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Wind Power
A Typical Wind System A typical home-scale turbine is mounted on a tower 50 to 100 feet high. The turbine is usually configured to produce direct current, which is stored in a battery bank, and then converted to alternating current using an inverter. Your household energy demand and the distribution of windy and calm days will determine the size of the battery bank needed for a complete system. Overall demand may be most cheaply met with a hybrid system that combines a wind turbine and a photovoltaic array. An inverter is used to convert the low voltage DC to higher voltage AC. A meter will be required to ensure that the system owner can be credited for any wind power fed into the mains supply. Maintenance The current generation of wind turbines has been shown to be very reliable. The best small turbines are designed to require little regular maintenance and can operate for 3 to 6 years without attention. However, regular monitoring and occasional maintenance is necessary for long-term reliability.

A Typical Wind System