Domestic Wind Turbines are getting more and more popular as time goes on, not surprising really considering how expensive electricity for our homes has gone up. The following covers the topic of how wind turbines work, in order to provide a basic understanding on the process of electricity production from the wind. It is quite important to understand the design of the two most common types of wind turbines available to buy. It is important to ask this question as the two types of wind turbines are horizontal turbines and vertical, both of these turbines use the wind in a slightly different way due to the wind energy harnessing process. Horizontal wind turbines are the more common design in general, they use angled propeller type blades to create friction when it faces the wind, which results in the spinning motion. The vertical turbine uses the wind to spin on a centre point on the ground, resulting in the whole thing spinning round. The process of electricity production is very similar in both designs. Only the construction makes a difference in the position and design of the blades ?these are used to create friction with the wind. The easiest way of thinking about the basics of wind power is by comparing a wind turbine to an electric fan. This is now a reality for our domestic homes, resulting in
Domestic Wind Turbines being very popular indeed.
