subject: Creating A Wind Generator - 3 Best Secrets [print this page] If you are new to building a wind generator from scratch, it is very easy to just forge ahead with construction and not pay attention to the fundamentals. By the fundamentals I mean the basics of where you should install it and what you are going to do with the power you make.
Building a wind generator at home is an easy way to start cutting power bills. But, you have to make sure you don't pay too much early on and simply purchase the wrong thing.
These are the things you need to take care of upfront before you get started with the actual wind turbine purchase analysis and unit comparison:
* Before you do anything else, make an assessment of the wind resources you have at your house. You can't just work around that and say that you, "have a lot of wind"... There's a lot of difference between the wind on your roof, let's say, and the wind one hundred feet up in the air over your house. The wind is very different in those two places. On the roof is probably very chaotic because of all the angular disturbances that the roof contours create. The wind higher up is not disturbed by obstacles like trees and buildings. Up very high like that, the wind is usually quite steady. You need to take the time though, and measure what the wind is in those locations with a handheld anemometer. The anemometer allows you to collect data over whatever expanse of time you want. Usually, a couple of weeks is enough though to get an idea of your average wind speed and direction at various locations.
* The next thing you need to do is take some time and see if there are any laws that govern the sorts of things that might impact you. It's easy enough to pick up the phone and call your local government office and find out. They will tell you if a permit is required. They will also tell you what the restrictions are and what you can install and which you cannot install.
* The final thing you want to make sure you do is get an understanding of whether building your own wind generator is something you really want to take on. It sounds like such a great idea to save all that money and build it yourself. But when you get right down to it, it still involves a lot of work and time that you may or may not have to devote to a project like this. Therefore, it's a good idea to purchase a program like Earth4Energy that provides video descriptions of how the wind turbine is constructed, from start to finish. By watching these video, you'll get an idea of what's really involved and whether it's something that's up your alley are not.
Summarizing - you need to make sure that you follow these fundamentals before you seriously think about building a wind generator at home.
