Homemade Wind Power Creates Electrifying Savings

Homeowners are harnessing the power of the wind to lower their energy costs. In an effort to save money on the wind power system you can build your own for a fraction of the cost of a prefabricated system. Here’s some insight into how you can do that.

First, we must say that even though the price tag is lower ($200 and up instead of $10,000) that doesn’t mean that the process will be easy. It takes planning and helps to get a homemade wind generator going. But, you wouldn’t be looking at this article unless you were bound and determined to find a more efficient way to create a wind generator.

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What you Need

A wind generator has three main components:

• Rotor with blades
• Shaft
• Tower

Of course there is wiring and a battery if you choose but to construct the system, you’ll need these basic components.

Rotor with Blades

The blades are usually made from PVC pipe but you can also use ABS. try to find pipe that is at least a foot in diameter. You want the blades to be large enough to capture as much kinetic wind energy as possible. You are shooting for an 8 foot total rotor blade span.

Shaft

The rotor assembly (blades, rotor, and hub) is first attached to the motor that will convert the wind energy into electricity. The entire thing is attached to the shaft which allows the wind generator to turn in the direction of the wind. The shaft will fit over a narrowed top portion of the tower. a hole is drilled in the shaft so that it can move freely once attached to the tower.

Tower

The tower holds the entire wind generator. The tower optimally will stand around 12 feet high. The wind generator needs to stand taller than surrounding structures so that it has direct access to any wind in the area.

The wind generator tower will be cemented into place for maximum stability. An old satellite tower works well or you can fashion your own. If the top of the tower doesn’t taper off you will have to cut it so that the shaft can slide over the top. The wiring will run along the tower either inside or out to attach to the rest of the system.

Other Components

In addition to the abovementioned components, your wind generator system will include:

• Charge controller
• Battery backup
• AC inverter
• Wiring

The charge controller prevents the battery from becoming overloaded with surplus electricity. So that no energy is wasted, a battery is a good idea for storage. The AC inverter allows the DC current created in the motor to be changed to alternating current for use in the home.