Ummm..... Is it me? It obviously uses electricity from the wall so if I understand it correctly, you need electricity to then "create" electricity.

Have I missed the gag here???

>> ^buzz:
Ummm..... Is it me? It obviously uses electricity from the wall so if I understand it correctly, you need electricity to then "create" electricity.
Have I missed the gag here???


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Actually, you probably need to change the circuitry that converted the electricity from 120V AC to whatever form is used in the motor. Rectifiers don't work in reverse, but transformers do.

>> ^jwray:
Actually, you probably need to change the circuitry that converted the electricity from 120V AC to whatever form is used in the motor. Rectifiers don't work in reverse, but transformers do.

As mentioned in the video, the presence of an AC motor in the wind turbine will generate AC current, just as your electrical sockets provide. There would have to be some gadgetry to match the phase of the wall power, and to not draw current from it. I'm also curious how it would affect your energy meter, whether it would show up as a reduction in energy usage.

Just the same as existing green energy installations work, it runs the meter backwards.

I'm pretty sure that the unit is back-feeding power into the plug, not using power from it. This could be dangerous if you touch the prongs on the plug but it would definitely work.

I think the frequency of the generated power would depend on the rate at which the turbine turns, so you would need some circuitry to convert it to 120V 60Hz AC that is in phase with the wall socket. I don't know exactly what you need, but it is presumably much more complicated than the circuitry required for the other direction.