How to construct an Easy Wind Turbine

Constructing a small wind generator is more than just a interesting project for the DIY person. As home owner to be able to make your own power can be very empowering and on top of that to be able to sell electricity back to the utility company is fantastic.



How to put together a DIY wind turbine? A wind DIY wind generator is simple to build and the principles are also very simple to understand. When you want to build a wind turbine you have two options. Buying a kitset can be your fist option as it includes all the components you need to build the turbine. Building everything yourself is a second option that involves more work as you would have to build the tower, build the turbine and carve the windmill blades from suitable wood.



Before you start the project you need to do an investigation into the wind potential at your site. Recording wind speeds over a long period at various positions will give you a very good indication of where to put up your wind generator. Measuring the wind speed can be done with a small measuring instrument. The online wind atlas can also be queried for wind statistics if you don’t want to compile your own wind map over time.



An eco-audit needs to be done on your house to estimate your energy requirements before you continue with the project. Selecting and sizing a suitable wind turbine is based on the eco-audit results and it will also give you an idea on the power savings you can expect from the generator.



The main components of a wind turbine is: the turbine, the tail to keep the unit facing into the wind, the tower or mounting pole, cable and a few electrical components and a solid structure to mount it on. A loose standing tower will definitely be the best but smaller turbines can be mounted on the roof of the house.



This is a project where the whole family can participate in and you will probably need some additional hands with the final installation of the completed system.



Building the wind turbine will not take more than a couple of days. Only a little electrical and circuit wiring knowledge is needed to connect and wire everything once the assembling is finished. If you want to feed any surplus power back into the grid, you will need more sophisticated charge controllers and a qualified electrical assistant to do the connection and wiring for you.



The batteries used to store the electricity in can pose an environmental danger when it comes to their disposal but there are safe ways to dispose and recycle batteries and one just have to do the right thing. improved battery technologies are being developed driven by the growing demand for solar and wind power. The same scenario happened with cell phone batteries as the demand for cell phones grew.



Wind as renewable energy source demonstrates the biggest promise for the future and modern day wind turbines are very efficient. A wind generator will supply free energy for quite a number of years and will need very little maintenance over that period and anyone interested in constructing a wind generator will find that out soon enough.



Anyone with a DIY attitude can build a wind turbine that is an efficient renewable energy source and confidently this article has demonstrated that. You can make a difference in your utility bill or even make some cash in some cases and you will have a remarkable outdoor sculpture.



Constructing a wind turbine and implementing cutting edge technology can be very exiting and it may have a steep learning curve for some but you will decrease the impact of burning fossil fuels. Think what we can achieve if every household build a wind generator.



James Williams is a Green Energy Project expert. For more information on how to make an easy wind turbine, visit http://www.diygreenenergyprojects.com.