There
are many important factors that determine the effectiveness of a turbine, Wind
turbine design is one of them. Horizontal axis and vertical axis are the basically
two types of designs.
Horizontal Axis Residential Wind Turbines
This is the most common type of wind turbines.
Their blades are like “propeller” that spins on the horizontal axis. They are different
from other turbines and greatly in size. The larger model of them can produce
more energy.
This type of wind turbine has two or
three blades, a gear box, and a generator. When the blades gets spin by wind
then gear moves. By this process generator get power, which produces
electricity.
Vertical Axis Residential Wind
Turbines
These turbines do not have blades. In
this type of wind turbine main rotor shaft is arranged vertically. This type of
wind turbine does not require a yawing mechanism this is one of the biggest
advantages of these turbines. They are also smaller in size when compared to
their horizontal wind turbines.
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