Add Wind Turbine To Solar Panels

Combining my small solar panels and wind generator.

Add wind turbine to solar panels.

Wind turbine systems can run as high as 65 000 installed while the average cost nationally for a professionally installed solar panel system is about 8 to 9 per watt. Cleantec s idea is to add lightweight narrow profile wind generators to the top edge of solar panels. I ve parallel wired the combined solar panels and the wind generator. With solar panels the inverter will protect itself by letting the voltage increase so to reduce the current.

The solar setup consists of 3 home made 70 watt panels on a single axis tracker charging 6x 12 volt 85 ah batteries wired in parallel 510 ah total through a 20 amp controller. The output of the wind turbine must not overpower the inverter. I have bought a 12 volt fd 300 300 watt wind turbine to add to my 12 volt diy solar setup. You simply need to do some research and purchase a controller that is capable of handling both systems.

I have a blocking diode to the wind generator inline between it and the solar panels. The set up is fairly straightforward and will vary slightly based on the individual energy systems that you are using. Wind generators and solar panels can be hooked up together through the same wiring system. Homeowners considering a solar energy or residential wind turbine system may quickly face sticker shock when they find out how much these installations will cost.

When a wind turbine is not loaded it can easily speed out of control in high wind events which can lead to catastrophic failure of the turbine as well as the possibility of damage and. A solar panel may be safely disconnected from the batteries but an active wind turbine should never be disconnected from its load battery diversion load. You can connect the output of wind turbine to an input to a solar inverter as long as the output of the wind turbine is dc and of the correct voltage or less. This would put the wind generators a few feet above the ground and in the very turbulent air.