Paul, Thanks, we will look forward to future updates. Your data will be very interesting because you are in a quite windy location in Iowa HENCE (1) Either...
Further East, as in Greece? Slovenia? Bosnia-Herzegovenia? Serbia? No - wait, Hungary? Bulgaria? I've got it, the Ukraine! Still not right? Russia? Gee whiz;...
Matt Tritt
solarone@...
Dec 1, 2008 7:06 pm
208
Hi all, I wish to set the record straight about SWIEP which I started as a 'consumer reports group' and outlet for research results. A personal message from...
Logan, Thanks so much for your detailed and very astute comments. Please see my comments below. CAN I BE A BETA TEST SITE FOR THE NEW INVERTER!!! See below. ...
Hi Nando, You have a schematic for the GridTek10 I sent you, which is not complete but helpful. Put yourself in Mike Bergey's shoes and tell me what you would...
Mel: Short message, as it is designed, all the parts are at the maximum allowed operating voltage capabilities. The generator produces around 430 volts where...
Nando
nando37@...
Dec 3, 2008 5:51 pm
212
Nando, I guess you are telling me this is not an easy conversion and this agrees with what others have told me. So putting myself in Mike Bergeys shoes, and if...
MEL The Bergey 10 KW may be a good wind mill. The basic problem as stated by me before is the wind mill/generator coupling which I believe, strongly, that...
Nando
nando37@...
Dec 3, 2008 9:41 pm
214
Nando, Is the 1/4 setting you are talking about in reference to 1/4 furl I talked about earlier? If so I think what they mean is you manually furl the tail so...
Doug, I was inspired to document this topic (performance of the GridTek10) because Mike Bergey emphatically told me it could not be improved and that the known...
Mike, Thanks so much for your detailed comments; I know you are a busy man so thanks for the effort. Your input is very important and appreciated! Will your...
Mike Bergey: I read with great interest your message and I read it several times to make sure that I understood all what you say. 1) It has been logical that...
Nando
nando37@...
Dec 5, 2008 9:33 pm
218
Hi Steve, No, you are not missing anything here. The system you propose to install at your new home is battery based. It uses a different version of Bergey...
Melvin Tyree
mtyree@...
Dec 6, 2008 3:10 pm
219
From: Mike Bergey [mailto:mbergey@...] Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 1:19 PM To: Tyree, Mel; SWIEP@yahoogroups.com; small-wind-home@yahoogroups.com ...
Mel, Before you spin off even further into la-la land, let me set you straight on a few significant aspects of the subject of your crusade: 1. You have not...
Mike Bergey
mbergey@...
Dec 6, 2008 3:44 pm
223
Mel, Yes, the new Powersync II inverter will work with older Excel's. But, its expensive and we don't believe that upgrading is cost-effective. We are ...
Mike Bergey
mbergey@...
Dec 6, 2008 3:46 pm
224
If I was grid tied, I'd still use the wind to charge the batteries, and use my outback for selling. I'd not use the gridtek at all. Not having a battery bank...
Different strokes. His setup is different than mine, was the cogent point. =============================== Steven Woodcock From the High, Snowy Mountains of...
STEVE: The lack of battery bank is quite logical and MUCH less expenses and/or maintenance problems. Specially with a 10 KW system. If the wind mill/inverter...
Nando
nando37@...
Dec 6, 2008 5:19 pm
227
We get ice storms, and had a 30 day grid outage in '98. I can't imagine having to keep a generator running for 30 days. My 850 ah 24v battery bank can keep me...
I must concur with Nando. Batteries look to be the most unreliable part of the whole system from my research. There are a zillion different kinds and every...
It's not a weekly chore. I check the battery levels once a month. Some of my clients have AGM's, and there is no maintenance at all. I don't consider batteries...
The discussion here is for a GRID tied system with somewhat high current ( 10 KW + ). Without any doubts the need to have batteries is there, IF the wind mill...
Nando
nando37@...
Dec 6, 2008 5:47 pm
231
I think you're missing the point, though I agree in principle with your overall position. I also intend to use AGM batteries, as it happens, for precisely the...
To: Mike Bergey Mike, Thanks for the prompt response but you failed to answer what was most important to me. So let me ask more clearly. Will the Powersync II...
Steve, Re: Battery back up in a grid tied home. This is exactly what I did. But my batteries are charged by 10 kW of PV panels thru Outback charge controllers....
Yes, I am aware of the losses. I don't have a grid to sell back to. I charge with a combination of wind and PV. I'm right down the road from you a bit in...
Hey Mel/Steve: Right now I'm planning on using Outback charge controllers and Magnum inverters on my system. The Outbacks were my pick (based in large part...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
