Wind power for dummies

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    • Woofenden, Ian

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Wind power for dummies

by Ian Woofenden

(--For dummies, . Making everything easier!)

Wiley, c2009

  • : pbk

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The consumer guide to small-scale wind electricity production! Maybe you're not T. Boone Pickens, but you can build your own home-sized wind-power empire right in your back yard. Wind Power For Dummies supplies all the guidance you need to install and maintain a sustainable, cost-effective wind generator to power your home for decades to come. This authoritative, plain-English guide walks you through every step of the process, from assessing your site and available wind sources to deciding whether wind power is the solution for you, from understanding the mechanics of wind power and locating a contractor to install your system to producing your own affordable and sustainable electricity. Guides you step by step through process of selecting, installing, and operating a small-scale wind generator to power your home Demystifies system configurations, terminology, and wind energy principles to help you speak the language of the pros Helps assess and reduce your energy needs and decide whether wind power is right for you Explains the mechanics of home-based wind power Shows you how to tie into the grid and sell energy back to the power company Offers advice on evaluating all of the costs of and financing for your project Provides tips on working with contractors and complying with local zoning laws Yes, you can do it, with a little help from Wind Power For Dummies.

目次

Introduction 1 Part I: A Wind Primer: Stuff You Need to Know 7 Chapter 1: Introducing the World of Home Wind Electricity 9 Chapter 2: Is Wind Energy for You? 19 Chapter 3: Deconstructing Wind-Energy Systems 33 Chapter 4: Electricity Basics - a Shocking Amount of Info 47 Chapter 5: Blowing through Vital Wind-Energy Principles 67 Part II: Assessing Your Situation 83 Chapter 6: The Home Energy Assessment: Gauging Your Energy Appetite 85 Chapter 7: Increasing Your Home's Energy Efficiency 99 Chapter 8: Determining Your Site's Wind-Energy Potential 117 Chapter 9: Defi ning Your Relationship to the Grid 137 Chapter 10: Calculating the Value of Your Investment 151 Chapter 11: If Not Wind, Then What? Other Options for Green Energy 165 Part III: Assembling Your System 183 Chapter 12: Gathering a Team of Experts - or Going It Alone 185 Chapter 13: Weighing Wind Generator Options 199 Chapter 14: Talking about Towers 219 Chapter 15: Checking Out the Rest of the System Components 237 Chapter 16: Tying Everything Together: System Sizing and Design 253 Part IV: Installing and Operating Your System 269 Chapter 17: Safety First! 271 Chapter 18: Installation Time 287 Chapter 19: Living with Wind Energy 305 Part V: The Part of Tens 315 Chapter 20: Ten Essential Steps toward a Successful Wind-Electric System 317 Chapter 21: Ten Wind-Energy Mistakes 323 Chapter 22: Ten Tales of Wind-Energy Users and "Abusers" 327 Part VI: Appendixes 335 Appendix A: Glossary 337 Appendix B: Conversions, Abbreviations, and Acronyms 345 Index 349

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