You can have varied wind resources within the same property. In addition to measuring or finding out about the annual wind speeds,
you need to know about the prevailing directions of the wind at your
site. If you live in complex terrain, take care in selecting the
installation site. If you site your wind turbine
on the top of or on the windy side of a hill, for example, you will
have more access to prevailing winds than in a gully or on the leeward
(sheltered) side of a hill on the same property.
In addition to
geologic formations, you need to consider existing obstacles such as
trees, houses, and sheds, and you need to plan for future obstructions
such as new buildings or trees that have not reached their full height.
Your turbine needs to be sited upwind of buildings and trees, and it
needs to be 30 feet above anything within 300 feet. You also need enough
room to raise and lower the tower for maintenance, and if your tower is
guyed, you must allow room for the guy wires.
Whether the system is stand-alone or grid-connected,
you will also need to take the length of the wire run between the
turbine and the load (house, batteries, water pumps, etc.) into
consideration. A substantial amount of electricity can be lost as a
result of the wire resistance—the longer the wire run, the more
electricity is lost.
Using
more or larger wire will also increase your installation cost. Your
wire run losses are greater when you have direct current (DC) instead of
alternating current (AC).
So, if you have a long wire run, it is advisable to invert DC to AC.
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