New Turbine Projects – 500watt to 9Kw wind generators
Upcoming projects to install a 500watt PMA style wind generator on the roof of the house with eventually having up to three or four of them but 1Kw each. The last wind generator turbine project will be a 9.4Kw DC motor which I acquired a year ago capable of putting out about 48v and 280 short Amps at only 380 RPMs. This turbine will by itself generate more power in a day than I can use and thus able to be off grid and sell all the excess.
25 Responses to New Turbine Projects – 500watt to 9Kw wind generators
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Never even started it, I still have the blades, motor and gears but it’s a matter of time and resources right now
econewpower
October 11, 2012 at 9:54 pm
Have you finished the 9.3kw wind turbine project?
mymultiview
October 11, 2012 at 10:46 pm
where did you buy the mount ????? can you please send me a message chingonchacho@yahoo.com
chingonchacho
October 11, 2012 at 11:44 pm
From where did u buy the 9.3kw motor
madhan15791
October 12, 2012 at 12:05 am
My water heater is solar but in winter it so overcast it doesn’t work well so it works on spring through fall. Furnace is electric and we turn it way down and use electric space heaters which are 100% efficient, every bit helps.
econewpower
October 12, 2012 at 12:22 am
oofft well pumps and heating, yeh that makes sense. Do you have solar water/air heaters? they are close to 100% efficiency when pv solar is only about 17%!!
gaypotter
October 12, 2012 at 12:43 am
My peak usage when the well pump and field pumps are running, the AC is on, etc can be as high as 7Kw an hour (a water heater uses 4.5Kw/hour when it is heating) – so my peak Kw/consumption is 7Kw but that doesn’t mean we actually use 7Kw/per hour x 24 hours! My wind and solar is enough to being close to break even almost always and be offgrid when I want. I hope that makes better sense now.
econewpower
October 12, 2012 at 1:09 am
We average about 1,200Kw a month so that’s 1200/30 = 40 Kw/day or 1.6 Kw and hour. The problem is that you forget that I can produce 7Kw/hr during peak hours, meaning the sun is shining bright and the wind is blowing faster than 20 mph – which almost never happens. I get an average of 6 hours of sunshine a day of which 2 hours are peak sunlight so the average is 3.5Kw for 6 hours = 21kw. The average wind is 12mph for 12 hours producing about 12Kw a day more.
econewpower
October 12, 2012 at 1:42 am
5KW?!?!?! wwhooaaaa thats like 5×24 = 120kw hours a day!! in my house we use on avarage 7kwh a day!
gaypotter
October 12, 2012 at 2:37 am
They are rated to produce 7Kw per hour, I can average about 5 Kw per hour (not per day).
econewpower
October 12, 2012 at 3:17 am
sorry to be a pain in the gonads, but can you tell me exactly how much are each of your wind turbines and solar panels rated to produce and how much do they actually produce (KW)? and do you mean 5Kw/hours a day yes?
gaypotter
October 12, 2012 at 4:14 am
Yes, I do. Under ideal conditions (which never is) I can generate over 7Kw/hr from my wind and solar, I usually generate 2/3 of that or about 5Kw/hour, the rest I buy. There are months where me bill is close to zero but I only sell 1.6Kw of the total I can produce as that is the only section of power I have grid tied. The rest of the panels and the turbines go straight batteries, then to the inverters and then to the house and gets used up.
econewpower
October 12, 2012 at 4:29 am
why not? you have several wind turbines, do you really use all of that energy?!
gaypotter
October 12, 2012 at 4:46 am
Not a penny.
econewpower
October 12, 2012 at 5:44 am
do you make any money from the grid?
gaypotter
October 12, 2012 at 6:12 am
Yes but towards the end of the year. I have too many other projects to finish first.
econewpower
October 12, 2012 at 6:15 am
Are you still going to do this big windturbine?
katz217
October 12, 2012 at 6:44 am
Yes, these PMDC motors are real beasts when it comes to output. I hope to start that project towards the end of summer this year.
econewpower
October 12, 2012 at 7:42 am
Yes, more surface area mans more power & torque
econewpower
October 12, 2012 at 7:50 am
like the motor. i have a 2 hp PMDC motor that i brought. at its rated rpm, it can produce 12KW at 180 VDC (in theory). like to see people looking further than ametek motors
energyman1988
October 12, 2012 at 8:04 am
The blades look very good, how much did you pay for them and who made them?
SuperGreenliving
October 12, 2012 at 8:28 am
maybe you should build a wind powered lawn mower…….lol
nice design…bigger is always better.
jatpack3
October 12, 2012 at 8:56 am
It double posted because there are two answers which would not fit in one response (character count limit). The model I purchased was the Home Wind Turbine, 5 Blades, 1200W Hybrid Max/24V – Low Wind. I think if I had to do it over again I would buy their Residential Wind Turbine, 2kW/48V, wind/solar hybrid. It puts out more power for less money with even less wind. I think if you’re in a wind area like mine, this might be a better all around choice.
God Bless
econewpower
October 12, 2012 at 9:50 am
Not sure why it double posted but thanks for the info. What model and voltage wind max units did you buy?
laidofftomass
October 12, 2012 at 10:07 am
However, the support you get from Missouri Wind and Solar is extremely good and the information he has on his site is outstanding (while the folks that sell the WindMax have almost no information). I have seen YouTube videos (billythekid2010) using MW&S PMA with the 11 blade hub and making very good power early. I can only speak for the 6 bladed set. Good luck!
econewpower
October 12, 2012 at 10:14 am