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Hi,

I have a 4kW array on my roof, I was just thinking, can I hook a 1kW wind turbine into an inverter in the same way so that I get power from that during the dark hours too?

I wouldn't want to change anything in the house, it was just if it is possible to hook a wind turbine into an inverter to feed into the house.
 
Hi,

I have a 4kW array on my roof, I was just thinking, can I hook a 1kW wind turbine into an inverter in the same way so that I get power from that during the dark hours too?

I wouldn't want to change anything in the house, it was just if it is possible to hook a wind turbine into an inverter to feed into the house.
I see no reason why not with the right conversion equipment that you can't feed it into your 230V supply.
Currently, wind is producing over 15% of the national consumption.
 
I'm only looking at a 1kW turbine, but so long as it produced say 300w it would cover the tv and computer etc and some lights.
 
I would install it exactly like pv but obviously instead of the panels you have the turbine. You want get any feed in tariff unless it's installed by some one who is MCS.
 

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Will you get enough wind to drive it? Don't forget, it has to be the right sort of wind. Too windy and it could damage the turbine, not windy enough and you'll get nothing out of it.
 
Well it's only an idea floating round in my head at present, I'll do a bit of research and monitoring of wind speed over the next month or so and see where it takes me,

I hve read bout the type of wind, I don't really even know what 5 knots or meters per second feels like.
 
There's a site somewhere that you can put your postcode into to get an idea of what, if anything, you'll generate.
I found it when I was looking into getting MCS registered
 
And I must agree, small turbines of that size I have seen and dealt with, aren't up to much. You'd have to take them down in high winds and if not, bye bye turbine!
 
domestic roof mounted wind turbines are commonly referred to as chocolate teapots.

I'll leave you to judge if you should procede further with this, unless you have a decent amount of land and can mounted the turbine well out of the turbulence caused by the house.

ps you'd need advance permission from the dno, as you already have filled your 16amp automatic allowance.
 

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