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DIY Power: Choosing Between Wind, Water, And Solar
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By: Ryan Narendra
When it comes to DIY power sources, the possibilities are endless. People have been coming up with their own sources for power for centuries. Wind, sunlight, and water are the common ways that people get power from nature. The following examples describe a little bit about each type of power source.
Windmills- These range in all sizes and have a variety of purposes. There are mills that convert the wind’s energy into power to grind grains. Other versions are used to power sawmills, hammermills, papermills, and even for pumping water out of the ground. Some of the earliest windmills were invented in Persia in the ninth century. These ancient versions were constructed from six to twelve sails that were made from cloth. Today these creations are made from wood, metal, and even types of plastic. Most windmills used today are used to generate power for homes.
Solar Power- This technique hasn’t been around nearly as long as wind power, but it is gaining popularity. While this is a highly desired power source for sunny locations, it is still quite expensive to convert to using it.
There are two kinds of ways to harness this power; through photovoltaics and concentrating solar power. Photovoltaics converts solar radiation into DC or direct current power. Production of this type of power has been doubling yearly since it began in 2002. As for concentrated solar power, or CSP, this requires the use of mirrors and lenses for tracking sunlight. This sunlight can be used as a heat source for a power plant or concentrated onto surfaces that use photovoltaics. CSP is said to have been used in ancient China, however, it was used in 1866 to make steam for the first solar steam engine.
Hydropower- This might be the one source of power that isn’t usable by everyone in a do-it-yourself fashion, unless they have access to a large source of water. With this process, power is produced by the energy of moving water.
Large cities use this type of power to run commercial buildings, as well as residential dwellings. It can also be sued for operating machines, such as lifts, sawmills, dock cranes, and watermills. Water wheels and mills have been used in India for hundreds of years. In Rome, water was used to power the mills for grinding grain, sawing timber, and cutting stones.
When determining which DIY power source you’d like to try to harness, keep in mind what you have available to use. For instance, wanting to create your own hydropower source when living in the desert might not be a feasible choice. There are plenty of plans available online for creating any type of creation you can dream up, in order to harness these types of energy produced by nature.
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