What size wind generator would I need to cover 9000 kWh a month?
I am interested in looking for a wind turbine system that could cover my entire house. My average is about 9200kWh a month. I know that there are many factors in these systems but I am intersted in finding out how big of a system I am looking at. All help appreciated.
Best answer:
Answer by Chandramohan P.R
You have given total consumption but need the maximum load at any time to decide on the capacity.
What do you think? Answer below!
[wprebay kw="wind+generator" num="0" ebcat="-1"]
Meters kit for any AC and DC current,volt, kit-1
 | US $63.25 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 16:26:05 PDT Buy It Now for only: US $63.25 Buy it now | Add to watch list |
Related posts:
- 2010 Deep Research Report on China Wind Turbine Nacelle Cover and Nose Cone Industry
- Q&A: How much money would an average wind turbine save on a $240 energy bill on an average $31 day month?
- Can solar panel and wind turbine generator system run continuously for 6 month or longer?
- How does a wind turbine convert the wind into energy we can you use?
- Wind Power Report Shows Facts Instead of Myths
9200 kW-hour per month is equivalent to an average power of
9200 kW-hour per month x 1 day/24 hours x 1 mo/30days = 13 kWatts. That is about 10 times the national average of 1.2 kW.
13 kW is a large system. If you are in an area that gets 6 hours of wind per day worse case, then you need a 13×4 = 52 kW system.
You have to decide on battery storage for times when there is no wind, or an electric grid tie, where you sell power to the power company when lots of wind, and buy from them when there is no wind.
Battery systems can be very expensive and difficult to maintain, as you get into many dozens of large lead acid batteries. Battery storage is the weak point in systems. A large Lead acid battery, $ 300, will store about 1 kW-hour, enough to operate your house for 1/13 of an hour or 5 minutes.
.