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Learning About Wind Power Generation

April 27, 2011

Since the earth began there has always been wind.  It comes and it goes, constantly moving.  A vast source of energy free for everyone.  So just how do you harness the wind?  And how do you turn it into energy?  The answer to that:  Wind power generators.  These generators harness the wind’s power and turn it into energy for everyday things.
What Is Wind?
Simply put, wind is air in motion.  Wind is a result of solar radiation circulating around the globe.  It is an effect of uneven air pressure in our atmosphere.  It is affected by geology, latitude, topography, altitude, and [...]

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How Home Windmills Generate Electricity

July 20, 2010

A home windmill or residential wind turbine operates the same way as any other type of turbine-based electricity generator. Regardless of the type of “fuel” used to power the turbine, the principles are the same.
In the early 1800s a British scientist, Michael Faraday, discovered the principle of magnetic induction. In simple terms, what he discovered was that if you moved a magnet near an electrical conductor then electricity was generated. Similarly if you move an electrical conductor near a magnet then electricity is generated.
On top of this, the opposite is true. By introducing electrical energy into a wire near a [...]

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