator yourself is to find the best cheap supplier to buy different components of your wind generator with high quality.
You can find some at Ebay, or your local electronic stores such as Radioshack. If you are good enough hunting for bargain, you can get all the necessary components for less than $100.
A few additional things you should be aware if you want to use wind power is the wind supply at your area. If the area where you live has little to no wind, then building a wind generator is virtually useless.
This kind of device is best if you near in the countryside with large open spaces or live near the coast where there is constant coastal wind.
Also be aware with various wind patterns as this will determine the decision for blade size and shape you will use later on.
Thanks to Ricky Lim for contributing this article to our Generators blog:
If you want to learn how to build your own wind generator, check out Michael Harvey Earth4Energy guide. Check out my Earth4Energy review here.
Can I make a wind turbine using a gas generator?
August 9, 2009 by Power Generator and Backup Power Tips
Filed under More Generators Answers
Can you answer Matt D’s question about Generators?:
I have access to a small gas-powered generator that can run a few appliances. It doesn’t run anymore, so I was wondering if I could put windmill blades on it. If it is possible to do it, could i plug it right into an outlet and feed power into our system? I know it can’t run the whole house, but it could reduce our elec. bill right?
Emergency Power System
I have access to a small gas-powered generator that can run a few appliances. It doesn’t run anymore, so I was wondering if I could put windmill blades on it. If it is possible to do it, could i plug it right into an outlet and feed power into our system? I know it can’t run the whole house, but it could reduce our elec. bill right?
Emergency Power System
How are different AC generators linked in a power grid?
July 29, 2009 by Power Generator and Backup Power Tips
Filed under More Generators Answers
Can you answer John W’s question about Generators?:
I’ve often wondered this. When you have two or more AC generators (say two different power plants) produce power, it seems like it would be impossible to be sure the two are in phase with each other. So how can the two be linked into a power grid? Is the same technique used when hooking up a home generator (from a wind turbine, for example) to supply the grid?
Home Backup Generator
I’ve often wondered this. When you have two or more AC generators (say two different power plants) produce power, it seems like it would be impossible to be sure the two are in phase with each other. So how can the two be linked into a power grid? Is the same technique used when hooking up a home generator (from a wind turbine, for example) to supply the grid?
Home Backup Generator
