Wind Power For Dummies by Ian Woofenden (PDF)

Description

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 homeDemystifies system configurations, terminology, and wind energy principles to help you speak the language of the prosHelps assess and reduce your energy needs and decide whether wind power is right for youExplains the mechanics of home-based wind powerShows you how to tie into the grid and sell energy back to the power companyOffers advice on evaluating all of the costs of and financing for your projectProvides tips on working with contractors and complying with local zoning lawsYes, you can do it, with a little help from Wind Power For Dummies.

User’s Reviews

Editorial Reviews: From the Inside Flap Learn about home-scale wind energy without getting blown away!Are you thinking about exploring ways you can limit yourhome’s environmental impact, but you’re not sure whethera wind-energy system is right for you? Wind Power For Dummies gives you real-world, easy-to-understand tips and information on each step in the process of acquiring, installing, and maintaining a home-scale wind-energy system. Plus, you’ll learn how to assess your current energy use, increase your home’s energy efficiency, and determine your site’s wind-energy potential.Getting a wind primer — determine whether wind energy is right for you, understand the parts of a basic wind-electric system, and discover basic electricity and wind-energy principlesAssessing your situation — get a realistic understanding of your site’s wind-energy potential and check out alternate options to using wind energyAssembling your system — find helpful advice on designing your wind-electric system, whether you’re doing it yourself or working with expertsInstalling and operating your system — use trusted tips on safely installing, living with, maintaining, and enjoying your wind-electric systemOpen the book and find:Electricity basics defined in clear EnglishVital wind-energy principlesAdvice on how to conduct a home energy assessmentTips on how to increase your home’s energy efficiencyInformation on how wind energy will affect your walletThe basic requirements for a productive, long-lasting systemFundamentals on system sizing and design From the Back Cover Learn about home-scale wind energy without getting blown away!Are you thinking about exploring ways you can limit yourhome’s environmental impact, but you’re not sure whethera wind-energy system is right for you? Wind Power For Dummies gives you real-world, easy-to-understand tips and information on each step in the process of acquiring, installing, and maintaining a home-scale wind-energy system. Plus, you’ll learn how to assess your current energy use, increase your home’s energy efficiency, and determine your site’s wind-energy potential.Getting a wind primer — determine whether wind energy is right for you, understand the parts of a basic wind-electric system, and discover basic electricity and wind-energy principlesAssessing your situation — get a realistic understanding of your site’s wind-energy potential and check out alternate options to using wind energyAssembling your system — find helpful advice on designing your wind-electric system, whether you’re doing it yourself or working with expertsInstalling and operating your system — use trusted tips on safely installing, living with, maintaining, and enjoying your wind-electric systemOpen the book and find:Electricity basics defined in clear EnglishVital wind-energy principlesAdvice on how to conduct a home energy assessmentTips on how to increase your home’s energy efficiencyInformation on how wind energy will affect your walletThe basic requirements for a productive, long-lasting systemFundamentals on system sizing and design About the Author Ian Woofenden is a Senior Editor with Home Power magazine, the Northwest & Costa Rica Coordinator with Solar Energy International, and a wind-energy author, consultant, and instructor. He has been living off-grid with his family and several wind generators for almost 30 years. Read more

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐Not what I expected from this series… Will tell you where to erect and rules and regs.?I want to know how to build one on the cheap and have a physical book to reference and take notes drawings etc..Oh well, back to youtube.

⭐If you’re looking for a resource that covers most everything about residential size wind generators, this book is as good as anything you’ll find. It has chapters on how to figure how much wind you have at your site, wind generator types, towers and how to erect them, legal issues, costs and how long it will take for your generator to pay for itself. The use of wind for off-grid and grid tied applications are compared. Maintenance and safety are covered in great detail. In fact, after you read the safety chapter you may decide that wind is not for you. If that’s the case, you’re in luck, there’s a whole chapter on alternatives to wind: photovoltaics, hydro and solar thermal. A chapter on home energy conservation is also included. The amount of information can be overwhelming, but the author does a good job of tying it all together.The author, Ian Woofendan, has been writing articles on wind and renewable energy for Home Power magazine for many years, and has wind and solar power at his own home. He has a lot of practical, hands-on knowledge that is evident in WPFD.I’ve lived with small scale wind over ten years, and I know of only two other books this comprehensive that are oriented towards home-sized systems:1) Power From the Wind (incidentally co-authored by the author of Wind Power For Dummies), Dan Chiras. This book is excellent, and in many ways equal in scope to WPFD. It runs about 250 pages.2) Wind Power (Paul Gipe). Very good, but really technical, and includes a lot of information about very large commercial sized generators. 500 pages long!If I had to get a single book on small scale wind power, Wind Power For Dummies would be my first choice, followed by #1 and then #2.It also happens to be the cheapest of the three.

⭐This book is just so informative, and it “pulls no punches”. It is very well written, obviously by someone who has a huge amount of practical experience. It is a great assessment guide to advise you as to whether wind power is for you, and whether it is even worth considering wind power. I also liked that it had some sections on alternative sources of power, other than wind power- solar and hydro for example, and examples of good and bad windpower installations, Also covered are ways to assess your current power consumption and options to increase efficiency and reduce your power bill.I would thoroughly recommend this book to anyone who is looking seriously at wind generation, alternative forms of generation, or just wanting to increase their energy efficiency

⭐I’ve never read any of the “Dummy” books before. However, I do have an interest in renewable energy, so I thought this book might be a good primer. I wasn’t disappointed.Woofenden writes with humor and verve. He is honest regarding the merits and troubles of having a small wind turbine. His book isn’t designed to tell you how to install such a system; the book does what it is supposed to do: introduce small wind, in a readable fashion, to those who are investigating the merits of such a system for their home use.I can recommend this book to anyone who wants a good, basic introduction to wind energy. I also liked the author’s section on other renewable energy alternatives. And his focus on conservation as the best way to profoundly, positively impact the planet.

⭐I am new at wind power and an RVer. I am a former adult education teacher. This book is easy to understand and each chapter stands alone. I highly recommend this for first timers it has saved me a lot of time and money.

⭐I was dumb about wind power before I read this..and I am even dumber now. If you have even imagined investing in or erecting a wind power station on your property, in your neighborhood, to power yoru home, schools, township buildings or whatever…this is a good first must read. the whole “Dummies” series of books are very helpful. This one provides the technical, economic and environmental information that helps inform.

⭐Have wanted to learn about renewable energy and all the components and the correct way to install. So much information out there and no real instructions to go with it. The manufacturers just assume you already know how to install these items and calculate what you need. This book tells it all and is a must for someone wanting to do an install. You can do it completely yourself using this book no matter if you are handy with tools or not.

⭐Basura solo habla de las leyes y permisos,casi mada acerca de la instalacion .

⭐

⭐Good help book about wind turbines for home use.But the book is a bit over the top written and seemsto expect the reader to know most of the facts before handeven though this book is aimed at beginners.

⭐pleased with purchase

⭐book was ok, excellent service

⭐Read most of it now, it’s a pretty easy and good read for a technical book but it still has a lot of information. It’s pretty fair, it does talk to you about other methods of power generation too. I got it thinking I would use it as a guide to buy a smaller 500W ones that i can put on a pole which might be cost effective but the book activity talks you out of that unless you are a hobbyist. They are unreliable and never produce what they say they do. While a 50ft turbine on a 100ft tower would generate more, the costs to do so might make it non-feasible. So it you’re looking for a hobby kit set up check out solar. If you’re looking as a power supplement or power replacement then it’s a good book

⭐Wind Power for Dummies – Well, this is not what I expected. It is informative on wind power for general information only.I was hopeing for a more hands on informative book with some detail on building a wind generator or specifications on power output from some of the designed homebuilds and maybe directions on what to purchase for a wind-mill. I think it would be great to have info on motors used to obtain certain wattage levels from home-brew windmills or commercialy bought ones.Book Misses for me and my needs.Very basic, but great for the layman needing a general knowledge of wind power.

Keywords

Free Download Wind Power For Dummies in PDF format
Wind Power For Dummies PDF Free Download
Download Wind Power For Dummies 2009 PDF Free
Wind Power For Dummies 2009 PDF Free Download
Download Wind Power For Dummies PDF
Free Download Ebook Wind Power For Dummies