Howdy Y'all! I've been a member on here for while now and would like to build a wind turbine/solar panel setup for my house. I live in the DFW area and we...
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kk4hfj
Aug 4, 2012 2:38 pm
how many daily amp hours do you need? what is the average wind speed for your area, and how many hours per day do you get at that speed? ... -- Steve, KK4HFJ ...
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Doug
dougselsam
Aug 5, 2012 1:44 pm
I can address the wind part: If you live in a good wind resource, you can power a home with a 10 kW turbine. Smaller than that and you can make a dent in...
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jtownsend2004@...
jtownsend200...
Aug 5, 2012 1:56 pm
We average 1557kwh a month, so if my calculations are correct, 4.325 daily amp hours using 12V batteries. Monthly wind average speed is 11.6 mph. There are...
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kk4hfj
Aug 5, 2012 2:14 pm
1557 kWh monthly is 52 kWh daily 52 kWh / 12v = 4333 ah daily With 11mph avg winds, I might not bother with wind at all. You would need a wind turbine with 40'...
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jtownsend2004@...
jtownsend200...
Aug 5, 2012 4:45 pm
We average about 232 sunny or partly sunny days here. Â ~jesse ________________________________ From: KK4HFJ <solar@...> To: axialflux@yahoogroups.com...
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John P
dbsleder
Aug 5, 2012 4:46 pm
Jesse, that is a whopping lot of electricity! The first thing needed is to eliminate a lot of useage. It would be very hard to be able to produce that much...
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kk4hfj
Aug 5, 2012 4:48 pm
My suggestion is that you need to reduce consumption before designing a wind / solar set up, as your consumption is very high, and your natural resources are...
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Jim Morris
james-morris...
Aug 5, 2012 9:05 pm
I would suggest you take a look at absorbing solar energy with water heating panels and store the heated water in an insulated tank. Then you can generate...
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kk4hfj
Aug 5, 2012 9:23 pm
Remember folks, this is an diy alternator group. ... -- Steve, KK4HFJ http://www.green-trust.org http://www.essnmag.com http://arduinotronics.blogspot.com...
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James Morris
james-morris...
Aug 6, 2012 6:03 pm
I recognize that, but this is an appropriate response to the specific question posed. I referred to a generator as a possibility, and meant that as an axial...
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kenjud@...
kenjud...
Aug 6, 2012 6:10 pm
Hi. I'm relatively new to this group and have not posted before. I've found it very interesting. In reply to the last post re it being an alternator group, ......
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kk4hfj
Aug 7, 2012 12:00 am
Outback makes inverters that can be grid tied with battery banks. A simple dump controller takes care of charge control, regardless of source of power. Use a...
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kk4hfj
Aug 7, 2012 12:01 am
http://www.green-trust.org/windpowercalc/ will help you size a wind turbine for your application. ... -- Steve, KK4HFJ http://www.green-trust.org ...
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Nick Andrews
nicothefabulous
Aug 7, 2012 4:29 pm
Using the dump load to preheat your water heater works great! ... -- Nick A "You know what I wish? I wish that all the scum of the world had but a single...
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Ed Koetsier
ekoetsier
Aug 7, 2012 4:32 pm
Or.. A good quick and dirty dump load, for testing, for example, is plain old 100w 240v (or 110..)Â incandescent light bulbs. Everyone has then lying around...
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Snarky Gnome
jkrobbie
Nov 9, 2012 7:25 pm
Hello all, I would like to experiment a little with a small scale generator using a variety of prime movers (gas, diesel, steam, wind). That part is not a...
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solar@...
kk4hfj
Nov 9, 2012 8:21 pm
Generators do not produce a particular current, they supply whatever current is being called for by the load, right up to rotor lock or coil burnout. Steve...
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simone
k5mmx
Nov 9, 2012 8:22 pm
I Think the best way is to use/adapt a marine wind generator, they are already made for low RPM and some have built in charging control (other are just a bare...
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kurtee
Nov 9, 2012 8:22 pm
A while back I built one of these induction motor generators. http://www.qsl.net/ns8o/Induction_Generator.html The key is to spin them a slight bit faster than...
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solar@...
kk4hfj
Nov 9, 2012 8:24 pm
That would be wonderful if this was a induction generator group. Sadly, we only discuss axial flux permanent magnet alternators here. It is possible to build a...
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Snarky Gnome
jkrobbie
Nov 9, 2012 8:58 pm
That's my point. I'd like to try building an axial flux generator that is small in both physical size and wattage output, but stable at hertz and voltage. I...
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solar@...
kk4hfj
Nov 9, 2012 9:01 pm
hz and voltage stability is controlled by the stability of the device driving the alternator. Amps out is determined by the load you apply, the ability of the...
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Snarky Gnome
jkrobbie
Nov 9, 2012 9:44 pm
Okay, this is some of the info I'm looking for. Any ideas, based on the parameters I've given, how many coils I would need? How many windings per coil and what...
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kk4hfj
Nov 10, 2012 2:13 pm
3 coils per phase, 35 windings per coil for 12v, 72 for 24v, 144 windings for 48v. ... -- Steve, KK4HFJ http://www.green-trust.org http://www.essnmag.com ...
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Chris Stokes
stokes0520
Nov 11, 2012 4:44 am
I wonder if you can get 200 watts with a 6 inch rotor at 700 rpm. Most of the Piggott examples have a larger diameter, like 10.5" for a bit higher power. What...
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kk4hfj
Nov 11, 2012 1:06 pm
Just make smaller coils, with smaller magnets. The diameter is not critical, just the ratio of magnets to coils, and the number of turns per coil. You may have...
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Snarky Gnome
jkrobbie
Nov 11, 2012 7:50 pm
Let me phrase the question a different way. First, here are the parameters: -200w -60hz -24v -3 phase -at 900rpm (let's just make this constant to simplify...
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kk4hfj
Nov 11, 2012 7:53 pm
You already answered the number of coils. 3 per phase, 3 phase, is 9 coils. That means 12 magnets per side (24 total). Size the coils so that the magnet passes...
