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Comment on Home Made Wind Power by BRUCE

BRUCE — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:41:59 +0000

Idk

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Comment on How to Generate Electricity From Wind? by Amgad A

Amgad A — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:41:59 +0000

its an easy way for electricity generation
i’ll tell u thing u can do it home
get a small motor from any ship toy and connect a led to it then rotate the motor using ur hand and look to the led ( it’s turn on ) .
its the same as the wind turbine but using the wind to rotate a big fan that connected to a generator that generate the electricity and there is more tools that enhance the output of the generator e.g a frequency stabiliser the adjust the frequency of the output coz the wind isn’t constant all day and night and that coz vibrations in the frequency ( unwanted thing in the output ) and so on.
and we didn’t work with one turbine but with field of them in a wide place ( desert ) to get more power.
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from reading .
little work in such project.
and working with a friend in his thesis.

Comment on How to Build a Wind Turbine by Gerry

Gerry — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:39:59 +0000

here is a site about wind turbine..they also have a mini course on wind tuyrbine..and maybe you can have an idea where to put your wind turbine..
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http://www.windpowercost.org/

Comment on Home Made Wind Power by harsh

harsh — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:39:59 +0000

the model will work only if you are in a area with a good wind potential (area with good wind power)
I will give you some small suggestions :
1. first decide how big model you want to make .
2. for small models use cycle tire rim as the fan . On it you will have support for the fins as well .
3. start from small models and move towards bigger ones .
4. For ratio of two radius must be very high. that is the radius if the wheel responsible for moving the dynamo shaft must be very high than the radius of dynamo shaft itself .
5. Your first focus should be to get the dynamo shaft moving with the available wind potential of the speed of the fan.
please come back with the questions/feedback on this .
harsh410 at hotmail.com
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Comment on How to Generate Electricity From Wind? by woppers83

woppers83 — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:39:59 +0000

Agreed, some well sited commercial wind farms operate at over 40% capacity.

Most commercial megawatt class turbines produce AC electricity, not DC. This does make storage nearly impossible for wind power to remain competitive. Some companies are working on storing excess power, or power generated at off-peak times, as compressed air stored in large natural reservoirs or abandoned gas wells.

Conventional plants are required because the wind doesn’t always blow. However, when power output from wind resources is high these plants operate in standby, and some (like natural gas fired plants, which can be quickly restarted) or other peak-load supplying stations completely shut down. There always needs to be a base load supplied by a conventional source. Obviously when running in standby they emit substantially less pollutants than when operating at full or even partial load, so wind turbines certainly are good for the environment.
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Comment on How to Build a Wind Turbine by bonsai guy!

bonsai guy! — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:37:59 +0000

instructables .com
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Comment on Home Made Wind Power by stonewall

stonewall — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:37:59 +0000

eat some beans and fart?
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Comment on How to Generate Electricity From Wind? by shannon t

shannon t — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:37:59 +0000

The turbine is connected to a generator, which produces electricity. More specifically, a generator creates DC (Direct Current). This can be used to charge a battery, supply DC devices, or run through a circuit called an "inverter" to convert it to AC (Alternating Current) and used to supply typical household appliances.

In many localities, a home wind turbine owner can connect the turbine to their house mains in such a way that when the turbine is generating more power than is currently being used, it feeds out through the electric meter (in effect crediting the owner for the power they’re generating) and into the grid.

p.s. ignore most of what Thorpe has to say – batteries are a perfectly functional means of storing power from a turbine (common setup for people living off the grid); a well located turbine can produce much more than "20% rated capacity"; there are many non-CO2-generating sources of electricity; by it’s nature, the demand and supply of the "grid" is constantly dynamic, and while current technology wouldn’t allow wind-generation to replace all other power sources, it can most certainly be used as a supplemental source (and is – in the U.S. and all over the world)
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Comment on How to Build a Wind Turbine by William B

William B — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:35:59 +0000

try instructables.com
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Comment on Home Made Wind Power by Cali Livin

Cali Livin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:35:59 +0000

Not sure
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