| There are many benefits of installing a vertical axis | | | | It all begins with the wind. The wind gives kinetic |
| turbine for the home. It is a good idea to analyze them | | | | energy to the wind turbine's blades. The blades are |
| so you can take an informed decision about weather | | | | attached to a rotor inside a generator that contains |
| or not installing wind turbines in your home is good for | | | | magnets and copper coils. When those magnets and |
| you. | | | | copper coils rotate against each other they create |
| Vertical Axis Wind Turbines for the home: | | | | direct current (DC) electricity. You can use DC |
| - Help you save money. This is one of the favorite | | | | electricity just like that, or, if you want to power your |
| benefits, specially in these hard economic times. | | | | home appliances you will need an inverter that will |
| Vertical axis wind turbines help you save money by | | | | convert DC into AC electricity. |
| producing enough electricity to power most or all of | | | | If you also want to save energy for future use you |
| your electrical appliances. The impact on your utility bill | | | | can do it with a battery bank. You connect the battery |
| will be enormous. Imagine saving $100 a month, that | | | | banks to the generator and connect the inverter to |
| means $1,200 that you can pocket yearly. | | | | your battery bank. As energy flows from the |
| - Give value to your property. Your house or | | | | generator it will charge the batteries. The inverter will |
| apartment will have more value in the market when | | | | take the DC energy from your battery bank and |
| installing a vertical axis turbine. If you plan to sell your | | | | convert it to AC so you can use it for your house. As |
| house in the future, the vertical axis turbine will be a | | | | you continue to use energy, the battery banks will |
| great selling point. | | | | discharge but will charge again when receiving energy |
| - Are a perfect urban solution. Many people live in | | | | from the generator. |
| places where aesthetics is very important for the | | | | It's important to know that you can only use "Deep |
| community. Having a regular wind turbine with big | | | | Cycle" batteries in your battery bank. These batteries |
| blades can sometimes trouble the neighbors. That's | | | | can be discharged many times without damaging. You |
| when a vertical axis wind turbine for the home makes | | | | can get these batteries at low cost at Sam's or |
| complete sense. Not only it will look better, it also | | | | Costco, if you live in the US. Also, golf carts and finger |
| generates the same energy as regular wind turbines. | | | | lifters utilize these kind of batteries, so maybe by calling |
| - Are relatively easy to install. While it's very obvious | | | | some golf courses and warehouses you can get |
| that a vertical axis turbine for the home from a national | | | | some at a cheap price. |
| company will cost a huge amount of money, if you do | | | | In order to build your own vertical axis wind turbine for |
| it yourself you can actually save over 85% of that | | | | the home you will need to obtain a generator, PVC |
| cost. But what do you need? First lets talk about how | | | | pipes (to make the blades), electrical cables, and some |
| they work. | | | | other things from your local hardware store. |
| How does a wind turbine work? | | | | |