subject: How To Build Your Own Wind Turbine [print this page] Most people these days are thinking about how they can reduce their energy costs at home. One very affordable way is to build your own wind turbine.
The options you have are quite simple and straightforward:
Buy a wind turbine from a dealer - This is the simplest and most straightforward way to get wind power going at your house. It is also the most expensive option that you will have and could cost you upwards of $40,000 for a relatively small device. That is because the dealer will do all of the upfront analytical work and make sure that you are placing the exact right wind turbine in just the right spot for you.
Build your own wind turbine from scratch - This is another good option if you have the free time available. If you're good with projects around your house, then this will be a good option for you if you're looking to take on a new challenge. You'll have to go on a scavenger hunt to find the parts that you will need but you will save the most money by buying your wind turbine this way.
Purchase a wind turbine kit - This is sort of a middle of the road solution where you can still have the satisfaction of building the wind turbine yourself but you will have the advantage of the manufacturer selecting the parts and assembling them into subcomponents before you for you get them.
Any of these home versions of the wind turbine are not that hard to get set up and running but they are quite sensitive to what initial conditions you find out when you study your particular wind circumstances.Why do your particular circumstances matter and why can't you just buy the wind turbine and start making energy?
These are the reasons that you need to study your situation carefully if you are going to build your own wind turbine
Understand the wind resources you were given - The wind that you have where you are is most important thing to understand. Whatever you have to do to get to the bottom of knowing the details of the wind's speed and direction where you think you want to install your turbine is what you need to do. This will dictate the size of the wind turbine kits that you need and exactly what you can get out of it.
Understand any limitations your community or neighborhood might place on you - This is important as well because you need to understand if your local community has a problem with wind turbines and if so, how you need to structure your project to accommodate those problems.
Understand the options for what you could hook your wind turbine up to - Many people just charge batteries and thereby make it very simple and straightforward. You can also hook your wind turbine device up to a specific piece of equipment or to the greater power grid that will allow you export the power you make directly to your utility to redistribute other people.
Learning how to build your own wind turbine is not that difficult at all but you need to go into it with your eyes wide open. That means understanding your options thoroughly.
