Your Questions About Wind Turbine
William asks…
How much power can a small wind turbine generate?
The wind turbine should be of such size that can come up on my building, whcih has six level.
admin answers:
Much less than 3%. Much better to insulate your loft, install double galzing or get your cavity wall insulation completed. Better still, turn down your thermostat and get low energy lighting. Putting wind turbines, on an individual basis, on your home is a waste of time and money. It’s done by politicians and rich people as a form of posturing – like look how good we are!!
Chris asks…
How much energy does a personal wind turbine produce?
By personal wind turbine, I mean not one of those gigantic ones, but a smaller one that you can have in your own yard, or on top of your roof.
admin answers:
Well, they have to be about 30 feet above any surrounding buildings or trees, they have to be two tower heights distant from any building and they must fall entirely on your land should they fall in any direction so unless you have an acreage, you’re not getting a wind turbine.
Do it yourself turbines from the 70’s were typically made with an automobile alternator and therefore the maximum power ratings were about 720 watts with them. A quick look at the wind turbines listed on Amazon shows that most are about 450 watts and some are 750 watts. Keep in mind that you can only expect production 1/6 th of the time, the most you would get out of one of the larger turbines would be about 1/10th of the average home energy use.
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