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    This document discusses the benefits of small wind turbines for homes and businesses. Small wind turbines ranging from 400W to 100kW can provide energy independence, ease demand on the power grid, and reduce air pollution. They work by converting the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy using a turbine, tower, and power processing unit. Small wind turbines can fully power homes and farms or supplement utility power. Factors such as good wind resources, property size, and electricity costs determine if small wind is practical for a given location.

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    This document discusses the benefits of small wind turbines for homes and businesses. Small wind turbines ranging from 400W to 100kW can provide energy independence, ease demand on the power grid, and reduce air pollution. They work by converting the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy using a turbine, tower, and power processing unit. Small wind turbines can fully power homes and farms or supplement utility power. Factors such as good wind resources, property size, and electricity costs determine if small wind is practical for a given location.

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    This document discusses the benefits of small wind turbines for homes and businesses. Small wind turbines ranging from 400W to 100kW can provide energy independence, ease demand on the power grid, and reduce air pollution. They work by converting the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy using a turbine, tower, and power processing unit. Small wind turbines can fully power homes and farms or supplement utility power. Factors such as good wind resources, property size, and electricity costs determine if small wind is practical for a given location.

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    Small Wind Turbine

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    Mohammad Hanri Hardian
    This document discusses the benefits of small wind turbines for homes and businesses. Small wind turbines ranging from 400W to 100kW can provide energy independence, ease demand on the power grid, and reduce air pollution. They work by converting the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy using a turbine, tower, and power processing unit. Small wind turbines can fully power homes and farms or supplement utility power. Factors such as good wind resources, property size, and electricity costs determine if small wind is practical for a given location.

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    Why Wind?

    • Gain energy
    independence
    • Ease demand
    on the power grid

    • Reduce vulnerability
    to volatile utility prices
    • Reduce air pollution from
    How Small Wind Turbines Work

    Wind Turbine
    (400 W-100 kW)

    Guyed or
    Tilt-Up Tower
    Cumulative
    (60-120 ft)
    Production Meter

    Safety AC Load Center


    Switch
    Power Processing
    Unit (Inverter)
    Typical Applications
    Farms, Homes, Businesses
    Off-Grid Water Supplementing Grid Power
    Pumping with Wind
    • Supplies
    water for
    120 head
    of cattle
    • 1 kW,
    9-ft • Connected to utility grid
    rotor, through house/farm wiring
    30-ft • 3 kW, 15-ft rotor, 23-ft tower*
    tower
    • Produces ~ 5,000 kWh/yr

    • Produces ~ 2,000 kWh/yr • Offsets ~ 3.8 tons CO2/yr


    • Costs ~ $10,000
    • Offsets ~ 1.5 tons CO2/yr
    * due to zoning restrictions
    • Costs ~ $4,000 installed (not recommended)
    Typical Applications
    Farms, Homes, Businesses
    Offsetting Selling Power
    All Utility Power Back to Utility
    • Excess
    power
    sold to
    utility
    • 50 kW,
    49-ft
    rotor,
    • “Net metering” utility power 90-ft
    • 10 kW, 23-ft rotor tower
    diameter, 100-ft tower
    • Produces ~ 15,000 kWh/yr • Produces ~120,000 kWh/yr
    • Offsets ~ 14 tons CO2/yr • Offsets ~ 91 tons CO2/yr
    • Costs ~ $35,000 • Costs ~ $150,000
    Frequently-Asked Questions

    • Will the noise bother my neighbors?


    • What about visual impact?
    • Do wind turbines kill birds?
    • Will it interfere with TV/radio reception?
    • Can wind supply
    power during an
    outage?
    • What happens
    during a tornado?
    Side furling: rotor turns to the
    side during extreme winds
    Factors to Consider
    • Good wind resource:
    Class 2 or better
    • Home or business
    located on 1 acre or
    more of land
    • Average monthly
    electricity bills >$100
    for 10 kW system,
    >$50 for 5 kW system
    • Zoning restrictions,
    economic incentives
    Options: On or Off the Grid?
    Stand-Alone System Grid-Connected System

    • Batteries to store • Inverter (DC to AC)


    excess power
    • Annual wind speed
    • Charge controller >10 mph (4.5 m/s)
    • Inverter (DC to AC) • Customer motivated by
    • Back-up power source high utility prices, self
    for complete energy sufficiency, or
    independence environmental concerns
    Net-metering for
    Grid-Connected Systems
    • “Bank” excess energy with the
    local utility
    • Meter spins backward; customer
    receives full retail value for each
    kWh produced
    • Net excess
    generation (NEG)
    credited monthly
    or annually
    Modern Small Wind Turbines
    High Tech, High Reliability, Low Maintenance

    • Small turbines range


    from 20 W to 100 kW
    • Only 3-4 moving parts
    means very low
    maintenance
    10 kW
    • 20- to 40-year design life 50 kW
    • Proven technology –
    150,000 installed; over 3 kW
    a billion operational hours
    • American companies
    are the market and
    technology leaders
    • Substantial cost-reduction (Not to
    400 W
    potential scale)
    Historic Barriers to Small
    Wind Energy Systems
    • Economics: Low production volume &
    historical lack of public funding = high costs
    • Small wind upstaged by large-scale projects
    and other technologies
    • Zoning / Permits: 35-ft height restriction in
    residential zones, noise,
    NIMBY attitudes
    • Onerous interconnection
    requirements
    • Low public awareness
    New Technology is Lowering Costs
    U.S. DOE’s Advanced Small Wind Turbine
    Program + industry-funded R&D
    • Advanced airfoils
    • “Super-magnet”
    generators
    • Low cost manufacturing
    • Smart power electronics
    • Very tall towers
    • “Stealth” low noise
    & visual impact

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