Inverters for WInd Turbines [RE-wrenches]

[Darryl Thayer]

HI Ray
I think the Outback inverter will give better grid
tied performance.  Let the Outback FX conttrol the
battery voltage, and if there is some way to make the
bergey try to charge at a higher voltage

--- Ray Walters <walters at taosnet.com> wrote:
> Hi John & Wrenches All;
> 
> Any chance of an inverter being developed to work
> with the Bergey XL.1? 
> I've got one installed a couple of years ago, now
> they've gone on grid. 
> I guess the input voltage is too low for SMA's
> inverters?
> I'm currently trying to program the current SW4024
> for optimum 
> performance, with an MX60 and 2000 watt array also.
> The lack of temp 
> sensing in the Bergey controller is just one of my
> problems. I did just 
> add a Pentametric meter, so we can see whats
> happening  better. Any 
> advice on set up, etc. would be appreciated.
> 
> Ray Walters
> 
> > 
> >The Windy Boy and Sunny Boy both use the same
> hardware platforms.
> >The difference between the two is programming.
> >That being said, the inverter does need to be
> programmed to match the
> >turbine characteristics.
> >The main thing we need to do is characterize the
> wind speed to output
> >voltage and power.
> >You need to collect data on a flyting turbine or
> run one on a test
> >bench to characterize it.
> >This is why we normally work directly with the
> turbine manufacturers in
> >Windy Boy projects.
> >To the best of my knowlege, this procedure has not
> been done yet for
> >the Trillium machnine.
> >I would not receommend using the inverter in a wind
> application until
> >it has been properly matched to the turbine.
> > 
> >Best Regards,
> > 
> >John Berdner
> > 
> >  
> >


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