Wind power guide
Wind Power Guide
VERSION 1.0
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Wind power guide
INTRODUCTION
5
HISTORY
5
THE CASE FOR WIND POWER
8
Can you use the wind’s power?
11
WIND TURBINE DESIGN
17
Types of Windmills
18
Sizing your system
19
Rotor Design (horizontal axis)
20
Cut-in wind speed
20
Rated wind speed
20
Rated output
21
Peak output
21
Maximum design wind speed
21
Generators
22
Towers
22
ENERGY USAGE
23
GRID-CONNECTED SYSTEM
23
ENERGY STORAGE
24
Batteries
24
Hot water
25
TOPPING UP WIND GENERATED ELECTRICITY
26
Photovoltaics (PV)
26
Water power
28
Wave energy
30
Diesel and petrol generators
31
Biomass
31
Solar water heating
33
Ground source heat pumps (GSHP)
35
NOTICE
37
WEBSITE LINKS
37
Energybook and associated websites
37
Wind energy associations
37
Magazines and information services
38
Places to visit in the United Kingdom
38
Scientific and research institutions
39
General wind power links
39
Homebuilt wind turbines
43
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Introduction
We have an ever-increasing thirst for energy. In the past fossil fuels - coal, oil,
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