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• MICRO POWER SYSTEMS
• FUEL CELLS
• SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC
• WIND GENERATORS
• MICRO POWER QUESTIONNAIRE
Utilizing wind for power is not a new technology. Windmills for pumping water and grinding grain have been around for quite some time. Even producing electricity from the wind has been available for decades.
The technological advances in the last few years have brought higher efficiency levels to this method of alternative energy as well as the capability of combining with other types of energy production.
Coupled with grid tie systems and higher volumes of manufacturing, costs are getting more reasonable to allow consideration of this method when designing a system.
Wind generators can become cost effective with an average wind speed of as little as nine miles per hour. The power available from the wind is proportional to the cube of the wind speed. When the wind speed doubles, the power delivered is eight times as great.
Most wind generators are designed to deliver maximum power at a wind speed of 30 mph. At 15 mph, they will deliver about 1/8 their rated power.
A wind generator should be mounted at least 20 feet higher than any obstruction within 300 feet to avoid turbulence. You can expect the output of a wind generator to decrease roughly 3% for every 1000 feet of elevation. That means you’ll get 70% of the rated power output at 10,000 feet elevation.
They can be coordinated with any other alternative energy method or used as a supplement to utility supplied power.
We are a Certified State of California Energy Commission Retailer for the Emerging Renewables Buydown Account.
We are also an Applied Power Corporation dealer to better serve your Alternative Energy design and installation needs.
Contact Norm Nielsen today for more information about Micro Power Systems.
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