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Reviews of the previous edition: "Every so often books come through that are a refreshing change from the norm. Wind Power Workshop is just such a book." Electronics and Beyond, The Maplin Magazine "The author is a true guru of the art." Positive News
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This fully revised edition of Wind Power Workshop - the first for ten years - includes HughA's updated thoughts about wind turbine construction, thirty new illustrations (on top of the seventy that appeared in the previous edition) and an expanded and vastly superior layout. The book shows you how to construct aerodynamic efficient wind turbine blades using wood, match and connect the blades to a generator, build mechanical controls to direct and ensure the safety and efficiency of the blades and erect the turbine safely using a guyed tower. Wind Power Workshop helps you understand wind turbine technology without assuming prior knowledge but does assume you have a technical background - either in engineering or electronics. Those without a technical background will need a physics book handy to help them understand terms such as force and turning moments. It also covers generator science, magnets, batteries; as well as supplying you with all the equations you need to correctly size a turbine of your own design. There is a chapter about safety to ensure that readers understand the many risks involved in wind turbine construction. Hugh teaches wind power courses all over the world and his experiences as a teacher inform his work. The focus of the book - and all Hugh's work - is to empower the reader to take control of their energy needs by describing how energy is created and then showing how to build the machines to make it themselves. You will need a work space to make a wind turbine, plenty of tools and a methodical patient approach to the work. As Hugh says in his introduction, This book is written for those who want to build their own windmill, and for those who love to dream. If you have the time, the workshop, the site, and the passion, then you will build a windmill, and enjoy the hard-earned fruits." Wind Power Workshop is suitable for engineering students wishing to learn about wind power; home engineering and woodwork enthusiasts; lovers of self sufficiency; and anyone interested in home power production.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Roughly 2 weeks after purchasing this book I was able to put together a rudimentaly windmill that although isn't generating any power yet, will run in the wind I designed it for, direct itself into the wind and most importantly will move itself out of a wind that is too strong.
Very good book.
Very good book.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
building wind turbine made 'easy', well, with a little practical knowhow as well. clearly explained. lets you decide which mill is meant for you, then helps with purchase -v- d.i.y. not buried under mounds of maths.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This book is very good, it provide the essential information you need to build your own turbine in a easy to understand way, not just for engineers.
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I'm no eco warrior, I don't care a toss about climate change. I'm interested in domestic wind power for purely pragmatic reasons, but feared that this book would be largely filled... Read more
Published 4 months ago by D. Milne
Well explained on the theory and practicality of building a proper...
I have read about wind energy in numerous text books. I always found it a difficult subject. The aerodynamics of the rotor is hard to get your head around and the generators are... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. K. E. Varney
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I bought this book to help me with a project on an OU course and was well rewarded. Although written in Engineer speak for Engineers it is full of useful information about wind... Read more
Published on 20 Aug 2008 by David Jackson
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