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| steevo777 |
Posted - 21/04/2008 : 23:25:27
Have any of you considered (or built) a system that can be connected DIRECT to you household electrics so that you dont need any batteries or an inverter ? |
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| steevo777 |
Posted - 22/04/2008 : 12:36:25
Yeah Capt Slog, that is how it looks to me. I think it says that it takes 6w of power to get their system to work. |
| Capt Slog |
Posted - 22/04/2008 : 08:44:03
I don't know how it works, so I can't say it does/doesn't have battery or inverter.
But doesn't the turbine sold by B and Q works something like it. My understanding is that it won't produce power unless the grid power is on to power up a part of it (in the manner of a car alternator) and what comes out is ac.
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9707839&fh_view_size=6&fh_location=%2f%2fcatalog01%2fen_GB&fh_search=turbine&fh_eds=%c3%9f&fh_refview=search&ts=1208850448139&isSearch=true |
| gholt |
Posted - 22/04/2008 : 03:39:30
Hello Steevo,
Wind systems produce "dirty" power - power which has erratic frequency and amplitude.
There are three steps generally associated with cleaning the dirty power:
1. Rectification - the rectifier takes an AC signal from the power source and converts it into DC
2. Store the DC power - the battery buffer
3. Invert the DC back into AC (Good power with constant frequency and amplitude)
Now you have usable power available to distribute to your household electronics.
G. |
