Forum: Wind Power
03-30-22, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 7
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Yes I have heard of them and seen it in a news...
Yes I have heard of them and seen it in a news item as well. I think they will probably work quite well. However we need to bear in mind that the wind speed is likely to be quite high having been...
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Forum: Wind Power
03-03-22, 06:50 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,452
Thanks for your input. I live in a village in...
Thanks for your input. I live in a village in Lincolnshire and I have no area big enough to fix a large Vwat and that one looked very good. So now I wonder if I could build something like that but on...
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Forum: Wind Power
03-02-22, 03:30 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,452
Power from turbulent wind
Has anyone come across a design for a generator which takes advantage of turbulent wind? What I have been told generally is that low level turbines don't work well because they rely on the air not...
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Forum: Solar Power
12-24-20, 02:03 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,682
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Forum: Solar Power
12-24-20, 12:34 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,682
I don't intend to rob myself. As I said in an...
I don't intend to rob myself. As I said in an earlier post my home is on higher ground but around it the whole area is a flood plain. In a flood the whole area including my home could be without...
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Forum: Solar Power
12-18-20, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,682
More about my panels
I have been thinking about this some more and have more ideas as to getting this to safely work.
Assuming the approx. 500 volt no load output of the panel strings is correct several things come to...
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Forum: Other Improvements
12-18-20, 03:14 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,014
Well this link...
Well this link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_battery has information and it has lots of links too.
I get the feeling that little actual practical work is being done now and that they have...
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Forum: Other Improvements
12-17-20, 05:45 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,014
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Forum: Solar Power
11-01-20, 03:52 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,682
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Forum: Solar Power
10-31-20, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 10,213
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Forum: Solar Power
10-31-20, 12:17 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,682
We moved back to England about 5 1/2 years ago....
We moved back to England about 5 1/2 years ago. The system had already been in place since early 2013 so we got a straight transfer from the last owners.
The cables from the panels look as if they...
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Forum: Solar Power
10-31-20, 06:22 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,682
I can see that I could inject DC but it would...
I can see that I could inject DC but it would surely cost me more to generate it than I would get paid wouldn't it?
Or am I missing something?
I am surprised that you think the voltage will be...
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Forum: Solar Power
10-30-20, 02:49 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,682
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Forum: Solar Power
10-29-20, 02:45 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,682
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Forum: Solar Power
10-28-20, 02:48 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,682
Using my panels without the grid
Hi everyone just found this site and hope I can get something sorted out.
I have 16 panels which are wired as 2 sets of 8. I assume their output is at 192 volts.
The system is a grid tied one here...
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