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Just added a wind meter to measure wind speed against the power generation of my Air-X 400w wind turbine. Just after sunrise the winds started to pick up and the day started. This shows how the wind speed affects power output from a wind turbine.
January 1st, 2012 at 10:27 am
@crsbt – Turbines are much more interesting to watch when they are working then solar panels! lol!
January 1st, 2012 at 11:26 am
@NormanMcGregor
yeah i agree,wanted to try my hand at a turbine but wont be buying another.
January 1st, 2012 at 12:25 pm
@crsbt – The turbine needs a totally clean air path around it to work well. Trees, roof tops and such within about 200 meters, will just kill wind production. In areas with out constant strong winds, solar is a more effective option.
January 1st, 2012 at 1:06 pm
@NormanMcGregor
i would like one in the near future
your turbine looks very efficient,,my garden is full of 30ft trees so need strong north or south wind to get any power.just moved it to new location in garden so just waiting for a good breeze.
had it 3 weeks now and not had a single charge yet !!
January 1st, 2012 at 1:58 pm
@crsbt – My weather station is a La Crosse Technologies WS-1613 Professional Weather Center with Wireless Transmitter and Receiver. It runs about $150.00 normally but I got it on Sale for $85.00. Works well but does not have a computer interface for collecting data so I have to enter it manually. National Geographic has a model simular in functions with a computer interface for $150.00. Next time I will go for somthing like that.
January 1st, 2012 at 2:30 pm
what kind of weather station do you have connected to the pole?
was looking at some on ebay and there expensive.
January 1st, 2012 at 2:47 pm
if you reduce the oscillation of tower(Use Guy wires) you will be able to generate more electricity.
January 1st, 2012 at 3:01 pm
@arena123ish – The system runs my 16 – 11 volt deck lights, 2 strings of 100 LCD patio lights for a few hours at night, electronic bug zapper all day, charges all my rechargable tools, flashlights, camera batteries and has lots of power left available for runing small tools like my drill and weed wacker when needed. It will charge a car battery with no problem at all!
January 1st, 2012 at 3:58 pm
@Briankey1960 – Visit their website at windenergy-com for info.
January 1st, 2012 at 4:15 pm
hi it would be nice to see inverter/battery in your video so people might understand a bit more. good thow
January 1st, 2012 at 4:55 pm
The system runs my 16 – 11 volt deck lights, 2 strings of 100 LCD patio lights for a few hours at night, electronic bug zapper all day, charges all my rechargable tools, flashlights, camera batteries and has lots of power left available for runing small tools like my drill and weed wacker when needed.
January 1st, 2012 at 5:37 pm
3 together would in therory triple the output. In reallity it depends on the actual wind conditions on each turbine.
January 1st, 2012 at 6:20 pm
how many home appliances can u power with that?
January 1st, 2012 at 6:43 pm
I have the Air-X connected to batteries and a 1500w inverter. The inverter converts the 12VDC to 110VAC.
January 1st, 2012 at 7:23 pm
what if you have 3, and you bind em together?
would that power anything? like.. all the lights in ur household, OR the teaboiler and radio or cd player and blender and so on..? whould it still be 4-6 amps or would it be triple that? i find those terms so confusing..
i just know my laptop need something like 18 or 19 volt to work, nothing above or below
what would 3 of those turbines cut off your energy bill btw? if u used most of its produced electricity, how much money would u save out?
January 1st, 2012 at 8:00 pm
I have 2 installed, one in the city on a residential lot and one in the country on a hill in the wide open. The one in the country with nice constant wind, runs almost continually and generates a lot of power, powering two submersiable water pumps all day long. The one on the city, which has inconsistant and very turbulant wind generates very little compared to the other. Two identical turbines, in very different locations will generate very different energy outputs. Going Green is Good!
January 1st, 2012 at 8:16 pm
cool are they a good turbine? i brought one after hearing good things about them ,then heard nightmare storys about them, low output ,breaking down all the time.i havnt put it up yet still to find out what the city council will say.
January 1st, 2012 at 8:39 pm
Spring finally has arrived and I moved the anemometer closer to the hub, its now within 2 feet of the turbine and getting better wind speed readings.
January 1st, 2012 at 9:12 pm
If you have the room and bilaws permit, a bigger turbine makes sence.
January 1st, 2012 at 9:26 pm
Thank you for your comments. I got the anemometer for Christmas and because of all the snow and cold weather, its as high as I could safely reach. Its within 8 feet of the wind turbine and it measures reasonabily close to the speed of the wind at the Turbine. I will be moving the anemometer higher when the weather warms up to get an even more accurate reading.
January 1st, 2012 at 9:57 pm
Well presented video ! looks nice, might wanna mount the anemometer alittle higher to get a more accurate reading at the hub height
January 1st, 2012 at 10:54 pm
Glad you like! I’ll be posting more as I go!
January 1st, 2012 at 11:48 pm
Thanks for posting this, it´s really interesting!!! Love it =)