Windmill Construction
Electrical Power Generation, a short excerpt, Chapter 11
Covered in Electrical Power Generation:
- Power generation and the dynamo
- How the dynamo works
- The different types of dynamo, the gererator and the alternator
- How to choose the one you want and how to properly connect the wires to the load and to the battery
- How to connect the wind switch, the voltages regulator and the slip rings
- How the slip rings work
- How the wind switch works
- The use and position of a gasoline powered generator
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The book’s chapters are organized with the following details:
Chapter 1 - Design Relationships ..... moreChapter 2 - Introductory Principles ..... more
Chapter 3 - Scientific and Engineering Information ..... more
Chapter 4 - Location ..... more
Chapter 5 - The Science of Aerodynamics and the Air Foil Rotor Blade for the Generation of Electricity ..... more
Chapter 6 - Rotor Blade Selection, Construction and Testing .....more
Chapter 7 - Electrical Generation One – Principles .....more
Chapter 8 - Electrical Generation Two – Measurement ..... more
Chapter 9 - Electrical Generation Three – Needs .....more
Chapter 10 - Electrical Generation Four – Storage ..... more
Chapter 11 - Electrical Generation Five – Power Generation ..... more
Chapter 12 - Electrical Generation Six – Wires and Wiring ..... more
The book’s illustrations are broken down into basic sections:
Section1 - The Major Types ..... moreSection 2 - The Wooden Multiblade ..... more
Section 3 - The Metal Multiblade ..... more
Section 4 - The Air Foil Rotor Blade ..... more
Section 5 - The Sail Windmill ..... more
Section 6 - Design Alternatives ..... more
Section 7 - Pump Plans ..... more
Section 8 - Electrical Connections ..... more
Section 9 - The Tower ..... more
