When you are ready to introduce wind power to your home to help supplement your energy usage, or even eliminate the usage of public electricity; you will need to know how to build a wind turbine.
Although there are commercially manufactured wind turbines available on the market, a person with a reasonable amount of mechanical skill can build one that costs about half as much and produces twice the power.
Wind turbines harness the power of the wind to produce electricity.
Before you build, you will need to buy or rent an anemometer to test the wind in your area.
Make sure the model that you buy or rent has a history function so you can track the data and get an idea of what the wind is like in your area on a regular basis.
After you have established that a wind turbine is a viable option for your home, it will be time to get busy building.
You will need to make or buy the four main components of a wind turbine.
The turbine blades are one component that many people are tempted to make themselves to save money.
These are usually constructed of PVC pipe and are not a good option.
PVC pipe is not aerodynamic nor is it meant to be exposed to sunlight.
It is best to buy a set of wind turbine blades and a good set will cost you about $60.
Unless you are a master carpenter or builder it is best to buy your tower or mount.
Good kits that can be constructed in about one afternoon are available on the internet.
You will also need to purchase a motor and getting the right one is critical.
You can make the housing and turbine hub.
The housing is just 3" or 4" PVC and a hub can be carved out of wood.
If you do not want to carve the hub yourself, metal ones are available for purchase pre-drilled for about $20.
You can learn how to build a wind turbine and save yourself a great deal of money over commercial wind turbines and increase the power that can be produced.
Although there are commercially manufactured wind turbines available on the market, a person with a reasonable amount of mechanical skill can build one that costs about half as much and produces twice the power.
Wind turbines harness the power of the wind to produce electricity.
Before you build, you will need to buy or rent an anemometer to test the wind in your area.
Make sure the model that you buy or rent has a history function so you can track the data and get an idea of what the wind is like in your area on a regular basis.
After you have established that a wind turbine is a viable option for your home, it will be time to get busy building.
You will need to make or buy the four main components of a wind turbine.
The turbine blades are one component that many people are tempted to make themselves to save money.
These are usually constructed of PVC pipe and are not a good option.
PVC pipe is not aerodynamic nor is it meant to be exposed to sunlight.
It is best to buy a set of wind turbine blades and a good set will cost you about $60.
Unless you are a master carpenter or builder it is best to buy your tower or mount.
Good kits that can be constructed in about one afternoon are available on the internet.
You will also need to purchase a motor and getting the right one is critical.
You can make the housing and turbine hub.
The housing is just 3" or 4" PVC and a hub can be carved out of wood.
If you do not want to carve the hub yourself, metal ones are available for purchase pre-drilled for about $20.
You can learn how to build a wind turbine and save yourself a great deal of money over commercial wind turbines and increase the power that can be produced.
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