Residential Windmills

You have seen the horizontal windmill or wind turbine, since it is the most common. The generator sits behind the blades high up on the pole and generates energy every time the wind makes the blades rotate. It doesn’t matter if it is an electricity windmill or one that pumps water the concept is the same. What makes a vertical windmill different to a horizontal windmill and can it be used for a home windmill?

Vertical Windmill the Good

The vertical windmill sends to look like it came right out of a science fiction movie. The generator is at the bottom of the machine and therefore close to the ground. One advantage is that the generator should be easier to work on. Also the configuration makes the change of wind easier for the windmill to handle. Another good thing is that the blades spin slower, so it isn’t a bird killing machine like the horizontal wind turbine is rumored to be.

And The Bad

The biggest problems with the vertical windmills is that they tend to make more noise, so they could be really annoying if they are close to where you are trying to sleep or even watch TV for that matter. Another problem is that these types of windmills are less efficient and take more wind to get the blades to start rotating.

Can You Buy One for Your Home

I have to be really honest with you. I cannot find a vertical axes wind turbine that is for sell right now. There are numerous patents in the works for these turbines. In the future you might see them for sale everywhere you look. For now if you want one of these windmills you are going to have to build one for yourself.

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