| Back to the basics, the wind power is actually a | | | | generated from a wind turbine is determined |
| form of solar power because the wind is | | | | largely by the length and the design of the blades. |
| generated due to the heating effect from the | | | | The design of blades creates a pressure of |
| sun. When the sun heats the earth's surfaces at | | | | difference in wind, high pressure at one side and |
| different speed on sand, water, stone and various | | | | low pressure at the other side. The pressure |
| types of soil, these surfaces absorb and release | | | | difference between the sides of blades rotates |
| heat at different rates, creating different | | | | the blades. The rotation of blades generates |
| temperatures. At a certain temperature, the | | | | kinetic energy and being transferred into electric |
| hotter air begins to rise from the surfaces very | | | | energy, is in turn transferred into electricity via |
| quickly because it is lighten than the equal volume | | | | transformer. |
| of cool air. As the results, the hot air rises and | | | | With the technology improvement that leads to a |
| reduces the atmospheric pressure near the | | | | better generation techniques, the cost of |
| earth's surface, which draws cool air to fill the gap | | | | generating electricity from wind power has been |
| the hot air leaves behind. This action causes air | | | | greatly reduced, making it a feasible renewable |
| movement or is known as Wind. | | | | energy solution to be used as the major source |
| Based on the physic theory, when the air moves, | | | | of electricity for future. In fact, there are many |
| it generates kinetic energy, a type of energy | | | | homemade wind power system building guides |
| created with the motion of mass. With energy | | | | available that give guidance to people who are |
| conversion technology, we can capture and | | | | interested in implementing renewable energy |
| convert the kinetic energy into other forms of | | | | system at home to make a homemade |
| energy such as electricity. Energy from wind is a | | | | wind-power system to generate electricity for |
| renewable energy that can be generated | | | | home uses. The renewable energy generated |
| endlessly. It has become the future trend as the | | | | from wind has started to become an alternative |
| one of major power generation sources besides | | | | energy source from today, and it will definitely be |
| the solar power. The world is put a great effort | | | | the major sources for future, replacing the finite |
| to make wind power a long-term energy strategy | | | | fossil fuels as the power generation source. |
| to produce electricity, mainly due to the wind | | | | Summary |
| power generation is clean and most importantly, it | | | | Wind power works to generate electricity by |
| is renewable and environment friendly, a stark | | | | converting the kinetic energy captured from wind |
| contrast to traditional power plants that rely on | | | | turbine to electric energy via transformer. Wind |
| fossil fuels. | | | | power is clean and renewable energy that will |
| A wind power system consists of wind turbine, | | | | become the long-term energy strategy for the |
| which is made up of tower, blades and a nacelle, a | | | | world. |
| control gearing system. The wind power | | | | |