The horizontal axis wind turbine is an invention that will help take the power of wind and convert it to energy. The arduous task of making these small windmills was first thought about when Smitha Rao, contemplated harnessing the gusts of wind that blew through his back yard without placing in a wind turbine in his back yard.The turbine is small, only measuring 1.8 millimeters at it's thickest, 10 could fit within one grain of rice. Next to the small size would be the cheap manufacturing costs that allow it to be cheaper for the public. The small turbines are made from nickel alloy, and 1000 can be made from one wafer of alloy. While how much power the windmills can create remains disclosed, the inventors, Jung-Chih Chiao and Smitha Rao, assert that a couple thousand could power a family's communication and lighting system for a night.
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- The nickel alloy is favored because it is very durable and comes in thin wafers that can make up to a thousand windmills per sheet.
- Jung-Chih Chiao, the inventor, has not released them to the market due to the absence of a patent.
- Both inventors, Jung-Chih Chiao and Smitha Rao worked very hard on the prototype of the small windmill.
- Though the windmill is small, it can withstand strong winds due to the metal it's made from.
