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RE: More Power from the 400 Watt Wind Turbine with a Hybrid Wind/Solar MPPT Charge Controller
@jackdub I wish you all the best ..... I have been there done that. My wind turbine is still 25 foot up and still spinning, but there really is not that much power that can be harvested from these small turbines. I will leave it up, it does make some power, and a little is better than none. I would just discourage anyone to put one up. The money they spend on setting one up could be spent on adding to there Array..... All the best @silvertop
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Oh crap @Silvertop... After reading Jack's post just now I was thinking (again) and convinced it would be a good idea to get a small turbine. I was thinking 700 watts and up around 45 feet, we are also on a hill and our area gets a lot of wind when there is wind.
Still think money is better spent on expending solar? I guess it really depends on the situation of the property
Thats exactly true, but I can tell you that where I am, In the NW, we get storms that make Tornado's look like a gentle breeze. I have a ( 500 watt ) turbine, and at best during that storm I have seen 350 to 375 watts. It won't keep my batteries charged. If your hat blows off all day..... look into a turbine... maybe. If not I would put my money in panels
Yea, that's what I'm hearing from everyone... solar is just cheaper in the end I guess! I'm still stuck at understanding batteries for the moment. Which reminds me I have to look into the specs for the charger that came with our trailer...
Have a good day
Thanks - I totally agree with you, for the $1000 i have into the turbine and mppt charge controller, i would much rather have another 600 watts of solar panels. Great idea in theory, but the small turbine power falls short - I just had to see for myself :)
I totally agree @jackdub, I also wanted to dip my toe in the 3 phase pool 😀
Ok so you guys have me all turned around now.. hmmm well like you said in the post anyway.... focus on solar power first. No matter what, we have to upgrade from our 75 watt panels next year.