Effective and uncomplicated - these are essential characteristics of the described in this book robust and powerful wind turbines for power generation which can alternatively also for water pumps can be used. Your generator power may, depending on the rotor diameter of between 300 W up to 5 kW can be chosen freely and is sufficient to individual houses far away from the mains with electricity.After an introduction to the principles of wind energy use, the site selection and System Design The author describes step by step the plant engineering, the only easily available standard machine parts and technical metal construction techniques. This is the type of also interesting for the small series production and the decentralized power supply in developing countries!Hints to the use of the energy for heating and for the supply of electrical devices round off the book.Contents (excerpts):Wind energy useTechnology and locationTechnical and aerodynamic BasicsControlWind wheel for do-it-yoursel