I built my first solar installation in wind energy production for the first house I ever owned. It was more than by the need to increase energy efficiency. When my wife and I began, we did not have much money and bought a house in the country was out of the grid. The house had a generator that supplies electricity when we moved to
So at the power of the generator has to run. Well, as you can imagine – it would not be cut. We have discussed that for about two weeks ago and it was obvious that even at lower fuel prices than they are today, it would be too expensive and hard to run continuously on the generator.
I do not know a single thing about solar or wind power, but I knew my way around tools and I am good with my hands. I knew that I could understand that with a little reading and trial and error.
I built our first solar wind power for under $ 200.00. I had no choice. We do not have much money. Fortunately, the previous owners seem to have intended to generate electricity and solar wind, because the opportunity for us, there were 6-6 volt deep cycle batteries brand new meeting house generator ready, we have had to go with the house. Thus one of the biggest costs were covered.
Before proceeding, I would like in terms of the basic components of a system for the production of solar wind to explain.
The basic elements are (now keep in mind there are some little things that go with it), but the most important components are:
1st Solar
2nd A wind turbine
3rd A Power Control Unit (control of transmission of power from the solar panel and wind turbine to the battery and the Bank of the UPS battery.
4th An inverter (converts AC 115V 12DC be fed at home) You can now also a 24-volt system, which I recommend because it is more efficient.
5th A bank of deep cycle batteries. Now, battery bank, as the performance of your solar and wind energy from and how much you need to depend on to save. Obviously, more memory, more power you have as long as your solar and wind energy can and keep their families.
It is not out of the realm of possibility, a power that excluded not only good, but more current and tubes you can do it within the network back and paid for producing electricity suppliers.could It was not an option for us, there was no collaboration bring to our region and electrical connection. There were about eight miles from the nearest area to power, and they wanted $ 48,000.00 for the home. Well, it was not even close to our budget.
So I have learned to produce my own power with prior knowledge. I read a few books, but unfortunately at this time (1999), there was not much to read, as a theme and the quality of the reading, as it is today.
So there was my system:
The solar panels that I am (I am an architect) by a landlord, the former was given out of his house on. She gave it to me. I have cleaned up and worked well.
An inverter that I bought a truck stop in Oklahoma, on a trip, I went to a car of my mother’s house to take. It was originally designed to power the back of a tractor, but I had had more power to the inverter. He was a 8000 watt inverter Cobra. It would be a microwave, refrigerator, all the lights and TV, VCR, DVD player, etc. very well. We had to run the generator to wash the laundry. No Biggy, we keep our clothes washed and three times per week. What ultimately saved the water. Not that we had, we have one was good.
A home wind, my father and I made a 1990 Cadillac amp alternator. Basically run a wind turbine mounted on a shaft with bearings, a belt of the alternator and 12V son, the power controller was running.
A stock 6.6 volt deep cycle batteries that were connected in parallel to output 12 volts and 12 volts, to accept the levy.
A 7000-watt generator was built, which, if the batteries to compensate for weak. It was an electric starter. I had a warning light in the house to inform me that the batteries were not sufficient, and I could remote start the generator inside the house. Remember, most systems today do not fully eliminate, the one-generator technology is better. The generator also charges the battery. The regulator would monitor the load between the wind turbines, solar panels and generator. It would also shut down the load when the batteries are fully charged to avoid high prices. Here you can start to return to the network, if you could. We were not so power had to be stopped and basically useless. However, this did not often that we almost as much electricity as we have produced, used to happen. But remember, it was a small system that I made for about $ 200. Without the generator, it was already there. I ended up buying another later for about $ 500.
So, it is basic components and operation of a system of solar electricity from wind power.
