Connecting a 24v wind turbine to your home
picasaweb.google.com Diagram with narration that shows how most of the connections are made to get the turbine power to your home. My video editing software does not know how to handle the mouse cursor synchronization so I just uploaded the capture raw. I am not responsible in any way how you use this information as it is for informational purposes only.
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…continued. On sunny days with enough wind, you get energy out of the solar panels and the wind generator. How ever there is a chance to be a rainy day or a night with no wind and then you have only the backup batteries.
711LAB
August 8, 2012 at 10:11 am
The best solution if wou live in an area that has both sun and some wind, is to install a hybrid system. save some money and buy less solat panels. Then spend these money to install a wind turbine as well. Then you increase the chance of taking more out or renwable sources. On rainy days and nights, you can get energy out of the wind generator only, when it winds. On sunny days with no wind, you get energy out of the solar panels. Continued…
711LAB
August 8, 2012 at 10:53 am
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ZERO-NOISE from gears and generators since sealed underground.
SAVES THE BIRDS AND BATS since slow.
DOES NOT NEED TO OCCUPY A WIDER LANDSCAPE since tall
MAY BE LOWER-COST since it may use timber and other cheaper things.
ELUDES HURRICANE FORCE since the V-type folding blades automatically close.
NO FIRE since it is kept cool.
PRODUCES ELECTRICITY EVEN IN WEAKER WIND
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TheServiceWeb
August 8, 2012 at 11:49 am
Because it requires more revolutions per minute (RPM) for the generator motor to generate a higher voltage, lower RPMs mean lower voltage. So if you have a lower average wind then you may never get to 24 volts if the wind speed cannot drive the blades fast enough, in that case going to a lower voltage may get you charging the batteries at lower wind speeds.
econewpower
August 8, 2012 at 11:54 am
why does 24 v require more wind?
toddac1
August 8, 2012 at 12:48 pm
I would not bother with wind, look at their output charts, at cut in speed you have almost no charging amperage. Your best bet is solar panels and a enough batteries to give you power even during the rainy days. If you go with a 12 vol setup then it would be fairly inexpensive to get the battery bank to the right capacity. Then just buy panels made for 12 volts with open circuit voltage of around 20volts-22volts, charge the batteries and you’re done.
econewpower
August 8, 2012 at 1:20 pm
I made a mistake im getting 3 m/s which is why i thought i need the 3k ill be adding solar but we get tons of cloudy days and rain so wind has to be my bread winner… at that cut in you think the 1 k can do it? thanks again for your reply..
Cocobumbo
August 8, 2012 at 2:08 pm
Another thought is to get four 12v batteries in series and leave the 48v turbine got straight to them and from there to your inverter. If you have that steady 14mph breeze as you mentioned earlier then the batteries will act as a cushion for your inverter. As long as your power consumption is lower than the output of the turbine you will be fine. In time you can increase the number of batteries in your bank to achieve a balanced setup.
econewpower
August 8, 2012 at 2:12 pm
Sure but you will need very big wires to carry the amperage, you’ll need a bridge rectifier capable of sustaining 250 AMPs and a mount capable to dissipate all the heat. Also you will loose power from that large turbine because when you take the voltage down, the amperage increases, which causes the resistance to the turbine to increase requiring more torque to turn. So just be aware that you would not get the full 3Kw out of it.
econewpower
August 8, 2012 at 2:14 pm
Im buying a 3k at 48v how can I break that down to 12v?
Cocobumbo
August 8, 2012 at 2:23 pm
Thanks for your comment. The dump load is built into the charge controller in question. When you get a Windmax turbine, the charge controller is integrated with a bridge rectifier and a dump load appropriate for the size turbine you’re using. In my two turbines at home I have the extension cord from the turbine going into a male/female plug so I can either disconnect turbine at will or put in a break plug I already made that has all three phase wires shorted into a wire nut.
econewpower
August 8, 2012 at 2:27 pm
Possible additions to this system: After the 100 amp breakers you could put a three wire short to electronically brake the the turbine. In your charge controller you should connect a dump load because you can trigger the DC disconnect and your batteries can over charge.
CodeWarriorx0539
August 8, 2012 at 3:15 pm