Everything About Home Tubine Wind Power

Environment Articles | February 26, 2009

Imagine your neighbors told you they were going to produce their own home turbine wind power? Would you be shocked? Well, very soon that may be the norm. As we gain interest in making alternative power, we increase our understanding of making our own home turbine wind power. Lately, it has become so popular that a number of step-by-step instructions are available on the internet, where in a short space of time you can learn to build your own home turbine wind power from scratch.

Imagine your neighbors told you they were going to produce their ownhome turbine wind power? Would you be shocked? Well, very soon that maybe the norm. As we gain interest in making alternative power, weincrease our understanding of making our own home turbine wind power.Lately, it has become so popular that a number of step-by-stepinstructions are available on the Internet, where in a short space oftime you can learn to build your own home turbine wind power fromscratch.

Before attempting to build any home wind turbine, it is best to doyour research, such as on the various blades designs, what type ofdynamo to buy, and how to put all the components together to make aworking home wind turbine. While all the information can be foundfreely on the web, it is better to buy a complete step-by-step guide,with all the information in one place and easy to find. Anotheradvantage to a guide is that it comes with free customer support if youneed any help or assistance.

All guides are not the same, so investigate each guide thoroughlybefore pulling out your credit card. This can be as straightforward asreading customer testimonials and reviews, or contacting the seller.Things to take note of when reading reviews are:

1 - How simple the instructions are to follow

2 - Quality of customer support

3 - Quality of the finished home wind turbine

So what components make up a home wind turbine? And what tools will you need to complete the build?

A Home Wind Turbine consists of the following components:

The motor:

This is one part you are better off purchasing. Various motors ordynamos can be sourced over the Internet, but make sure you buy adynamo that operates at low speeds. The motor requires the mostmaintenance and should be lubricated regularly to improve to lifespanan performance.

The charge controller:

The charge controller is there to ensure the batteries are notover-charged. Although you can do without it, your batteries lifespanwill then be dramatically shorter.

The batteries:

To ensure power is available all day long, even when there is nowind, it is best to have batteries to store excess power. There are anumber of batteries to choose, the best being 24 volt deep-cyclebatteries that store the charge for longer and are big enough for youto scale up your system with.

The inverter:

Before the stored energy can be used to power your home, the directcurrent needs to fed through an inverter, where it is changed toalternating current. There are various types of inverters to choosefrom, each with their own voltage, but your power needs will help youdetermine which one to buy.

The tower:

With home turbine wind power the tower is the structure supportingthe wind turbine. It can be made from any pole, and supported by guyropes, and its height varies with the area's wind conditions. For urbanareas, its best to fix the tower on the roof for the turbine to catchas much wind as possible.

The tail:

The tail is fixed at the back of the dynamo and is responsible for keeping the turbine facing the wind.

The blades:

These are the rotors that catch the wind and spin the motor toproduce power. They can simply be shaped from quartered PVC piping, butit can be little weak for very windy conditions. So it is beneficial totake the time to make them from tough, lightweight timber, such asbalsa wood. The blades are generally about 8 feet in diameter so adecent sized workspace is essential.

The tools:

Like most DIY projects, the basic tools needed to make your own hometurbine wind power are screwdrivers, a drill, a saw and some wrenches.

So what are the benefits of making home turbine wind power?

1 - The massive cost savings: When compares to getting a commercial small wind turbine, making your own will cost you less than a tenth of the price.

2 - Lower electricity bills: Making your own renewable power results in lower electricity bills and tax incentives from government.

3 - Improved knowledge: The expertise you gain fromlearning to source the components to putting a fully functional homewind turbine together is priceless. Also, if you enjoy it so much youcould make a business from it by building home wind turbines for yourneighbors and even your family and friends.

If producing your home turbine wind power was something you havealways wanted to do, then there could be a better time to learn. So,start your new home wind turbine project today, and enjoy the benefitsthat cheap power and knowledge bring.