subject: 3 Things To Know To Supply Wind Turbine Power For Homes Like Yours [print this page] If you are about to engage in an analysis of wind turbine power for homes, then you need to find out a few things before you go forward. Your study need not be on the order of what a utility would do for a wind turbine farm, but it needs to be exhaustive enough though that you know what you are getting into.
These are the 3 things you need to learn to size up your wind opportunity...
The size of your breeze - This is the most important first step and one that you've got to get right before you really move on to anything else because it will determine whether or not your project is a success or not. You have to be able to measure the amount of energy that you have outside before you can determine if this is going to be a good project for you or not. But you say-how can I possibly measure the wind? Well, there's a little device called an anemometer that you can buy for under $50 and use it to collect data at various places. All you have to do is take the device to a spot close to where you think you might install one terminal and it will spin around collecting data 24 hours a day until you take it down. It is very simple then to download that information and slice and dice it up to make sense out of it.
The amount of electricity you need to make - While it is very important to understand the resources that you have available make wind from, it is just as important to know what you were going to do with electricity that you make. They are numerous things that you can do with that electricity. Most people end up charging a set of batteries from their residential wind turbine. The power can then be used to back up your house in case of catastrophic failure of the electrical system that delivers power to your house or, if it can be used to power a specific device like a freezer.
If there are any laws keeping you from installing the device - Many local governments have a hard time with wind turbine energy. That is because of the holdover from the reputation the home wind turbine is piggybacking off of. What I mean by that is the large wind turbines in cities all over the countryside, especially in the Midwest, are responsible for tainting people's opinions of residential wind turbines at homes. While this is not necessarily a valid problem, it is one that is real because many people believe it. So, the best thing to do is check out and learn what you can about the problems that other people had regarding installation of wind turbines on their properties in your community.
In summary, to get a thorough understanding of what it takes to get your energy supplied by wind turbine power for homes, you should study the details surrounding the project, just like you would for any other project you would embark upon at home.
