Thinking of adding a wind energy system for your home to reduce your energy costs? Worried about placing a large tower with steel cables for your property extends to level off, or are in a smaller place, where the tower is not feasible? Let's look at a couple of options available to help you get the wind, no matter where you live.
The vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) are windmills that have helical shaped blades mounted vertically on the generator. They are specifically designed to address specific problems related to power generation in urban or suburban areas, where there is often a horizontal wind becomes vertical when it encounters the face of a building. The propeller blades of vertical axis wind turbine as wind gusts using vertically or horizontally in all directions (omnidirectional). This makes it useful in these areas the most common ceiling mount the horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT) are available in most wind energy systems.
HAWT systems work well in open environments, a rural area with no trees or surrounding buildings that break the flow of wind in the leaves. There are a number of smaller designs built specifically for home use, many of them are DIY kits that allow you to configure the system itself, saving the cost of professional installation.
Studies have shown that vertical systems to generate wind power at a level lower than a comparable horizontal turbine. But we also produce electricity beyond the point that the wind increases resulting turbine blades of a horizontal boom to prevent damage of over supply system. The larger, helical designed, slower rotating blades are more visible to birds than the style of the propeller blades used in a thin horizontal axis. Savona style vertical axis wind turbines can provide magnetic levitation instead of conventional ball bearings in the generator interface of the blade, greatly reducing friction. With less friction, less energy is required to turn the leaves that allow the system to operate with winds.
Vertical or horizontal. Which system do you use? Each has its own advantages and disadvantages, and not a guy who is perfect in all wind conditions for all sites.
Learn about alternatives before buying. Start with the Internet to learn about options, including information on the location, the necessary approvals and net metering available to add to your system to the network. Knowledge is power. His research will help you on your way to energy independence and improve the environment suffiency.
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Pat Herron is an activist promoting environmentally sustainable solutions, easy to use that leads to energy independence. Learn how you can benefit from the installation of a wind for your home.
