If you really care about the environment and about the future of earth, you should plan to convert your abode to a solar powered house. Take some time off and visit the power plants that provide your house with energy and see the damage they are causing to the environment of the earth. These agencies are generally powered by either fuel or coal that is used to run huge turbines that provide electricity to you and others. During the days of old, there was no other alternative to such power plants and they were necessary for supplying electricity to both residential and office buildings. Later on, with the advent of nuclear powered plants, the pressure on them eased.
However, there is no disputing the point that the majority of power plants around the globe are powered by fuel and/ or coal and they emit lots of CO2, thereby harming the environment of the earth. There is another problem with such plants. With the depleting stocks of coal and fuel, the day is not far away when these plants will have to shut down shop. Are you prepared for such an eventuality? Can you afford to stay without power for a single day? It is doubtful if anyone can stay without power for even a single day. Keeping such factors in mind, scientists have been working for many years to find out alternative means of power.

They have come up with hydroelectric power where the current is generated in the same way as with the traditional plants, only the power for turning the turbines is supplied by water. Flowing water turns paddles that in turn rotate the turbines, thus generating power. However, such plants are not powerful enough and they also need to be strategically located in able to generate electricity, hence they can be used by only a small percentage of the population of the earth. There are a few and limited power plants which run using the power of wind. The turbines of such plants are connected to huge fans that are rotated by natural gusts of wind.

Again these plants too have their limitations and they cannot generate power when there is no wind. The best option for people around the globe is harnessing the light of the sun, which is available all over the world, except in some rare cases. Solar panel kits are widely available and they are very cheap. They are in fact, so cheap, that that they pay off for themselves within a few month post installation. Constructing the panel is not a tough task too. Just follow the illustrative instructions given in the manual that accompanies the kit and you will be able to complete it within a few hours. It is high time you took care of escalating costs of energy and at the same time helped the environment by going in for a solar powered house. The amazement you’ll observe of the face of others is an added bonus.

Applied Magnets is pleased to announce it’s low cost lineup of WindMax Hybrid Small Wind & Solar Power Generators.

The new line consists of  the WINDMAX-HY06   600W Hybrid Solar-Wind System (generator, hub, 3 blades, tail , controller and one BP Solar 115W solar module) and the WINDMAX-HY11 1115W Hybrid Solar-Wind System (generator, hub, 3 blades, tail, controller and two BP 170w solar modules).

Both Hybrid wind/solar systems are compact & light weight with low start-up & cut-in speeds which begin producing power at 5.2 mph. These new systems are highly efficient, highly reliabile and encorporate state-of-the-art Electromagnetic Speed-Control.

The new WindMax Hybrid Wind & Solar Power Generators are also available as stand alone wind turbines in the WINDMAX-H05 500W Max Power Wind Generators w/controller and Electromagnetic Speed Control, Blade Over-speed Braking with Hybrid Wind/Solar Output Capability,  the WINDMAX-H08 775W Wind Generators w/controller, with Electromagnetic Speed Control, Blade Over-speed Braking with Hybrid Wind/Solar Output Capability, and the WINDMAX-H20 2kW Wind Generators with Electromagnetic Speed Control, Blade Over-speed Braking with Hybrid Wind/Solar Output Capability.

The Windmax H series Wind turbine system is the perfect choice in a smart investment for a renewable energy solution built on advanced technologies. The Windmax H series defines a new level of superior performance and reliability by using:

1. Strong Neodymium magnet PMA, the unique winding and multi pole design reduces the start-up torque of the alternator that assures the WINDMAX-H series can generate electricity at low wind speed.

2. Advanced aerodynamic braking by patent-pending low noise, nylon/reinforced fiber glass blades.

3. Electromagnetic over-speed control, no more problematic mechanical furling.

4. Integrated solar-wind hybrid power generation.

5. Innovative low maintenance two-moving-part system design.

6. Easy to Install, Light Weight and highly reliable.

7. Generator: The generator is built using high-performance rare earth neodymium permanent magnets, so the alternator is compact and light weight with a high power generating efficiency. Generator housing is made using precision cast technology from high strength aluminum to assure a high quality finish. It is designed for various working conditions such as severe climate, sand and salt corrosive environments and marine usage.

8. Rotor Blades: Advanced airfoil design to capture maximum wind energy. Made of mixed nylon and reinforced fiber glass materials using the latest advanced thermoplastic engineering and precision injection molding technology for high strength, flexibility and aerodynamic braking. The blades have exceptional consistency and aerodynamic outline with a mass distribution that ensures the rotors operate with nearly no noise and minimal vibration.

In summary, Windmax H series are the most well built, reliable, most efficient and cost-effective small wind turbines available on the market today.

 

The result: greater energy production yield and lowest ownership cost.

Design Features

Advanced over-speed control mechanism vs. old style furling

Problems with old style furling: Old style furling works well in an ideal, wind tunnel test environment. Realistically, wind speed and wind direction changes frequently and mechanical furling doesn’t have instantaneous response to actual changes of wind status. Especially in bad weather conditions, small wind turbine furling components wear out quickly, therefore, increases maintenance costs and shorten wind turbine service life or causes system failure.

Most of old style furling based wind turbines have three moving parts. It is the moving parts for mechanical over-speed protection that wear out and require a lot of maintenance. Operation of furling based wind turbines would lead to mechanical abrasion, cause vibration, malfunction, and failure of the wind turbine and other devastating results in the long run.

The rule of thumb for a reliable wind turbine is that the fewer the moving parts, the more reliable the wind turbine is.

The Windmax Solution: Windmax H series adopted Innovative over-speed control so it improves the reliability by abandoning the moving parts for mechanical over-speed protection and minimizing the moving parts to only two.

Innovative over-speed control design of the Windmax H series: The Windmax H series speed limitation abandoned the traditional failure-prone mechanical furling system and solved safety and reliability problems facing most small wind turbines. Advanced speed limitation of Windmax H series is achieved through advanced electromagnetic speed limitation supplemented by aerodynamic speed limitation by blade deformation. Electromagnetic braking is used in combination with Aerodynamic braking to reduce the rotational speed of the generator.

Combination of Electromagnetic braking and aerodynamic braking maximizes energy capture by extending Windmax H series turbine’s operating speed range into higher speed winds and lower speed winds which are missed by the old style wind turbines.

1. Electromagnetic speed limitation:

Controller will monitor the wind generator rotation through the wind generator output voltage and frequency, and will timely control wind generator rotation by generating reverse reluctance torque if necessary, according to different wind conditions and battery status. Electromagnetic control features quick response, high reliability and therefore ensures the entire control system to be highly reliable.

2. Blade aerodynamic braking:

In high wind speed conditions, patent pending blades will generate a reverse reluctance torque, so that the blade efficiency falls and the blade rotation speed starts to decline. With the continuing reluctance torque, blade rotation speed is limited to a certain range to prevent damage to the wind turbine blades.

Wind-solar hybrid power generation wind turbine system

Problem with single source renewable energy system:

1st Generation single source renewable energy systems such as solar systems or wind turbines don’t use renewable energy efficiently. Wind turbines creates less output during the summer, whereas during the winter the solar panels will produce less output.

Windmax Solution:

Our Windmax hybrid solar-wind turbine integrated wind and solar power sources capture the most energy in all conditions. Since solar and wind energy availability differs by locations, seasons and climates, solar and wind energy can be mutually complementary in that solar and wind hybrid systems make full use of wind and solar energy together to generate as much power as possible compared to a single energy source for power generation. A solar & wind hybrid system is more cost-efficient than wind or solar alone.

Easy-to-install, light weight, compact, reliable and maintenance-free wind turbines, designed for both land-based and marine applications.



Problem with old style wind turbine systems:

Most old style wind turbines are heavy weight with unpredictable reliability, hard to install and require lots of maintenance. Due to the fact that most installations are in very remote and inaccessible locations, the old style systems make regular maintenance costly and sometimes impractical.

Windmax Solution:

Windmax H series maintenance free design has a minimum of moving parts with inherent reliability. Our light weight, compact die-casting aluminum alloy generator design makes installation very easy. Rotor blades built with latest advanced thermoplastic engineering and precision injection molding technology is durable and efficient.

Higher performance at low wind speed

The problem with small wind turbine system on the market today: The most challenging problem facing small wind turbine systems is that power output is very low or close to nothing under low wind condition. The wind speed in most locations don’t stay at rated wind speed all the time, wind turbine actually operates at wind speed lower than rated wind speed at most of the time. In order to have good overall energy output, it is critical for small wind turbine to output as much as power at low wind speed.

The WindMax Solution: Strong Neodymium magnet PMA, unique winding and multi pole design reduces the start-up torque of the alternator that assures the WINDMAX-H series can generate electricity at low wind speed. WindMax system components such as wind generator and blades are designed to output more electricity at low wind speed than other small wind turbines on the market today. WindMax system’s excellent power output under low wind speed results in greater energy production yield and lowest ownership cost.

WindMax H series components are built with advanced technologies

Generator: The generator is built using high-performance rare earth neodymium permanent magnets, so the alternator is compact and light weight with a high power generating efficiency. The unique winding and multi pole design reduces the start-up torque of the alternator that assures the WINDMAX-H series can generate electricity at low wind speed. The generator features class B insulation, IP55 class protection, and is designed with a sufficient cushion of overload to ensure overall wind turbine reliability.

Generator housing is made with precision cast technology from high strength aluminum to assure a high quality finish. It is designed for various working conditions such as severe climate, sand and salt corrosive environments and marine usage. Aluminum die cast alloys can withstand the highest operating temperatures of all die cast alloys. Ideal for demanding environments, it offers high strength and rigidity along with good corrosion resistance and heat dissipation.

Patent pending Rotor Blade design vs. traditional hand made fiber glass blades: Our Blades are made with the latest thermoplastic engineering and injection mold technologies. The blades are made of mixed reinforced fiber glass and nylon materials. These manufacturing technologies ensure the highest strength, flexibility of blades and consistency of the blade shapes. The blades will automatically slow the turbine in strong winds and reduce noise.

A set of 3 Blades designed to capture as much wind energy as possible. Patented aerofoil blade design makes the system run much more efficiently and the rotor blades are made with the latest advanced thermoplastic engineering and precision injection molding technology.

The blades have exceptional consistency and aerodynamic outline with a mass distribution that ensures the rotors operate with nearly no noise and minimal vibration.

The blades feature lower start-up and cut-in speed and begin producing power at 2 m/s or 4.5 mph.

Solar/Wind Hybrid Charge Controller: A 16-bit microprocessor powered Solar/Wind Hybrid Charge Controller delivers electricity generated by both a wind turbine and a solar module into batteries. The controller has over-charge protection, low-voltage protection, pole-confusion protection and automatic dump-load function. The controller adopts the constant voltage charging mode-PWM, and it is reliable and safe with a highly efficient, long service life.

Main Features

1. PWM CV charging function protects the batteries

from being over charged and energy can be fully

utilized.

2.16-bit Microprocessor chip ensures accurate control.

3. Return difference control function in the charging

voltage detector of various circuits to prevent

vibration status of switches

4.Perfect protections: over charge protection, over

discharge protection, reverse connection protection,

solar cell panel reverse connection protection

5.Automatic brake and manual brake ensures that the

wind turbine and the PV & wind hybrid charging

controller operate safely and reliably

Starting at just $665.00 USD the new WindMax line offers great value to small wind turbine feild of entries and can be viewed at www.magnet4less.com

 

Sir Charles uses a beam of concentrated sunlight to melt a brick

Maybe one of the most talked about issues today aside from politics is global warming. It is the term referring to the condition of the earth where its temperature has suddenly increased compared to the past. It has such an impact aside from our daily lives where we feel the sudden changes of weather. The ripening of fruits has been delayed resulting to the destruction of the ecosystem of some areas of the world and typhoons have been so destructive lately. The media has been telling us time and time again to conserve Mother Earth. One way to do that is to be “environment friendly” in all things that we do.

Environmentalists frown at different industries for their contribution to pollution. The use of fossil fuels is one huge contributor to pollution and to global warming. Scientists have long found alternative sources of energy; it’s just that we haven’t made use of these. Examples of earth-friendly energy sources are the wind and sun. Solar and wind power system might just be the answer to energy problems.

Let’s start with the sun. What is solar power and how does it work? The sun is ever present up there, abundantly gazing down at the earth and shining with its brilliance. The sun which provides all the energy that life on earth needs. Now, why don’t we trap all the energy from the heat of sun and store this for our use? That is how solar power works. The heat from the sun is trapped in solar panels or solar cells. This energy is then stored in a generator where it is now ready to be used just like any regular power source. The sun produces 1000 watts of energy per square meter of our earth’s surface. Imagine all that energy! If we could collect all that, we could power our homes for free. Just think of all the money we could save.

Wind power on the other hand is of course, power generated form the wind. Usually, we need a wind turbine to collect energy from the wind. The energy from the wind is in the form of kinetic energy from the air molecules that collide with the blades of the turbine. This kinetic energy is then transformed into rotational energy by the shaft which is connected to a generator. Rotational energy will then be converted into electricity in the generator.

A solar and wind power system would be a more powerful source of energy. During bright days, you can power your own home or business with solar power. During long periods of cloudy days, you can still store energy from the wind. If you are lucky enough to live in a place where both the sun and wind are plentiful, you can make use of this. However, if you live somewhere sunny but not windy, then solar power is a good choice.

Solar and wind power system are abundant, clean, and renewable. Not only are we being earth friendly when using solar and wind power system, we can also save lots of money. So why not learn how to build a solar and wind power system now?

Solar power is the new technology which is natural and cost effective at the same time. Solar panel plays the major role in capturing this energy from the sun. in most regions, there are days that are overcast or rainy which decreases the amount of collectable energy striking the panels. To compensate for this lack you can tie into local energy grids or add a bank of batteries to store energy and provide a consistent supply. It always helps in the long run. Solar power has a great deal of potential as a major source of energy but cost and efficiency issues are preventing it from merging into the mainstream. Beside, solar generators are way expensive. These issues are currently being addressed and researches are working on economical alternatives. But still its importance and potential cannot be denied. We are sure that in future it would become accessible and economic to produce.

Various industries can benefit from the sun as well. Solar panels have become more efficient over the years and are also available in various sizes that can be placed on rooftops and other structures easily. You can pare costs dramatically by making your home as energy efficient as possible before converting to solar.

Solar power has immense advantages; it is free of cost after the system is installed. Sun is the source of energy so it is totally renewable, because it never runs out of energy. It is very much environment friendly and there is no fuss of greenhouse gases as a matter of fact it cuts cost of fuel. Beside, it’s a heavily gift for the residence of remote areas where electricity has not reached and no grids are available. And when you can get ample solar power without any further cost why should you pay for limited electricity. It’s definitely a wise choice especially in this world of competition where every resource is precious.

Since the beginning of time wind has been used to power ships, grind grain, and pump water.  Wind power is the fastest growing renewable energy source in the world.  It is said to be at a rate of 30% annually here in the U.S. Germany outranks all other Eurogrowing pean countries for this type of power generation. Wind power is clean, renewable, and produces no carbon dioxide emissions or waste products.

President Obama and the new administration, has allocated millions of dollars to subsidize the creation of green jobs.  One the main objectives is to specifically increase the manufacture of windmill powered generators.  Just recently an out of work Maytag company was revived to produce propellers for wind powered generators.

According to the U.S. census there are approximately 20 million homes located on land that is appropriate for small windmill systems.  The government will actually allow a tax credit of up to 30% of the cost of installing a solar or wind powered home system.  There is also a law that requires local utility companies to purchase any excess power generated by a homeowner.  That means if your system produces more power than you can use then your utility meter can actually run backwards and you would receive a credit or real money back.

Wouldn’t that be a change, the utility company paying you?

Small wind power systems for residences usually save homeowners up to 50% of their utility bill. Contrary to popular belief, windmills are very efficient and it does not take much wind to produce electricity.  If combined with solar panels, the electricity costs could be eliminated all together.

The major drawback up until recently has been the costs of installing wind powered systems.  A typical windmill generator for a private home would cost $3,000-$6,000 installed. That would make the utility payback period 10-20 years and might not justify the investment. Unless you were just doing it for the environmental benefits, which would be commendable. Just as anything else though, as more and more windmill generators are starting to be manufactured the prices are falling.  You can go online a find a windmill for about $800-$900.

In the last couple of years DIY kits for wind and solar power are becoming more popular.  Step by step guides that teach regular people how to build their own personal windmills and solar panels.  Video tutorials are also included and that makes it that much easier to follow along.  Material costs are somewhere around $200 for the windmill parts and about the same for the solar panels.

It isn’t just about saving you hundreds each month; “How To: Solar Power Generation” System easily enables you to even get paid by the Power-Company for the extra-energy that you produce. It may be surprising, but this technique can be easily duplicated and used for virtually unlimited applications. In the following quick article you’ll be able to explore and know more about how this innovative technology can change our lives.

Overview

The ’secret’ behind this unique “How To: Solar Power Generation” System is about getting one of these special guides that walk you through each and every step on how to easily make Solar-Panels. Take your time when choosing a guide; make sure it provides ‘proofs’ to be working for others. This way or another, here are some key-advantages and tips that can help you out.

Quick benefits and advantages

Going down to the bottom-line we notice the following benefits:

* Uses Wind-Power as a backup when having long periods of cloudy days.

* Cuts down on the usage of non-renewable enr. resources.

* Very quick return on investment (ROI).

* No more power-interruptions.

* Excellent backup to your conventional elec. sys. in case of power failure.

Advice

It is highly important to backup everything with a simple Wind-Power generator – it is perfect for cloudy days and ensures continuous supply for 365 days a year.

Quick summary

The reason that turned it extremely effective is the fact that “How To: Solar Power Generation” System enables any household to successfully ‘cut’ on their elect. expenses by 80%, at minimal costs, and with excellent results. One thing is clear – there are many other great advantages provided by this unique ‘machine’, simply because it offers so many important opportunities. Now it is time to take action, so at this point it is advised to test it so you could instantly explore the wide range of benefits that it provides.

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People around the world are realizing the importance of clean sources of energy such as wind and solar power. Building wind power turbines has become a lot easier nowadays. In fact one need not be a qualified engineer to build one. Man has been using wind power for several centuries now, though it is only recently due to the rising levels of pollution that interest has been revived in them. Windmills and wind turbines can be seen making a comeback in most parts of the world for this reason.

It is always preferable that you do a bit of research on the various parts that make up wind power turbines, before you try your hand at making one. To start off the process you must first of all gather all the equipment that you would need. Construction material is the next thing that you need to decide on. Although both wood and aluminum are used to make windmills, these days aluminum is the preferred material, since it is considered more durable.

The next thing that you need to carefully plan is the location of the turbine. You must make sure that you install it in a place where there is ample open space. Remember, even the best turbine ever built will not be of any use if there were to be insufficient wind flow.  The location also should be such that there is unobstructed access to wind current for the free rotation of the blades.

Homemade wind power turbines offer you a great way to save money on energy bills, as well as contribute your might towards a greener world. You can save even up to 80 percent on your energy bills, by using wind power turbines in your home.