Location on Your Property

Other guidelines for where to put the turbine on your property:

• The distance from the turbine to the electricity input should be relatively short to reduce loss of power from transmission. 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.
• A wind turbine mounted on a tower will generally perform much better than a rooftop installation. Rooftop installations can be dangerous, and require careful consideration to ensure safe operation.

[Previous]   [Next]