AntonS

Hello Everyone 
We have started a wind turbine project to Illustrate that wind power in the right area and with the right equipment is a feasible solution and worth the money time and effort.
Product Choice is very important meaning that you must understand the technology that is available for wind turbines.
We have been involved in the Wind Turbine industry for some time and just as with solar there are many pitfalls to look out for unfortunately there are an excess of inferior quality products in the market and a lot of people that do not understand the technology and how to correctly integrate it with existing systems. 
We are documenting this process from start to finish and will provide access to data real-time monitoring photos videos and guidance on how to successfully implement wind turbine technology onto a full hybrid system that is running off grid. 
Fortunately, the location we have available has decent average wind speeds between 6 and 10 meter per second with an average of 7 meter per second throughout the year. 
Average wind speed is the most important factor for the success or failure of a wind turbine application. 
We are very fortunate in South Africa to have reasonable feasible wind speeds in the majority of the country however there are some areas that are just not feasible, and a wind turbine would be a waste of money and time.
So here we go with a little info on the base system that we will integrate the wind turbines with.
The System
2 X Solis S6 Advanced 6KW Hybrid Inverters in parallel single phase in off grid mode. 
20 x 365 Watt Ja Solar all black solar panels mounted in a east northeast and west southwest orientation (side note this configuration performs surprisingly well) giving you a total of 7.3 KW of solar power. 
Panels are mounted to the corrugated iron roof with Renusol Metasole mounting structures with black mid and end clamps. 
7 x Hubble Lithium AM-2 Batteries of various ages the oldest heading to 4 years giving a theoretical total capacity of 38.5 KWH storage the batteries are on a common DC bus to alleviate balancing between the batteries. 
Ryobi 2.5 KVA Petrol Generator for Emergency backup purposes. (produces enough energy to run base loads and slowly charge the batteries) 
The system has a full COC for insurance purposes. 
Additional equipment that will be installed on to the system. 
Solis 5KW offgrid inverter with 1 x Humless 5KWH battery for long term review. Sponsored by Solis South Africa and Humless. 
HYE 1.5 KW Grid tied wind turbine controller integrated solid state dump load with comms and CT Clamps. (Not NRS Certified) Sponsored by Powerforum Store (PTY) LTD Thanks Jason
HYE 1KW Wind turbine Fixed blade rated @12MS weight 28KG 5 blades 2M blade diameter high rpm generator with SKF bearings 110V 3 phase AC Sponsored by Powerforum Store (PTY) LTD Thanks Jason
ODIN 2KW Constant Voltage Controller with 4KW Dump load and Comms and remote monitoring platform. Sponsored by Powerforum Store (PTY) LTD
ODIN 2KW Mechanical Variable Pitch Wind turbine rated @9MS weight 130KG 3 blade 4M blade diameter low rpm generator 380V 3 phase AC Sponsored by Powerforum Store (PTY) LTD
12 Meter monopole guyed wire tower hot dipped galvanized engineer certified for the 2KW Odin turbine comes with all documentation and a 3-year Guarantee Sponsored by Coastal Towers Thanks Derek. 
12 Meter lightweight monopole guyed wire tower hot dipped galvanized engineer certified for the 1KW HYE turbine. Sponsored by Powerforum Store (PTY) LTD
Custom 3.5 Meter powder coated portable turbine stand for the 1KW HYE turbine. (for experimentation) 
Miscellaneous DC and AC Switchgear for AC and DC protection boxes cable etc.  
More Info to follow .....
 
 
 
 

Thank you very much. I will be ordering the things that I couldn't find at Herholdts from KD Solar.