Product Description

A Hands-on Guide to Harnessing the Wind

Have you ever wondered how wind turbines work and why they look like they do? Are you interested in adding wind power to your off-grid electric system, but have been put off by the high cost of equipment and installation? Well, now you can build and install your own wind turbine!

Harnessing the wind can be a tricky business, but in this groundbreaking book the authors provide step-by-step, illustrated instructions for building a wind generator in a home workshop. Even if you don't plan on building your own turbine, this book is packed with valuable information for anyone considering wind energy. It covers the basic physics of how the energy in moving air is turned into electricity, and most importantly, will give you a realistic idea of what wind energy can do for you--and what it can't.

Full-scale, actual size blueprints for the 10-foot diameter wind turbine featured in this book are also available from Amazon to help you along in the construction process. Search Amazon books for "Homebrew Wind Power Blueprints" by Tyrone Banderet!

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Product Details

Publisher	Buckville Publications LLC
ISBN	0981920101
Features	ISBN13: 9780981920108 Condition: New Notes: BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! 98% Positive feedback. Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
Format	Paperback
Author	Dan Bartmann,Dan Fink
EAN	9780981920108
Label	Buckville Publications LLC
Edition	First
Dewey Decimal Number	621.312136
Studio	Buckville Publications LLC
Number Of Pages	320
Title	Homebrew Wind Power
Publication Date	2008-11-21
Manufacturer	Buckville Publications LLC

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Customer Reviews

Great Great Book

Review by P. Holt, 2010-08-23

I was very happy with this book. It contains all the information you would need to learn to build your own wind turbine generator and is put together in a very easy to read and understand format. The authors are entertaining and the information is accurate. There is a great chapter on sources and other materials for a person that wants to make their home more efficient or go off the grid.

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Same book sent twice

Review by Georg Vedeler, 2010-06-05

This book was sent twice though I ordered it only once. I had to pay for the return.Ughh.

Excelent book by the way. My hat off to the author.

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Review by CrocusRose, 2010-04-19

This book is a must read if you want to build your own windmill. Even if you don't want to build a windmill, you will learn tons about electricity and how small windmills work. This is a multi-discipline book, with information on steel fabrication, woodworking, magnets, electricity, wiring, and more. I bought this book after I read it because it is that good! It is easy to understand, and makes the project do-able.

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Good information, Organized, bit snide

Review by Valerie J. Dickenson, 2010-03-03

Quite a bit of useful information, and reasonably well organized. We were able to read and make sense of the topic. Formulas were useful and the explanation of electrical generation were well thought out. Their use of the basic formulas was crisp and easy to understand. You really can do a lot with this.

It would have been better if they could have avoided sounding snide. I'm not sure what the hidden agenda was, but what came out was a tone of "we are smarter than everyone". The discussion of horizontal vs vertical axis windmills was especially snippy. I expect enthusiasm for the topic, I don't appreciate doing so by pushing everyone else down.

So all in all, I would recommend it. As I said, the information is great and well organized.

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Living off the grid does have some risks

Review by Kenneth C. Jessen, 2010-01-02

I found Homebrew Wind Power quite informative starting with the concepts of how electricty is generated from rotational force. There is an extensive section on how to shape the blades for the most efficent performance. There are graphs showing height above the ground, a section on testing a wind turbine, maintenance and so on. This is not a book, however, for those lacking talent in fabrication since a lot of machining and assembly is necessary. Such an endevoir is not without its risks, but living off the grid and going green has its own rewards. Humor is also part of the book with coffee stains intentionally left in blank areas of various pages.

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