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If it's blowing 30+ and you're anchored in 24, you're a happy camper!
In the Caribbean I've regularly been anchored in that. Not that I want to be, but it's better than the alternative. You may recall that one of my complaints about the KISS is that the thermal breakers start opening once the constant output of the generator exceeds 17 A. Unfortunately that happens a lot in the Caribbean. I'd love a generator that would just keep producing in big winds. -- Geoff "Doug Dotson" wrote in : Who mentioned anchoring in 24kts? And in any case, what is wrong with that? "JAXAshby" wrote in message ... Yeah, so would the manufacturer. btw, who here purposely anchors in 24 knot winds just to make his wind gen put out amps? I'd have to do some calculations but 29A at 24kts for a 1.2m diam swept area seems to be pushing Betz's Theorem to the limit. I've never seen variable pitch blades used in small turbines. Standard design in large terestrial turbines but the pitch isn't controlled passively but rather by the control system. I've love to have one to play with though. Doug s/v Callista "Geoff Schultz" wrote in message 9.17... I recently ran across a site for a wind generator that I have never heard of before. It's www.SuperWind.com and they make a wind generator that looks very promising. Of course, I've never heard one in use or seen one, but their desription and output curves look very good. What I really like is that it starts generating power at low wind speeds and will generate 29 Amps at 24 kts and above. The biggest problem seems to be that they're a German company and with the dollar falling so much against the Euro, it's getting more expensive by the day. However, I think that it's worth looking at. Note that I have absolutely no relationship with the company. I'm simply passing this along as information. -- Geoff |
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