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How do domestic wind turbines work?

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How do domestic wind turbines work?

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The same way international ones do. Or do you mean “home wind turbine”? First of all, you need special equipment from the power company, or equipment they recommend, and their permission, that allows you to provide power into the grid as well as from the grid. Give them a call, first of all, to see if they allow this, and to get their recommended list of components, as well as their approved list of electricians (they require the work be done by someone they approve). Basically you use the output from the turbine to charge a battery. The output from the battery drives a special inverter that synchronizes itself to the power frequency and phase. The special inverter looks at power levels and decides to send power into the grid, or to use power from the grid. With the right type of inverter and DC-DC converter, you can dispense with the battery. If you don’t want to sell power to the power company, and I recommend that as it eliminates the batteries and assures you continuous power even

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