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Post by westtexas on Aug 18, 2012 20:30:32 GMT -7
so if the "S" really were to "HTF", I've been wondering....... there are a LOT of wind turbine electrical generators very close to my AO, how could an individual use one, or multiple, to create a supply of electricity? I have no idea what type or amount of current they produce........ but that could seriously come in handy under terrible conditions
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Post by Cwi555 on Aug 19, 2012 4:26:03 GMT -7
so if the "S" really were to "HTF", I've been wondering....... there are a LOT of wind turbine electrical generators very close to my AO, how could an individual use one, or multiple, to create a supply of electricity? I have no idea what type or amount of current they produce........ but that could seriously come in handy under terrible conditions If your talking about the commercial wind towers, it would probably be a bad idea. The nacelles typically have step up transformers in them, which in turn gets stepped up again at the substation. The nacelle can be upwards of 35kv itself with the substation kick upwards of 165kv. They will typically make power at ~10mph up through 18-25 for peak power, but will shut down 38-55mph depending on the tower. Just tying into a commercial unit would be troublesome at best but the real kicker is how long it would be available to you if you did. You have no way to know when the maintenance was performed on that unit. They have a nasty habit of failing dramatically without proper maintenance. If your an electrical engineer familiar with them, maybe, but otherwise I'd say a bad idea. |
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Post by westtexas on Aug 19, 2012 12:42:30 GMT -7
the maintenance wouldn't be an issue at all, the company I currently work for invented a service unit for them, so I'm familiar with the easy way, and the grunt way of servicing them. And even if a particular unit only had a limited lifespan, there are literally scores still very close. I can see several dozen from my front door alone.
So discounting the extremely high voltage produced (I know that units can be temporarily shut down) it would be possible to wire into various stepdown transformers?
I happen to live less than a mile from the powerplant also, so theres lots of parts in a very small area
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Post by Cwi555 on Aug 19, 2012 17:54:49 GMT -7
the maintenance wouldn't be an issue at all, the company I currently work for invented a service unit for them, so I'm familiar with the easy way, and the grunt way of servicing them. And even if a particular unit only had a limited lifespan, there are literally scores still very close. I can see several dozen from my front door alone. So discounting the extremely high voltage produced (I know that units can be temporarily shut down) it would be possible to wire into various stepdown transformers? I happen to live less than a mile from the powerplant also, so theres lots of parts in a very small area I've worked on them extensively. What I listed was only one potential issue. However, it sounds as if you had already answered yourself and looking for validation before asking the question. I hope it works out for you. |
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