How to build up a small wind power generator for home?

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How to build up a small wind power generator for home?

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Hi all,
I want to build u an average sized wind turbine generator (about 1 Meter each Wing Size). so that i can get electricity for my home based appliances such as TV, AC, Refrigerators, etc.

What would be the requirements.. so i need to take any statutory approvals / license to do so,, and how to give input to my main Line into the home.

thanks to all in advance

First thing: Is this going to be a temporary source (in case of a power cut) or a more permanent source.

Because it will be an extension to your house, you might need planning permission. You have a certain ‘amount’ you can build on without permission, so if you haven’t used it, nor has a previous owner, than you can build it with permission. You can check this by going to your council.

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7 comments for “How to build up a small wind power generator for home?”

Westbrom

Not sure about the license issue. But i assume the principal would be the same as solar except your using a generator instead of a solar panel.

You would need the wind generator, batteries, charge controller, inverter. You run the wire to the charge controller, run that to a set of batteries that are connected in series, connect that to your inverter and then run whatever you need from that.

Have a look at this guy who has set up his own solar panel kit, same principal but you would use a wind generator.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_P9XDKQP34

This guy has the things he wants to run on a seperate circut so no tapping into the existing fusebox etc is needed. The only hassle would be running new wiring and lights etc.

He is running his tv, some kitchen appliances and low voltage lights. I guess if the batteries arent topped up enough he just switches to his normal power from the grid.
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November 16th, 2009 at 10:29 pm

Claret_n_Blue

First thing: Is this going to be a temporary source (in case of a power cut) or a more permanent source.

November 16th, 2009 at 10:59 pm

MrGuy

Most municipalities do not allow wind turbines to be built. This is because they’re ugly, and most people do not want to look at them. So you need to check your local laws. A 3 foot blade isn’t going to generate much electricity… maybe 100watts at full power… thats barely enough to keep your TV on. (TVs consume about 80w of electricity when on, 20w when off)

You’ll also need an electrician, because you need to turn the power off at the street level, and the electrician will need to connect the system to your powermeter.

This is not a do-it-yourself project.
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November 16th, 2009 at 11:34 pm

tim g

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=wind+power+generator&fr=ush-ans&ygmasrchbtn=Web+Search
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November 17th, 2009 at 12:11 am

Gerry

here check this site, i hope this answers all the details you need to have for your own wind turbine.
check it out and you will love this product like me..

http://windpowercost.org/
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November 17th, 2009 at 12:25 am

TonyM

Before you ever think about converting to wind power for your electrical needs you must consider where you live. A working windmill needs wind, obvious I know but be aware how much. To be specific you will need wind speeds that average greater than 8mph and preferably around 12mph.

You can check the wind speeds in your particular geography using one of the following links

For USA see http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/wndspd.txt
For Australia see http://www.wunderground.com/global/Region/AU/WindSpeed.html
For Europe (Inc. UK) see: http://www.xcweather.co.uk
For Canada see http://www.wunderground.com/global/Region/CN/WindSpeed.html

Much more detail and some detailed explanations on building wind generators can be found at http://www.greenpowereasy-review.com
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November 17th, 2009 at 12:56 am

Tommyparker

Very easy and you got the answer in above answer ( Gerry ).
I remind it:
Get free courses on how to build you own windpower network, please check: http://www.windpowercost.org
Thanks to go green energy
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http://www.windpowercost.org

November 17th, 2009 at 1:42 am

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