Help From a Friend

As we have come to find out, researching details about savonius wind turbines and electrical systems yields more questions than it does answers. This isn't necessarily a bad thing because you learn a lot, but it often leads you down tangental paths that can leave your head spinning. We consulted a friend in the renewable energy industry to see if he could help us focus our researching efforts. Joe from Preparedness Experts Group provided us with some useful websites that contained articles that addressed many of our questions (the link is at the bottom of the page and in the tutorials page).

Although the DIY blogs that we have been reading have been very helpful each person's wind turbine is unique, and since the blogs are often informal they do not give a clear picture of the overall setup of the wind turbine generator. The link Joe provided helped to put this into perspective and this graphic was particularly helpful:

This graphic provided us with a clear overview of the major systems. Our design does not follow this exact system, but it gives us some key features to research and implement into our design. 

Joe's provided link:

http://www.homepower.com/articles/wind-power/basics/what-wind-electricity