How To Make A Wind Generator
Posted: Saturday, September 01, 2007
by Munya Chinongoza
http://www.weyd.net
Now is the time, for us to be looking for ways to go green and preserve what is left of our natural resources on this earth. We should be looking at ensuring better lives for ourselves or our loved ones many are looking at the benefits of a wind generator. That is what we are going to discuss, how to make a wind generator.
There are a few items that you will need for your wind generator plans. A harware shop with basic power and hand tools and dedication are the three basic components that you are going to need to under take this project. You have to decide the size of the wind generator you are thinking of building. Anything 2000 Watts and above require strong construction while the smaller ones around 1000 Watts and 8 to 11 feet tall can be constructed from simple car parts and be completed within a week. Baby steps are the recommendation here; start building a smaller wind generator and then move on to a larger one.
It's all because of obstructive objects in our living arears such as trees and buildings that tend to break the wind force and create gusts that can actually be very destructive to generating wind ebnergy power. If you are able to set up in an open space, hilltops are ideal, but not all of us live on a hill, your only other option would then be setting up with a tall tower can help make the wind generator more practical. Be mindful of what a wind generator does to your neighbors., mostly it's the noise that these generators can produce.
Wind generators work with thin air, so this means that the generator needs to be large in comparison to the power you want it to produce. If you live in a prime spot as far as setting up the wind generator, a modern home requires blades that are 5 meters from tip to tip. If you are very energy conserving conscience then you may be able to build a smaller generator. A comparison to consider is that wind generators with blades that are 2 meters will most likely produce 500kWh of electricity each year and an average house consumes about 4500 kWh per year.
With that being said, the next thing you need to figure out is the direction of the main wind in your area. It's easy to figure this out by looking at the leaves on your trees, if they lean and have branches mostly on one side will let you know which direction the wind comes from. The height of the wind generator is also important. It needs to be 30 feet above any obstruction that is within 400 feet. Be ware of the turbulence if this is not possible. Distance from your house is also another factor to consider. The farther away your wind generator the more of the generated power you loose. Use a 24v or 48v battery bank to charge and this will save you money and increase your power.
You will need an anemometer to measure real wind speed, a generator, rotor, furling and shut down system, regulation system, slip rings and do your homework. Make sure you read all that you can on how to make a wind generator and building wind generators.
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)I think that this article was very helpful to me because I might build a wind generator as my scienece fair project. Thanks to the help of Munya Chinongoza! Thank you so much Munya! Maybe I'll come to your website for all my science fair project help.
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