Wind Generators

Max
Thanks very much for your info and the link will have a good read, Yes have looked at solar was just trying to think outside the square and think of other ways to do the same thing i guess people have been using solar for a long time in 4x4 circles because it works and it works well, again was just exlporing other options.
Cheers derraux

I'm glad I read your post Max. We will need some of these things shortly on our place in Cooma. We were looking at micro-hydro, but on reflection we have pretty constant wind over the property - and gear won't be ripped away during any flood or Murrumbidgee River flush from Tantangara reservoir.

Let me congratulate you on your website. Nice executed.

Cheers
Chris

Hi Guys,

Glad you like the site. We've spent a great deal of time developing it.

You may want to have a muck around with some of our calculators, this will give you a good idea about what equipment you'll need to power your devices. People never seem to be able to see it until it is pointed out to them. (even though links are plastered all over the site)

Solar, battery & cable sizing

Regards,

Max
Information Manager
Energy Matters
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Hi all,

Yea well done on the site, and thanks for the prompt delivery and great service. Highly recommended. At least you know what brand you are getting not some Chinese ebay trash!!

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Thanks Looking_4,

We aim to please, and we try not to stock anything that hasn't been proven.

Max

You could always buy one of the cheap 2m dia gennies and cut the blades down, giving you a smaller size and less output.
Win-win situation!

if only they could come up with a generator that ran on smoke!

Thats why solar and wind power go together so well. Solar for inland and wind for coastal areas

For years I have thought the same. The catch with solar is with those very grey, very windy days the output from a solar panel is close to nil. I tried savonius rotors on computer drive motors, plotter motors, bicycle hub generators(all sorts of motors) without success. Generated 10 v regularly but gave up on something small for camping, but continued for learning sake and built a Hugh Piggot design PMG which generates 300W but needs a crane to lift it. The Air X models are great for boats out to sea and hermits but anyone within coo-ee will be driven to distraction by the rotor noise. I found by accident a unit called the Rutland 503 which is designed to trickle charge. It is very small, 300mm diameter blade enclosed by a ring and is exceptionally quiet, nearly silent. It is packed away in my trailer and only comes out in emergency. It produces 1A at 15 knots, 2@20, 3@25 and 4@30, not much in comparison to an Air X, but nearly equivalent to a good 80W solar panel and it runs all night. I mount it on an aluminium pole which is fixed on my boat rack and doubles as a TV antenna.

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Sorry should read my own post the blades are 510 mm in diameter not 300 as stated in my original post. I was thinking radius.

Yep, that's more like it. You could try 24/28 volt dc motors to generate 12 volts easily.

Oatley Electronics sell new 280 watt 24 volt motors for $36.

www.oatleyelectronics.com/motors.html