Residential Wind Power

by Steve on September 9, 2009

Whether you want to get set up to live off the grid or just want to experiment with getting some extra power to keep down your energy bills, building your own residential wind power system is something you need to look into.

Why not just go out and buy one? Well, for starters if you are thinking of creating your own power then you are also thinking of saving money. The last thing you will do if you purchase one is save money as prices for these start at about $4000 dollars.

You can build your own if you have the right plans for a fraction of the cost of buying one. You can have your own source of residential wind power for under $100!

What will you need to make your own wind generator?

First you will need a good set of plans, an area to work in such as a garage, common tools, and about four days to complete the job.

What are the parts of a wind generator?

The wind generator consist of four parts, the blades and hub, the body, tail, and the tower it sets on. It takes longer to build the blades and hub than it does the rest of the system, so it’s best to get that over with first. It is very easy to do it just takes some time to do it.

You will have to order the motor for the wind generator. Your plans will tell you where to get the motor, what size you need and all the technical stuff you need to know to be sure you get what you need. It is the most important part as it is what converts the wind power into electric to power your home.

For the wind generator body we suggest double wall stainless steel chimney pipe such as what you would get for a wood stove or furnace. This is easy to get and is designed to use outdoors. This can be new or recycled.

The tail can be made almost any way you like and decorated anyway you choose. Paint it to match your house or paint a picture on it, it’s all up too you.

The wind generator tower:

You can buy or build your own tower. The best thing to do is find an old TV tower and recycle it for you wind generator tower. Many people will even pay you to take them down and get them out of their way.

Batteries and charge controllers:

You will need storage batteries to store all that power you will be making and a way to control the charging process. This is a very important part of your residential wind power system. you will need to run wires from the wind generator to the battery bank to put the power in the batteries, you can the run wires from the batteries to a power inverter to run AC current to power your home.

Now that you know some of the basics, you can see that it’s not that complicated or expensive to have your own residential wind power system to run your household. All you need now are the plans to get started.

With the right manual, you can get engineer’s plans for easy-to-build wind turbines that can create enough energy to cut up to 80% of your electricity bill for each turbine. See the best wind power generator plans and blueprints here and save yourself $100 each month. Also, help to preserve our planet!

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With ever-increasing fuel and power costs, it is time that we all became more conscious about saving power. Apart from conserving energy at home and work, we can each start to use cost-effective means to actually create our own power. Solar power and wind power solutions are becoming a reality and can be a very cheap and effective means to implement at home. Learning how to build a wind generator or solar power generator is actually pretty easy.

These solutions can help you combat power outages, reduce your electricity bills, and also help the environment.

Wind power solutions work best when the following conditions are met:residential wind power generators

- You have a house or farmhouse spread over a big area. Typically, wind power solutions are employed in areas that spread over more than a half acre.

- The average wind speed in your area is around 11 miles per hour. If you stay in a place that has little wind flow, your system will not work. Consult an expert before installing the wind power solution at home.

Your house needs an uninterruped power supply. For fridges and computers that always need to be on, having wind power as a backup is a huge plus.

A wind power turbine generally consists of a tower, a body with motor, and blades that spin in the wind. The height of the tower depends on the height of surrounding objects and on the distance from them. If you are in a low-wind area you may need a larger tower, and a shorter one if you live in a high wind area.

The spinning energy of the blades is converted into useful electricity by a motor inside the wind turbine. This electricity can be used to power your household appliances. If you use batteries, you can get off the grid completely or just store energy for later in case of a power blackout. If you stay on the grid, your power company will pay you for energy generated that you didn’t use!

And you can save thousands if you learn how to build a wind generator yourself. Commercial wind power generators sell for up to ten times more than what you can do it yourself for.

With the right manual, you can get engineer’s plans for easy-to-build wind turbines that can create enough energy to cut up to 80% of your electricity bill. See the best wind power generator plans and blueprints here and save yourself 100s each month.
Also, help to preserve our planet!

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