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=Overview=
[[Image:WindTurbine.png|thumb|400px|Wind Turbine]]

The '''Wind Turbine''' is a machine that converts mechanical kinetic energy of the wind into electrical energy. As a part of the [[GVCS]] it enables the generation of clean, renewable power.

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==Details==

Small wind turbines are currently the main class being considered as a community-scale solution for power. These turbines may be as small as a fifty watt generator for boat, caravan, or miniature refrigeration unit. Small units often have direct drive generators, direct current output, aeroelastic blades, lifetime bearings and use a vane to point into the wind.

==Product Ecology==
{{Product Ecology
|Product = {{Wind Turbine}}

|From=
*{{Furnace}}
*{{CNC Multimachine}}
*{{Generator}}
*{{Battery}}

|Uses=
*[[Wind]]

|Creates=
*[[Electricity]]

|Enables=

|Components=
*Blades
*Tail
*Hub
*[[DC generator]]
*[[Battery]]
*Diode
*Sensors
*Mount
*Wires
*Tower
**Base
**Pole
**Guy-wires
*Bearings
}}

==Status==

[[Open Source Ecology Europe]] and -[[Germany]] are working on a prototype VAWT design: [[Germany/Wind_Turbine]]. Research and development is currently concentrated at [[TiVA]], a tiny wind turbine prototyping platform. With this very small turbine, we can easily change parts, try out new ideas and increase the quality of the design on a small scale in a fast and inexpensive way. 

The wind turbine is currently in the [[Wind_Turbine/Research_Development| Research phase]] of product development.

There are a wide number of Open Hardware turbines, that are currently under consideration for adoption/consideration as a part of the [[GVCS]].

portable wind turbine that can fit in a tube; wind lens.

== OS Projects==
* [[AirEnergy 3D]] [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/43717383/airenergy-3d-a-3d-printed-opensource-mobile-wind-t]- A 3D printed, opensource, mobile wind turbine.
* [[SolarFlower]] [http://www.treehugger.com/wind-technology/build-diy-wind-turbine-30.html]
* [[Zoetrope]] [http://www.applied-sciences.net/library/data/zoetrope-wind-turbine.pdf]

== See also ==
* [[Turbine]]
* [[Wind Power Conversation]]
* [[Geothermal Energy]]
* [[Solar Power]]
=== Wikipedia===
* [[Wikipedia:Wind turbine|Wikipedia: Wind turbine]]
* [[Wikipedia:Wind turbine design|Wikipedia: Wind turbine design]]
* [[Wikipedia:Small wind turbine|Wikipedia: Small wind turbine]]
* [[Wikipedia:Open design|Wikipedia: Open design]]

== External links==
* [http://onawi.org/ Onawi ]

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