Small Wind Turbines Archives

small-scale roof wind turbines?

I've heard about these. Does anyone have one? If so, please tell me how much they cost and how much you pay for electricity each month. Do you need to live in a very windy area or just mildly windy? Do you recomend one?

On a small or large wind turbine. Please answer quickly!!!

I need a good size for every part for my wind turbine:
blades
rotor
generator
the shafts
inverter and the tower
Please give it detail on all measurements. If you can find a good link or two please use it
THANK YOU!!
I need a good design for my wind turbine, i want the blades to be 2 feet long and a 5 ft high pole. Can somebody help me with the generator and invertor parts please

Where can I buy a small wind turbine?

I am looking for a wind turbine which is a scaled down version of those big wind turbines. It has to be 18 inches in diameter or a bit bigger, but not bigger than 2 feet. I need it for an experiment that I am designing for my design course.

Anyone know where I can find a wind turbine of that size online.

for a science project i have to make a wind mill or wind turbine ( a small one no taller than a foot long) and then i have to measure which shape of the blade creates the most amps..how should i connect it to an amp meter and where can i get materials to make one?
how should i get the wind turbine to connect to the generator and the meter..do u know anywhere to buy pre made small windmilll/windturbines to hook up to generators

How hard is it to build a wind turbine for home?

For a 5 month project at school I have to build a wind turbine for my home. How many hours will it take, will I get an efficent gadget, and how much will it cost? I'm thinking of getting help from a small wind turbine manufacturer. And I would just like to say my motor skills are very poor and I am not used to building things. Can I do it?

How to store energy from a wind turbine?

I have a small wind turbine, and i was just wondering, how would i store the energy for later use? Every time i connect it to a battery, the turbine starts spinning, and the battery gets used up. Can you please tell me how to store the energy from the turbine? Thanks.

I'm thinking of making some wind turbines, or just the plans, for sale, , with a quiet design like the ones in these websites:

http://www.pdx.edu/media/s/u/sus_wind_turbine_thmb.jpg

http://www.windside.com/consumers.html

Also, would this be for a home, cottage, or other building? What voltage output would you prefer?

Please specify your city and country, thanks.

FYI, my first turbine will be to charge an electric car, like the one in this video..

how do you create a small wind turbine?

i need to know how for a science project and i need to have it light up a night light sized bulb

Have any of you built a small wind turbine?

I'm looking to experiment with a wind turbine over the the holidays. I want to build one and learn how they work. Are they efficient, is there a step by step process, how much will it cost? It doesn't need to power my home, this is just for fun.

How much energy could a simple small windmill in my backyard create and how much energy could that save America per year.
I like Matts answer. So 10 million small windmills could take care of the energy needs of almost 2.5 million people?

Does anyone have a small wind turbine?

Im curious is anyone has a small wind turbine installed at their house. the reason I ask is because Im looking for someone who is interested in a little project. I'd like to make additional wind turbine blades for other home made wind turbines. I would like you to make a simple mold of the turbine, in return I could send you a duplicate...perhpas made of carbon-fiber resin. anyway, please respond if youre interested. I live in michigan by the way. :-) ~ Ryan

Small power wind turbines?

Where can I find small wind turbines used to generate power? I'm looking for some that are between 100 - 200mm.

and why ?
I study about small wind turbine.
Which is popular in USA?

Does a small wind turbine save me money?

I have watched a promo at tv this morning about building my own wind generator and that guy seemed to be very convincing, everything was costing about 0 and he was making his own energy at home.Also when he was making something extra it was payed by the energy company so he made something ecologic and also economic.
I wanna know who made this , cause on tv looks very nice but in reality might be different , so did anybody made a domestic wind generator ?If yes how ? or where did you read all the details? Thank you!

how to build a small wind turbine?

Hi, I wanna build a small wind turbine, but the only ones I can find either come in a kit or are extremely complicated. I want to build my own without using a kit or spending a lot of money, are there any sites that show you how to build one? I also don't have any power tools @ my house, so I won't be able to do any ones that involve those kind of tools. thanks xoxo

How can i make a small Wind Turbine?

IT has to be really small like at least under 2 feet,a lightbulb, moter and a switch? add if you want

I'm working on a science research project that involves replacing the grill of an automobile with micro wind turbines of equal surface area and im not sure how to measure the energy gained from the turbines. I simply planning on, in the future, connecting the turbines to an external battery, not rerouting it back into the car.
Also could anyone could help tell me how i could related the decrease change in MPG, as a result of the new drag from the new grill, to the gain in energy from the turbines to see if i get a net gain?
I understand that the law of conservation of energy clearly comes into play but that is why I am not putting the turbines on the top of the vehicle. I will be replacing the grill, an object whose function is to allow air to pass through to the engine to cool it off and protect the engine from foreign objects. I am taking the wasted energy (the drag on the grill) and turning it into something more efficient while maintaining the primary function of the original grill.

as the electric car is driving could a small wind turbine be deployed up say from the trunk or through the grill area and allowed to spin to create new power made from the car moving forward to repower itself ?

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