Re: Interesting Roof mount wind generator
RON BRENNEN ( B25B@LCIA.COM )
Mon, 24 May 1999 13:52:19 -0400
Jerry W. Decker wrote:
>
> Hi Folks!
>
> Here is an interesting low tech wind generator that mounts on top of
> your house and is claimed to generate 4-5KW from as little as 10-20 mph
> winds. Very interesting and they certainly seem cheap enough to install,
> perhaps tie two of these into a battery network, inverters for the
> breaker panel and you are set.
>
> http://www.saronanpower.qpg.com/
>
> Aaronan Power manufactures and sells roof mounted wind generators for
> electrical power. These units are small and light enough for residential
> as well as commercial use, and will typically generate four to five
> kilowatts with a 10 to 20 mph wind.
>
> Our money saving units are connected directly into your power breaker
> panel. They will reduce your electric bills! Of course, when the wind is
> not blowing hard enough to supply all of your power, your additional
> power needs are still supplied by your electric company.
>
> Units are $2500, plus $1000 if we install the unit. Instructions come
> with each unit so that you save more money by installing it yourself, a
> simple, half-day operation.
4-5 KW with 10-20 MPH wind does not sound realistic. If it connects
to the grid does it have a syncronized AC output?
Ron Brennen
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