Posted January 11, 20169 yr Hey guys, do any of you know where i can find either a new or secondhand turbine and controller, 1kw or 1.5kw? i don't want to spend an arm and a leg, just want to play with it and see what it can do for my batteries at night, we have constant breeze blowing off the water around 6m per second ta
February 6, 20169 yr Author Okay, nobody..... so i went and got myself the agency for the Western Cape and bought myself a 2kw 48v wind turbine, just waiting for the tower to be manufactured and off i go, Assembled the blades today mounted the inverter / charger and load dump unit...
February 6, 20169 yr Author Pics Please Did you need muni permissions... dunno, i believe that under 15m you do not need an environmental impact study. cannot seem to upload pics here lately. you can see pics posted on my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ThorneSolar/
February 6, 20169 yr Do you have ball park costings... Could you use a microcare mppt 40a controller for the turbine. They do have an option for wind but dont know about dump loads... Mine is unused... Sent from my SM-G800F using Tapatalk
February 7, 20169 yr Author not sure on that but will enquire, if it has a 3 phase input it might, however 40amp might be a little low as my distributors 2kw peaks at 4kw approx 80amp
February 7, 20169 yr . you can see pics posted on my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ThorneSolar/ Man you must enjoy yourself every single day.
February 7, 20169 yr Author Man you must enjoy yourself every single day. haha yes it is a blessing to enjoy oneself every day. one has to try and make a difference hey?
February 8, 20169 yr Author How is the noise? What noise? i still have to install it. the last one i had was a 400w and it was whisper quite......the books say 40db at 50m. i will find out soon enough.
February 9, 20169 yr Author What are the prices and sizes of your turbines, Mike? from 300w 12v up to 50kw prices range from R6900 to R2,2mil excl for turbines, plus then controllers, data loggers, variable speed drives..essentially anything solar
February 9, 20169 yr Did you sell the 400W unit? 40db at 50m is ok, but who as a 50m yard? Guess it is just envy talking....
February 9, 20169 yr Author Did you sell the 400W unit? 40db at 50m is ok, but who as a 50m yard? Guess it is just envy talking.... ja returned to supplier a few years back, just did not perform in the residential area - too many trees and buildings....my yard is 30m deep?? so i will surely find out
February 23, 20169 yr Author all the hardware ( electronics) installed, just waiting for my hydraulic monopole to arrive from my fabricators, then quickly galvanizing, pics will be here soon i hope. this is what the monopole looks like -
March 3, 20169 yr Mark you location was tailor made for a turbine - forget turkey nest dams and pelton wheels.
March 3, 20169 yr Author 6 hours ago, Chris Hobson said: Mark you location was tailor made for a turbine - forget turkey nest dams and pelton wheels. just 1 50kw unit?
March 3, 20169 yr Ja Ja... divorce would loom large in the headlights after I run over the bank manager...
March 19, 20169 yr On 2016/02/23 at 3:04 PM, Mike said: all the hardware ( electronics) installed, just waiting for my hydraulic monopole to arrive from my fabricators, then quickly galvanizing, pics will be here soon i hope. this is what the monopole looks like - Hi Mike Any news and updates... ?
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