At the end of April, I erected the windmill and it was a failure. I discovered that it appeared to be shorted. I got an RMA (returned material authorization) and sent it back to the factory. I also discovered that I had ordered the wrong Control Box (12V versus 48V). I ordered the correct one. The windmill itself was troubleshot and they discovered a shorted capacitor in the powerhead. I called and talked to them and deduced that the Control Box was the cause. It was fixed under warranty, and shipped back and arrived today.
I took great care to ensure that the wiring was correct end to end; but with only 3 wires (Plus, Minus, and Ground) it wasn’t that hard. When it was erected, is commenced spinning and was producing power.
One thing is that the windmill is small, only 1 square-meter of swept area and is rated at 40KWh/month. My recent electric usage was 2500-3000 KWh or roughly 20%. But the advantage is that is runs all night; while the Solar Panels stop after sunset.
You can see the rain/hail showers blowing through. The next photo is a widespread view to the NE.
I will monitor the windmill output over the next few days.
2 replies on “Wind is Alive!”
Glad you were able to get it working!
Good on you for persevering and getting it all figured out. Some pretty impressive weather as well!