A credible installer may provide additional services such as permitting. Find out if the installer is a licensed electrician, and ask for references and check them. You may also want to check with the Better Business Bureau. With proper installation and maintenance, a small wind electric system should last up to 20 years or longer. Annual maintenance can include:. Your professional installer should help you finding the best location for your wind system. Some general considerations they will discuss with you include:.
Small wind turbines used in residential applications typically range in size from watts to 20 kilowatts, depending on the amount of electricity you want to generate. A typical home uses approximately 10, kilowatt-hours of electricity per year about kilowatt-hours per month. Depending on the average wind speed in the area, a wind turbine rated in the range of 5—15 kilowatts would be required to make a significant contribution to this demand. A professional installer will help you determine what size turbine you'll need.
First establish an energy budget. Because energy efficiency is usually less expensive than energy production, reducing your home's electricity use will probably be more cost effective and will reduce the size of the wind turbine you need. The height of a wind turbine's tower also affects how much electricity the turbine will generate. A professional installer should help you determine the tower height you will need.
An estimate of the annual energy output from a wind turbine in kilowatt-hours per year is the best way to determine whether it and the tower will produce enough electricity to meet your needs.
A professional installer can help you estimate the energy production you can expect. Products Turn the energy around you into electricity you can use with these products. We got a couple reasons why you should! Sale Price: Learn More. What our Customers are saying:. Contact us today to have us install a new clean energy system on your property or upgrade your existing one. We offer free consultations for commercial, residential, and agricultural clients throughout the area.
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That is why we assess every project before we begin working to create a strategy that gets the job done the right way without skimping on resources or cutting any corners. The same panels wired in series would have an input voltage of 48 volts DC and an input current of 6.
The same panels wired for 48 volts dc would only require a 8 wire. The distance that 8 wire can be used is over 5 times greater at 48 volts DC than 12 volts DC.
The amount of current amps traveling through any electrical circuit depends on the size of the wire AWG , the voltage of the array or battery bank, and the one way distance of the wire run.
Lower AWG gauge wire has less resistance than larger gauge wire. The longer the distance of your wire run while using lower voltage the larger gauge wire you are going to need. That is the reason we highly recommend a 48VDC battery based system. If you do not have a wind gauge, you can get a rough idea of wind speed using the guidlines below. Now, it is time to consider site specific issues associated with installing the hybrid solar wind system.
The most important factor in maximizing the performance of your wind generator is the correct siting on your property. The better the siting, the greater the performance. Small increases in average site specific wind speeds result in dramatic increases in energy output of your wind generator. Therefore, the better the location the better the performance. As a rule, the small wind generator should be mounted as high and as far away from obstructions as possible.
The lower the turbulence or buffering, the less stress you will put on your wind generator and the more energy it will produce. Smooth land is an area covered only by grass or dirt.
The smoother the ground, the less the friction. The rougher the ground the greater the friction, thereby requiring the tower to be higher.
There are circumstances where the highest point available may not be the best place for your tower. Highest land nearby may be awkward to get to, may be too far away from where you need the power, or may expose your wind turbine to potentially damaging turbulent conditions.
Hands down, the biggest mistake a homeowner can make with a small wind turbine is putting the turbine on too short of a tower. Like solar in the full sun with no shade, any renewable energy source must have good access to the fuel that drives the electricity.
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