Ran #4AWG DC Power and #6AWG solid copper ground thru 3/4" conduit into the house.
Once inside, I mounted the DC Panel, AC Panel & 1250/ 3100 Watt Aims Inverter.
Here's my wind genny takin' off in a slight breeze.
It's a single phase w/starter windings conversion, using 4 groups of 7ea - 1/2"x1/2" cylindrical Neo's epoxied to a squared off rotor.
Those are 5' diameter PVC blades which work surprisingly well in low winds.
As you can see, it's self-furling with an offset vertical axis and the tail will furl parallel with the blades in an extreme wind condition. The tail is skewed off to account for the offset axis. Keeps the blades pointed right into the wind.
Here you can see just how skewed the tail really is (quite a bit, but it really works great like that)
At the base of the 21', 2 1/2" pipe tilt-up pole (no guys) is my bank of 3ea - Group 27 batteries.
Here are the rectifiers for the wind genny and my charge controller for my 2 small solar panels.
DC Power & Ground thru the 3/4" conduit.
Conduit ready to put thru wall.
Once thru the wall it's ready for my DC Panel.
The DC Panel, Inverter & 2-breaker AC Panel below.
Gotta keep things grounded!
The AC Main Disconnect is just a plug into the inverter.
Testing things out ... It Works!
Here it is all wrapped up (with the exception of the house wiring).
I'll run that down some conduit, under the house and up to the recepticals (which will be marked as "Auxiliary Power".
Whew! Think I'll go have a beer now, I think I deserve it!
Tomorrow, bring in the firewood, take the dogs out for a bit and maybe, just maybe get the 14GA wire in, recepticles in and everyting tested.
Wish me luck!
Dave (aka arc)
