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Wind powered swimming pool | 12 comments (12 topical, editorial)

Re: Wind powered swimming pool (3.00 / 0) (#1)
by jmk on Thu Feb 7th, 2008 at 11:03:01 PM MST
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Just because it's a 1000 watt turbine doesn't meen that you will get 1000 watts all the time. Most of the time it will only bring in 50 - 100 watts. Your going to need fifty to just keep your battery charged without any loads. A 1000 watt load is going to drain your batteries pretty quick. I have a 12' turbine and wouldn't be able to run my pool pump from my wind turbine. I have a hard time running 250 watts. You may have a better wind site though?
jmk

Re: Wind powered swimming pool (3.00 / 0) (#4)
by frackers (g8ecj at *nospam* gilks dot org) on Fri Feb 8th, 2008 at 03:10:26 AM MST
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You're quite right on the 1000w - thats the furling (max) I expect to get from it. I'm betting on about 5kw/hrs per day so thats 5 hrs of pump time on average.

Having said that, we've had kilowatt winds for the last 2 days (35km gusting to 50km) with not a cloud in the sky and temperatures in the mid 20's and we had the same last weekend as well. It gets a bit wearing at times but thats what its like on the Canterbury plains!! (described by the local council as a high wind zone - and they're not kidding).

Cheers

Robin - Down Under (or are you Up Over)
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Wind powered swimming pool | 12 comments (12 topical, 0 editorial)

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