Are You Ready If Disaster Strikes?
Here we go again on the east coast with millions of people without power. Who would have thought that we would receive up to 12 inches of heavy wet snow! If you are not in a climate that gets snow, then consider yourself very fortunate. Of course you may live in areas of the country where over natural disasters strike such as tornadoes, hurricanes, or flooding.
Strange I should be writing this but I just got off the phone with a good friend of mine who lives about 40 miles from me. He just told me that is power will not be restored until Thursday afternoon at the earliest, as a result last evening they checked into a hotel that would also take their dog. Another thing that he also told me that his household insurance carrier will cover their food loss and tree damage but their rates would increase 40%!
My whole point about this email is to make you aware that when a disaster strikes you can be prepared. How you ask?
You could install a back up generator which would cost you anywhere between $5000 to $20,000 or you can do as I have build my own solar and wind system for a few hundred dollars.
I just want you to know that you do have options. You can do as I have and build your own solar panels and wind turbine much cheaper than having a contractor install a system for you which would cost you upwards of $20,000 to $40,000.
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If you think I am being pushy over reacting then tell that to the millions who are without power and will lose their food and comfort of their own homes. Oh, by the way make sure you watch the entire video, I know you will thank me.
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The Science of Wind Turbines
In this world of rising energy cost and the ever increasing use of electricity, it is time to look at the factors that determine whether or not to build a wind turbine. These factors are very straight forward and mostly common sense.
First, let us look at the number one factor wind speed in your area or lack of it. There are wind charts available at the US Department of Energy which gives detail maps and guides state by state. The website is called “Wind Powering America” by the U.S. Department of Energy. It is a very good site to see if wind power is feasible in your area.
Second, if you find that you have enough wind in your area you must consider a tower or house mounting with your local code enforcement authorities. As we progress with green technology more and more cities and towns are changing their outlook towards wind and solar installations. You must mount your wind turbine above any wind blocking obstruction such as trees or buildings. I have seen some new wind turbine designs that work well in areas that have less wind.
Thirdly, you must calculate how much of your house circuits you want to power. This will determine a couple of things. How much current you need to produce will determine how many deep cycle batteries you will need. Batteries are figured in amp-hours so paralleling batteries together will give you hours of running time or sustained power to supply your electrical items such as lighting or appliances. Just a word of note here; remember to think small here because if you think you can power a clothes dryer or electric range, forget it. You will drain your batteries in no time. Going off grid or partially off grid also means conserving energy. Let the sun dry your clothes and then think about a solar cooking stove.
Last, but very important is sizing your DC motor to charge your batteries. Ok, you have all these batteries now to charge but wait; to maintain the power in these you must have a DC motor with a higher output to charge these and keep them charged, so, this is another thing to think about
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Here is a mental note of your equipment setup. From your motor it goes to a charge controller to regulate how much charge goes to the batteries, then from the batteries it goes to a inverter which change DC volts to AC volts so that you can utilize this free power.
To sum this all up; in my opinion the only way to save money up front is to build your own wind turbine system. Everything here that I have wrote about can be made or fabricated from parts found readily from your home supply store or hardware store. Can you imagine how many years it would take to show a profit if it cost… Continue reading
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Things to Consider When Setting Up Your Wind Turbine
I am currently in the process of building a wind turbine and I have found some obstacles to consider.
We all know the number one thing to consider is “wind”. If you have little wind blowing in your area then you probably are wasting your time and money. However, areas that get some wind or wind even a few days a week are candidates for a wind turbine.
Ok so we have wind, next we need to locate our wind turbine in our property so that we take full advantage of all the wind without being blocked by structures or trees. I would caution you here that you keep your tower or pole high enough to get in the wind flow. I wouldn’t go over 20 feet high without some sort of guying system to keep your structure secure in the wind. In my instance I will be using 2” rigid conduit at 20’ high. You also most think, “what if I have to get at my motor” and an easy way to get it down for any maintenance.
What I consider the most important item is what you want to include on the electrical side of your wind turbine. Your total electrical load must be figured according to name plate amperage or total wattage of what you are going to send electrical power to. You need to total up all your devices that you will power with the total wattage. This will help size to items; your inverter and your battery bank. An inverter is a device that changes 12 volt DC battery volts to 120 AC which is standard house volts. Most modified sine wave inverters will have a first rating of x amount of watts and a second rating which will be double of the first amount. The reason for this is do to motors starting such as a refrigerator compressor, which for an instance when starting draws more wattage. This is a safety feature built in to most inverters. In my particular case I am using a 5000 watt inverter with a 10,000 watt surge protection.
As I mentioned, the amount of total wattage will also determine how many batteries you will need and how long you can run your devices on fully charged batteries. For example if a battery has 100 amp-hour and you run 1000 watts off this battery, then you could run for 1 hour and 12 minutes. If you have 3 batteries then it would be by 3 or 3 hours and 36 minutes. This is all based on electrical formulas found readily on the Internet.
There are other factors but small in comparison to these major factors. I am an advocate of research and planning before I make any decisions.
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