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anteror
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Joined: 06/10/2009
Location: Finland
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Posted: 10:43am 05 Apr 2014

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I have tested with my friends a lot of this, to warm with the power from
wind with capasitors.
You can warm water, floor heating or whatever you want.
That is the best and cheapest way, to make controller for warming.

Only capasitor type that works and give power enough is so called,
reactive power capasitors.(capasitors for power correction).
They work perfectly, with wind generator that has 200-(300 max ?!) Ac.
You need high voltage wind generator, with this warming system.

When the frequency and the voltage increases, the more this type of capacitor
is supplying power to the heating elements.

Continuously variable automatic transmission, for wind generator

Perfect for this.
Any other capacitor type, will not give enough power through.

This;

https://www.elfaelektroniikka.fi/elfa3~fi_en/elfa/init.do?it em=65-108-53&toc=19331

Or this;

https://www.elfaelektroniikka.fi/elfa3~fi_en/elfa/init.do?it em=65-108-47&toc=19331&name=ac_power_capacitor_100_uf_230_va c,_b32340c2012a730

We have used some electric motor capasitors that are very cheap, connected parallel to these and with that, you can fine-tune the production curve.
(if you need to adjust the production curve, when not enough load and
too litle resistive load for some reason, or very windy conditions etc)

Once you have measured the system right.
That is it.

This is the best connection to this system.
This is for 2kw huayaturbine, for example;

I and my friends have tested and made a lot work with this,
during the years.
We have here these and a lot and they are workig very good !

If you have anything to ask about this, feel free to write me,
here on this forum, or with private message.

This capacitor system for warming really works and is very cheap,
with wind power.
-No batteries, or any other power source needed, to work.
-No any moving parts in controller; no relays, no tips.
-Can be used to anyplace,to warm.
(I have wrote about this a lot and they use these, in Canada, Alaska etc where they used to warm with oil, brought with aeroplane.. before

)
etc

WE have used this system with 2kw, 2,5kw, 3kw, 5kw and 10kw units.
Working voltage 240V;

http://www.huayaturbine.com/

-With 2-3Kw units you need just 3 units of these capasitors.
-With 5kw you need 2-3 parallel.(6-12 units, as above picture shows, in parallel)
-With 10kw you need 4-6 parallel.(12-18 units, as above picture shows, in parallel)

Wind generator working voltage 240V, the best for this (300V max !).

You can use higher working woltage, but you need higher voltage
capasitors and you can find them, but not with this price.
Also all the water heating resistors work with 220-240v Ac.
You can of course, connect them in series etc

You need safety factor, for wind power.
So, to these capasitors that can take 440V, I only recommend
220-240V working voltage (300 max, but then you must connect with parallel 2 units, or with motor capasitors etc, to get enough load, to protect from overvoltage)

Getting warmer, here, in this forum..

Antero
Edited by anteror 2014-04-06

electrodacus

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Joined: 30/03/2014
Location: Canada
Posts: 39

Posted: 10:46am 06 Apr 2014

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Quite interesting design.
I was thinking on a similar concept since I live offgrid and I want to heat the house with electricity.
But I will be using Solar PV panels and a heat element even less components and absolutely no moving parts.
Not to mention that at this point Solar PV is cheaper than Wind at least in small to medium installations.
KWh over 25 years (life of the PV) at my location (quite sunny here and cold) will be around 3 cent/KWh at 1$/Watt PV panels.

I was thinking about wind also in a smaller proportion but with supercapacitors.

http://electrodacus.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/electrodacus

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