Output power of turbine

[Jason Wilkinson]

HI to all  Since putting back up my turbine ,it's working wonderful, i've had a few enquiries, and the question that comes up most " how much power does it put out"  now i know that  watts equal volts times current (W=VxI)  with a high wind i see at times around 12 to 14 amps   and since my batts are 12 volts  can i say the output of the turbine is around 140 to 150 watts ?  

    Jason

[SparWeb]

Sounds okay, as long as you are talking about the DC times DC.  Try measuring the battery voltage right now: since the batteries are being charged the voltage should rise up to, say, 13 or 13.5 volts.  Multiply that by the measured DC current, and you have power, in watts.

[Jason Wilkinson]

Thanks, i thought i was right but wanted it confirmed. now that i've got the hang of it i want to try a bigger bird, 17 ft seems a bit to big (and must the tower for the 17 ft be that big ?) my plans are for a 15ft  and i want to use the existing 3in  tower  will post as i make progress   uh uh did i hear somebody day don't put a 15 ft on that tower !  

 Jason