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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hello Wrenches, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Got one for you. . .<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>We have a customer that has great potential
for a micro-hydro system and already has the grid on his property. The
obvious way to tie the turbine unit in would be to go back through batteries
and a GVFX or XW. In trying to eliminate the batteries and the
inefficiencies I want to look at using a battery-less grid-tie inverter.
I am assuming that I could use a small inverter such as the PVP 1100 and high-voltage
Stream Engine. The problem I am trying to work around is how to divert
the ~240DC output of the turbine, if and when the grid goes down. Would
this be as simple a placing a relay on the AC side of the inverter and having
it switch on/off a large diversion load?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>For the diversion load I was thinking I could
just series up a set of water heater elements to get to the necessary voltage.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Has anybody accomplished this
before? Jay? Are there any other elegant solutions for this?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Has anybody successfully used a WindyBoy
with hydro?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Mark </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Dickson,</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=navy face=ArialMT><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:navy'>NABCEP Certified Solar
PV Installer ™<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=2 color=navy face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Oasis Montana
Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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