Vertical Wind Turbine
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| Turbine Diameter: 13 Feet |
Height: 15 Feet |
Tower: 18 Feet |
| Rated Wind Speed: 12 m/s |
Starting Speed: 4-25 m/s |
Subsistence Wind Speed: 55 m/s |
| Info: VWTs (Vertical Wind Turbines) can be tower mounted or it can be free standing, with guy wires. | ||
Would you like to do something about ever increasing electrical prices? Do you have wind available? If you do, there are a number of options available to you.
We specialize in high quality, affordable wind turbines.
New to wind turbines? One option is, if you are hands-on and like a challenge, educate yourself about wind turbine requirements, installation and maintenance. It is a challenge, however the rewards can be very substantial.
Each site or location is unique. No one system is right for every property. Let's say your current electrical energy use is between 1000-1500 KW (kilowatt hour) per month. Look at your previous 12 monthly electrical bills to see how you are trending. If we assume the cost of purchased electricity will continue to rise, we can forecast what we'll likely be paying per KW in three to five years. This alone should be a good starting point for making the right choice.
If you choose to take control and rely less on the local power company, we can help. We market complete wind turbines, small and large. We have wind measuring equipment to take the guesswork out of selecting the correct equipment.
A turbine can be tower mounted or it can be free standing, with guy wires. Some turbines can be successfully mounted on existing buildings, silos or other structures. There are many options and choices. Look first at what you already have in place.
Example: Pictured below is a recent turbine installation on an existing concrete silo. Silos can be a great option for a VAWT (Vertical Axis Wind Turbine). There are thousands of concrete silos standing across our country with electrical power being consumed within a 100 feet. Silo mounted wind turbines could make a substantial contribution to the grid. See following pictures;
This tower was put up and down several times, then turbine attached to tower and then bolted securely to the silo in under 30 minutes. All aluminium and stainless steel fittings. This turbine can be easily lowered for servicing.
VAWT's range in size from 300 watts to 10KW. Using a silo, a tower can be pivoted up, then a boom truck or crane used to mount the turbine. No excavation or pouring of reinforced concrete needed.
Grandma Susie's, Hwy 147 off Interstate 43, Maribel, WI is planning to include a filling station for electric cars, powered by wind. This will be the United States first off grid electric car charging station. Now thats mileage! We are not saying, it's so easy even a Grandma could do it, are we?
We offer complete mounting hardware for silos. In addition we offer ground mounting hardware, including towers, free standing or towers with guide wire support.
Grid tied systems available for 2KW turbines and larger. Turbines, towers, charge controllers and inverters may be ordered as one complete package or as individual components. Grid tie inverters must be UL approved for connecting to the grid.
Not sure which size turbine is right for your property? The Power Predictor is the right place to start, (See The Power Predictor on home page, only $99.95 plus S & H) this hardware comes with its own licenced software. It monitors solar and wind speed day and night, measuring the potential power at your site. Once the facts are determined, calculating turbine size will easily determine all other components from tower to controller and inverter requirements.
Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWT)
Features:
- Low RPM
- No need for high towers
- .5 to 10 kilowatt(s)
- On grid or Off grid connections
- Custom height and width
- Fiberglass blades
- Charge controller and inverter available
Advantages:
- Quiet operation
- Ease of maintenance, Lower Cost
- Many installation options
Benefits:
- Lower energy costs
- Control of future energy prices
- Your very own energy source
VAWT from 500watt to 10kw, simple design that fully uses lift and drag forces that easily produces rated power at 9 m/s. Ground mounted, silo mounted, on buildings or barns.
