Residential Wind Turbines And How To Get The Most Out Of Them
Residential wind turbines are not that hard to get going but they can make a real
difference in your power costs in the short term and in the long term.
They are however, very sensitive to the way you set them up and it is important to get as much right from the very start...
The amount of wind they need to make the wind they claim to make - Every wind turbine manufacturer claims a certain amount of power out of the wind that you have. You may not realize this but everyone's wind is different and therefore it is impossible to know if a 1 kW wind turbine that you buy over the Internet will actually supply 1 kW of power for you. While it certainly is likely that the 1 kW wind turbine would be able supply that in idealized wind conditions, it is unlikely that your particular location will be able to simulate those wind conditions. Verification is very important for you and you should test the wind where you're planning to install the turbine kit. Test it for at least 6 to 12 months if you really want to get it right. That way, you can make sure that you have enough wind at that location to support the device that you purchase and the amount of electricity you expect to get out of it.
The location you choose to install the home wind turbine device - If you install the wind turbine on your roof you are probably going to come closest to optimizing the amount of energy you can get out of it. The reason for that is, the higher up in the atmosphere you install the wind turbine the more likely it is that you will get the most power. The higher you can be above the obstructions and the friction the ground objects cause, the better off you're going to be in the more power you will produce.
What you want to supply power to - Choose carefully what you want to hook up your wind turbine device to. Residential wind turbines can be used to run a lot of different things around the house. You can even use them to export power back to your utility and get them to pay you for it.
In the final analysis, residential wind turbines are the best way to get renewable energy onboard at your house. We are going to see these devices more and more all over the countryside as the power supplied by traditional utilities goes ever further upward.