Have seen the tesup wind turbine’s and considering adding it to my system but not sure it will go with the a hybrid invertor?
Have currently got a 9kw solar panel system with the Givenergy hybrid invertor and 9.5kwh battery.
Hoping the wind turbine can boost battery during the winter months when there isn’t enough solar and make most of the export during the summer months?
HattoriHanzo The tesup will need it own inverter, you will not be able to charge your battery with the hybrid inverter. But it will provide a trickle of power meaning less work for your battery to do.
Can I ask, have you seen one in the flesh? Or just online? I have commented on these before in another thread.
Just online. Am thinking of the bigger picture and trying to be more off grid. I’ve only just signed up so wouldn’t of seen any previous threads
HattoriHanzo I would say google it to death before getting one. I looked into these, my idea was to add a 500w generation source to cover overnight usage. But I found more bad reviews than good, and worrying issues like the unit falling apart in high winds. The idea of a wind turbine is sound however, and I would love such a device (if it didn't upset my neighbours or need planning permission)
Check out Ridgeblade, but could worth a look as they're less intrusive
Interesting that they do not display a price and want you to "enquire"
It's vapourware.
Ridgeblade have been talking of releasing that product into the UK as far back as 2011.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3338504/ridgeblade-domestic-roof-wind-turbine
You'd need planning permission to install that monstrosity on the ridge line of a house. I know bugger all about wind turbines, but I do know that generation is proportional to the swept area of the blades. There's a reason why commercial wind turbines are big 3-bladed designs...
Zakalwe Yes, but the thing about ridge or cliff (sit on the top of a virtical wall) is that the catch area includes the roof/wall as the wind is deflected up the roof(wall) to the fins thereby increasing the energy captured. The roof does need to be oriented to the prevailing winds to get the most benefit and siting in built-up areas can be tricky.
Anyone thinking of installing a wind turbine should install anenometer and get a detailed understanding of thier acutall wind speeds and directions. Without this you will have no idea if any turbine will be worthwhile.
And be very careful to understand the generation profile of the intended turbine. I know of no turbine manufacturer that publishes headline generation that is anything other than during a gale! The TESUP for example shows that at average UK wind speeds generation is likely to be no more than about 1-2kw on what we might think of as a breezy day- nowhere near the 7kw advertised.
If it worked then there'd be loads of them about, rather than a distinctly dodgy website.
Its a shame there isn't more viable options especially for 'tick over' levels of generation come the winter months, would be really good to just keep things going without needing to import from the grid.
The inverters are advertised as Solar or Wind, so its got to be possible, but what, how, etc is not up to the average person - there's very little wind stuff done in the UK that I've seen.