Hah! What about Midnight Solar's Clipper? Still, combining that with a grid-tie inverter will undoubtedly be more than he wants to spend! Thanks for the input, Roy. Chris Daum Oasis Montana Inc. 406-777-4309 406-777-0830 fax www.oasismontana.com
_____ From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Roy Butler Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 6:10 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Grid-tie inverter for wind generator And with most all of these grid tie wind inverters, they rely heavily on an external voltage clamp/ limiter. With the Aurora it was the MWI interface. I don't believe these are available anymore. Grid-tie wind inverters are getting almost as hard to find as affordable 72 cell replacement modules ;-) Roy Butler NABCEP Certified Solar PV InstallerR NYSERDA eligible PV & wind installer IREC Certified Master TrainerT for Small Wind Installer Four Winds Renewable Energy, LLC 8902 Route 46, Arkport, NY 14807 607-324-9747 www.four-winds-energy.com Don't miss the Annual Small Wind Conference A Gathering of Installers, Manufacturers, Dealers, & Distributors Every June in Stevens Point, Wisconsin www.smallwindconference.com Although no trees were killed in the sending of this message, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. On 9/4/2014 5:58 PM, b...@midnitesolar.com wrote: Power One (now ABB) had their Aurora GT inverter for wind that I believe worked down to around 48 volts. It was (is ?) an MPPT wind inverter kind of like the SMA Windy Boy was so would raise its input voltage as the wind blows faster. Now that ABB has taken over Power One, I can't seem to find this one on their web site but I probably just haven't looked long and hard enough. I hope it's still available. It did a pretty good job as I remember. boB On 9/4/2014 2:04 PM, Brian Teitelbaum wrote: Chris, What is the wattage rating of the wind turbine? And is that 48-60 VDC directly out of the turbine, or is that what comes out of the turbine's "controller"? To put that another way, are there just two wires coming out of the turbine, or three wires? Brian Teitelbaum AEE Solar From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Chris Daum Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2014 1:47 PM To: 'RE-wrenches' Subject: [RE-wrenches] Grid-tie inverter for wind generator Hello Wrenches: I have an inquiry from a fellow with a 48V wind generator (it puts out between 48 and 60VDC). It's an old Cyclone, originally made in Canada. He's wanting a grid-tie inverter to lessen his electrical bill; I know he could use an Outback but he doesn't want to fool with batteries. Anyone got any ideas what inverter might work for him? Best, Chris Daum Oasis Montana Inc. 406-777-4309 406-777-0830 fax www.oasismontana.com _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Redwood Alliance List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change listserver email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out or update participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
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