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Roger Brown
The residential wind turbine systems that work the best are the ones that are designed to fit a particular environment. While it is possible to generate wind energy from any type of when device in any type of wind ecosystem, you will definitely not be utilizing the full capabilities of the device if you don't match the wind turbine style to the task you have intended for it. When you're talking about a roof for example, it is prudent to strongly consider the vertical wind turbine for that purpose. The vertical wind device has many advantages for a residential wind turbine project. The principal advantage that a vertical axis wind turbine has is the fact that it is designed with both aesthetics and efficiency in the roof environment in mind. Both of these aspects are extremely important when you're talking about having a wind turbine on your property. Many neighborhoods will restrict when turbines if they're not aesthetically pleasing. It is likely that if you live in a neighborhood that the committee in charge of design will have a problem with your wind turbine unless it meets certain aesthetic criteria. The efficiency of the vertical wind turbine will also be a big advantage for you if you're going to locate your device on your roof. While these devices are not nearly as efficient as horizontal axis wind turbines, they do operate more efficiently when considering a lifecycle analysis of the product and the total cost that you experience. That is because you won't be replacing the components of a vertical system as often as you will a horizontal system. That's because the horizontal system that has the efficiency advantage of having a tail section, will not operate efficiently in a turbulent environment because it will constantly be shifting directions to keep up with the prevailing wind. By shifting constantly to try to find the best wind, the horizontal home wind turbine could possibly damage the underlying substructure of your roof. This can obviously be a problem and will likely cost you some money to have the roof repaired. With all the pressure these days to become green, we need to seriously look at all the places where renewable energy systems can be located. Even if the technology doesn't support a quick payback right now, eventually it will and there will be opportunities to install wind turbines and solar collectors and even in low energy environments like those found on a roof. In conclusion, by far best residential wind turbine application for a roof will be the vertical wind device. It just makes a lot more sense from both the design and aesthetic appeal angle.
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