If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)

Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

Wind generators for home

NiceGuyEddy · 2004-10-26 07:47:10

Do they save on costs? Average installation cost Can they produce 230V without need for batteries

26-10-2004 08:47AM

#1

NiceGuyEddy

Closed Accounts Posts: 23

✭

Join Date: June 2000

Posts: 15

Do they save on costs?
Average installation cost
Can they produce 230V without need for batteries

0

Comments

#2 26-10-2004 01:01PM

Red Alert

Hosted Moderators Posts: 7,486

✭✭✭

Join Date: January 2003

Posts: 7079

Depends on how they work. They could be a permanent magnet DC generator with batteries and then an inverter. That's how i'd imagine that private machines would feed the local installation.

To feed DC into the grid as AC, you'd have to have some kind of inverter/chopper (which I haven't yet studied!).

0
#3 27-10-2004 08:18PM

Capt'n Midnight

Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 94,991

Mod ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: March 2003

Posts: 93228

They don't save on electricity (unless you use only a tiny amount)
They don't produce continuous 230V AC because the wind does not blow all the time and often times is at different speeds.

You could get airtricity if you want green electricity.

If you live in a remote windy area then it may be worth looking at if you can't get mains electricity.

Batteries are used to stabilise the supply when there is no wind or it's gusty or if it's too windy

0

Welcome!

It looks like you're new here. Sign in or register to get started.