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Reference II02-35 Suggested Search Terms
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General Tips
  • You can copy search terms on this page and then paste them into the search terms box of a search engine.
  • When searching for information about either small or large wind turbines, include the phrase "wind turbine" OR "wind turbines" in your search terms.
  • When searching for information about small wind turbines, include the phrases "small wind turbine" OR "small wind turbines" in your search terms.
  • When searching for information about large wind turbines, include the phrases "wind turbine" OR "wind turbines" -small -home in your search terms.
    • Many Web pages about large wind turbines don't include the word "large." Thus, to eliminate Web pages about small wind turbines, include -small -home. This tells the search engine that you don't want Web pages containing the words small or home
    • Some Web pages about small wind turbines use the word home instead of small.

Search-Term Suggestions
For the following search term suggestions, be sure to include one of the pairs of phrases mentioned in General Tips above.

Available Wind Energy
  • wind energy maps
Blades
  • blades
  • blades build
  • blades "do it yourself" OR "build your own" OR "make your own" OR "homebuilt"
  • blades wooden OR wood
  • blades PVC
  • blades aluminum OR steel
  • combinations of the above

Generators
  • motor
    • This will bring up Web pages about using motors as generators.
  • "permanent magnet DC"
  • treadmill OR "tape drive"
  • "blender motor" OR "blender motors"
  • "stepper motor" OR "stepper motors"
  • combinations of the above
Savonius Turbines
  • Savonius

 
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