You might think the notion of creating an electric generator for yourself is crazy.
Given the amount of energy we all use in our daily life we all should at least consider making homemade electricity.
I'm sure you have lots of questions as to how to go about this but it can be done.
Electricity is a type of energy similar to heat and light.
But, electric sources that happen naturally are difficult to find, and many just create a small amount of power.
Consider for instance the static electricity that causes the hair on your arm to stand up in an air-conditioned room.
The good news about energy is that it can basically be converted from one type to another type.
So, our electric energy is just a method of changing all energy sources into electricity.
And this is the reason that the electric power generation can be miniaturized.
The solar panel is the basic mode of generating homemade electricity.
These converts light energy into electric convertor due to the photovoltaic cells, which are activated due to light rays from the sun to produce voltage.
Although, each cell produces very small voltage, we can get the desired output by connecting these cells in parallel or series.
Actually, some drawbacks are also connected with solar panels like low efficiency rating and they are very expensive to buy.
Therefore, just estimate your budget before planning to install solar panels to produce your homemade electricity.
An additional popular method in making homemade electricity is to change wind into electricity.
This method requires a wind generator.
Simply, a wind generator is only a dynamo (the common term for all motors or generators) attached to a turbine that is moved by the wind's power.
The turbine gathers the energy from the wind, while the dynamo changes the mechanical power from the wind into electricity.
Really, as I previously said, a dynamo is the common term for a motor.
If a dynamo changes electrical energy into mechanical energy, then this makes it a motor.
If it changes mechanical energy to electricity, then this makes it a generator.
In comparison to solar panels, wind generators are more efficient.
But, the wind turbine must be located where the wind is very strong to produce better electricity.
One thing to keep in mind about using solar panels or a wind generator as your energy source is that they won't be giving you any electricity if it's a cloudy or a non windy day.
Therefore, it's necessary to store up energy when you can get it, and a battery is the perfect way to do this.
However, you need to be careful, particularly when it comes to batteries that come with a high "mAh" rating.
They have enough voltage so that if you short one of them out, it could actually kill you.
In addition, you should not be recharging batteries that aren't meant to be recharged.
The basics of creating homemade electricity have been provided.
It will take initiative and patience to generate sufficient power for your needs.
Just keep in mind that dealing with electricity can be harmful to you and your appliances, so always take proper precautions.