Your Questions About Wind Turbines For Home Use
Steven asks…
How can I efficiently use a car alternator to power a home made wind turbine?
I have built my own home made wind turbine. How can I use a car alternator to effciently generate electricity? Any other DIY wind turbine info really welcome.
admin answers:
First off the turbine would power the alternator.
Doesn’t the turbine have a shaft that spins? Mount a pulley on the shaft, use a fan belt to connect the alternator.
Robert asks…
Where can I purchase a residential wind turbine, preferably horizontal in the Chicago area?
I just moved into a split level home in a suburb of Chicago. I was thinking of either installing solar panels or horizontal wind turbines on the roof of my porch. Any help in finding companies for this would be appreciated, I am more interested in wind then solar being that Chicago is pretty far north (little sun in the winter) and known for our wind.
admin answers:
Search and network on the tree hugger and ‘mother earth’ websites. They will probably have info on residential wind turbines. Companies aren’t really interested in marketing residential turbines because the money is in commercial energy production and that is where the resources go. But their are probably some made in the garage type industry out there that has what you need. And good luck finding something in the horizontal variety.
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