If you can generate power with a huge windmill with 25 + foot fan blades and a very tall tower, is it possible to do this? : I am building a camper in the bed of my pickup truck, You know, the home of the future. Can a turbine “squirrel cage” fan mounted atop the vehicle so as to turn as the vehicle moves through the wind; be governed for power output to power a battery, or a series of batteries? What would I use for a generator for the fan to drive, and what would be the voltage regulator should the battery exceed max. storage capacity? 12 volt automobile batteries. Excuse my ignorance! I find that, sometimes, it’s not good to not be very smart. It leaves lots of room to learn something.
I don’t understand Bilruss’s answer. The fan is driven by the vehicle’s passage throught the air. Like a jet engine turning the turbine, but rather than developing thrust out the other end, your generating voltage through a coil.