Micro Wind Turbines
26 March 2012
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Originally, the typical wind turbine technology was developed for industrial purposes and not for residential consumers who live in cities. However, there are new developments from researches conducted by the Hong Kong University and Motorwave Ltd., leading to the creation of the micro wind turbines.
The advantage of the micro wind turbine over the conventional wind turbine is its size. Moreover, this special wind turbine is light as well as compact with a rotor diameter of only 25 cm, not to mention its capacity to generate power even with very low wind speeds like 3 meters/second. This also means you can use a micro wind turbine in the privacy of your environment regardless whether you live in rural or urban areas.
There are tests that show turbines which are arranged within a square meter of surface area together with wind speed of 5 meters/second can produce about 130 kWh/year. In addition, the turbines can be connected to fit anywhere and one row of turbines is priced at only $150. This can even become lower once the gear-like turbines have been mass produced.
If you still want to know why you should choose micro wind turbines over its conventional counterpart? The answer is quite simple. It is because you want to save on your electricity consumption without too much trouble at a price that you can definitely afford. Of course, if you think that the power generated by micro wind turbines are not adequate, you can always purchase the typical wind turbine.
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