Why make your own wind turbine?

Up until recently, energy, specifically electricity has been abundant and cheap. We as a population weren't concerned with carbon emissions, pollution or global warming. There wasn't really a reason to take these steps for our own self sufficiency unless you were miles from a road or other really secluded place. The only people who were interested in this technology were cabin owners and survivalists that couldn't or wouldn't rely on gas or diesel generators for their energy. These generators are rapidly becoming prohibitive due to energy costs, carbon emissions (not good even without the tax) cost of repairs against the cost of purchasing the energy from the "big guys". there are many sites on the web that have instructions and details for making a windmill and this one is not that much different. All the methods are basically the same. All the instructions are basically the same and the alternators as well, although there are a few different designs. each one of the sites have their own way of explaining things and by combining all the information, one can get a really good cross section of the work involved and a good understanding of the concepts. Don't expect a complete, step by step instruction set for construction your own wind power system. Although there is a lot of information here as well as the other sites, there will still be a lot of study and research as well as many hours of concentrated thinking to accomplish this.

Making your own electricity is not as difficult as you might think. Some basic woodworking and electrical knowledge will get you started.

Most small home power systems can be low voltage, 12 volts DC just like in your car is easy to generate and store. There are a vast array of devices and appliances available for 12 volt DC use so losses in converting to 120 volts AC can be drastically reduced. Look here for these types of appliances.

Alternating Current, or AC is used because it will transmit over long distances with minimal losses. The distances required for home use do not require AC current. All that is necessary is to ensure the conductor size is sufficient for the amount of low voltage energy being conducted.