Do you think wind turbine fitted on a car could work?
Can it produce enough energy to power the radio, charge your laptop etc.?
Is it practical and worth it?
Do you want to install it on your car? Please state your reason.
it would produce considerably less power than the drag it caused, which would increase fuel use.
so no, i wouldn’t like it.
(It is cool to think about however. 
and, as warren said, it’s effectiveness would be very wind dependent.
freeway might be okay.
around town — not so much.
but still, in total, an energy waster.
February 5th, 2010 at 2:32 pm
It would seem that you would have to drive into the wind to receive any power so you would never get where you were going but rather where you went??
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joker
February 5th, 2010 at 2:48 pm
it would produce considerably less power than the drag it caused, which would increase fuel use.
so no, i wouldn’t like it.
(It is cool to think about however.
and, as warren said, it’s effectiveness would be very wind dependent.
freeway might be okay.
around town — not so much.
but still, in total, an energy waster.
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February 5th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
yes, it will but the limitations or the problem in designing one such turbine is to prevent the direct wind impact on the turbine and the changing speed of the vehicle. The power generation would be limited and will vary quite frequently. It’s not impossible to design and will be worth designing.
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February 5th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Well, it might work but you would have to do a considerable amount of driving to get enough charge. However with what someone has said about it making drag, it doesn’t have to be one of these massive wind mill turbines you see about but it could lay quite flat and close to the roof of the car, so it wouldn’t necessarily have drag.
Though i do believe it would be a wasted effort.
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February 5th, 2010 at 4:52 pm
Linlyons is right, although I am reminded of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GOlSi-2p3g
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February 5th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
your alternator is much more efficient, install a second one.
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