[RE-wrenches] small wind generators

Drake drake.chamberlin at redwoodalliance.org
Tue Apr 3 07:17:07 PDT 2012


Hi Roy,

It would be for a cloudy weather backup for an 
off grid system.  From what you are saying, it 
doesn't sound like it will produce much.  There 
is one on a highway weather station near here, 
and it spins a lot, and is only ~ 15' above the ground.

Thanks,

Drake


At 10:04 AM 4/3/2012, you wrote:
>Hi Drake,
>
>The Air 403/ Air-X/ Air Breeze/ whatever it's 
>name is now, is fairly dependable.
>In most wind regimes it's the equivalent of a 10 or 20 watt solar module but
>seems to work just fine. FYI- it's ~ 200 watts or so.
>
>It's not the quietest thing though, being a fairly high rpm turbine.
>
>But the Sunforce 600 is not a 600. The rotor 
>diameter tells the truth, making it
>somewhere around a 200 - 250 watt machine. Perhaps they have the bugs worked
>out but when they first came out, there were 
>many reliability and performance issues.
>
>What's the application for this?
>
>Roy Butler
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>On 4/3/2012 9:44 AM, Drake wrote:
>>Hello Wrenches,
>>
>>Are the new Air 403 wind machines more reliable than in times past?
>>
>>I'm also looking at a Sunforce 600 W 
>>machine.  How do these small turbines hold up these days?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Drake
>>
>>Drake Chamberlin
>>ATHENS ELECTRIC LLC
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