Who am I ?
Hi, I’m Erik Astrand and the man behind this site.
My story? I am about to be 50 and all my life I have been interested in technical things. Not sure if the special interest for the wind, and how to use the wind, started when I as a 5 year old boy and got my first sail dinghy.
Anyway, wind power and to build my own wind generator was a dream for several years. I studied many websites and also bought many courses before I finally built my own windmill. This site is about that journey and you will also find some more general articles about wind power.
Enjoy! and check out the about me page to read more.
go to www.howstuffworks.com and try your search there. lots of well researched articles and lists of additional sources of information.
http://science.howstuffworks.com/wind-power.htm
Wind moves a fan that powers a turbine that generators electricity. You can find more detailed information in the link below.
Wind turns the turbine. The turbine is connected to an electric generator. As the turbine spins the generator, electricity is generated.
The generator is copper wire wrapped around a magnet (which spins). This spinning creates the electricity.