alt.energy.renewable

On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 01:41:58 +0100, Eeyore
wrote:

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>Mauried wrote:
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>> Most Windmills Ive looked at include a Charge Controller of some sort
>> that produces DC suitable for charging a set of batteries.
>> If you buy a readily avialable 240V AC Invertor and invert the DC up
>> to 240V , then you can simply use normal 240V rated cable to carry the
>> power to your house.
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>Operating an inverter at the top of a mountain may not be a great idea.
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>Graham
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Its not a great idea, but the Windmill will still need a charge
controller located where the windmill is , as the charge controller
also acts as a speed preventer to stop the windmill from destroying
itself in high winds.
Unless the OP buys one of the top end Windmills that have self
feathering blades, and if thats the case, the cost of the wire becomes
irrelavnt.