| dc.description.abstract | Renewable energy replaces conventional fuels in four distinct areas: power
generation, hot water or space heating, transport fuels, and rural energy services.
Renewable energy is derived from natural processes that are replenished constantly. In
its various forms, it derives directly from the sun, or from heat generated deep within
the earth. Included in the definition is electricity and heat generated from solar, wind,
ocean, hydropower and biomass. This wind turbine model makes its electricity with a
simple generator which produces pulses of current, or alternating current. It does so by
passing strong magnets over coils of fine wire. Each time a magnet passes over a coil,
the coil becomes energized with electricity. With dynamo connected together into the
circuit, the result is a quadrupling of the voltage. The expected output for this project is
12V. Usually, electricity from wind turbines is converted from alternating current to
direct current, which can be used for battery charging. | en_US |
