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I would like to see how a home wind generator creates electricity, particularly the mechanism.
Small wind turbines work by having blades that spin a shaft connected to a generator (usually with magnets and coils) that converts the rotational energy into electricity - you can find some great comparisons of home wind generators on gearscouts.com if youre looking for emergency power solutions with the best watt-hour value.
Here's a reasonably representative photo.
This ?
Exotic, rare, not representative of everyday things.
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I'm going to join a vegan community which is also going to live off grid.
Can I post video links related to smart cities in your community ? This is one of the reasons why we wish to go off grid......