alt.energy.renewable

Mauried wrote:

> Eeyore wrote:
> >Mauried wrote:
> >
> >> 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.
> >
> >Operating an inverter at the top of a mountain may not be a great idea.
>
>
> 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.

I thought modern 'windmills' avoided overspeeding using other methods. Applying
a high load can also break things.


> 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.

I agree that the precise choice of windmill is very important in such an
application especially.

Graham