Regie Posted March 30, 2014 Posted March 30, 2014 I tried a GTI with a high voltage wind turbine (2 KW).The problem is the time it takes to sync with the grid voltage. It takes a few minutes to sync and the wind speed always varies. To me it seems it is not viable to try and connect small wind turbine with GTI, maybe with the bigger turbines 10 KW and up it will work better. I could be doing something wrong cause i am not an expert in this, it seemed like a fairly straight forward set-up to me. Has anybody tried connecting a small wind turbine to a GTI and did you experience any problems in doing this? Regards Regie Quote
Wetkit Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 Hi Regie, It would be interesting to get a bit more information regarding your installation and parts. I do not think anybody here have done anything like you have done. So far I know, with a wind turbine, you normally get a seperate MPPT or PWM controller for the turbine itself, to convert to DC. Perhaps some battries would help smooth out the problems you having with the variable wind load, but that is hugely dependant on your system. Quote
Mike Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 what are you using the turbine for with a grid tied inverter? I would only use one with a battery bank system, thats where you would benefit me thinks Quote
leaves Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 Heya A friend of mine uses a SMA windy boy and DC protection box. He says it works very well. Hope this helps. L Quote
Regie Posted March 31, 2014 Author Posted March 31, 2014 Hi guys Leaves it sound like a plan. Thanks for your replies. Regards Regie Quote
Wetkit Posted April 2, 2014 Posted April 2, 2014 Still would love to know a little bit more about this interesting set-up Quote
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