I only have a small solar panel for proof of concept purposes. Here in Victoria Canada, I can solar cook too, because we get the Sun. (steaming soil, boiling weeds, dehydrating herbs). I "invented" an airlift pump-waterwheel-capstan drive as one method to rotate it. (saw a video about capstan drives in robots) No need for actuators or motors. Anyway, it works! So looking at your setup, if you can rope around the outside of your rotating stand, and attach your motor to a capstan drive instead, you can easily rotate it way more evenly. You probably need to use good climbing rope or sailboat rope for the capstan, but I bet everything will work way better, and it will be a lot more steady in the big winds. I'm originally from a farm near Rathvilly, Co. Carlow
@ourkilkennyhomestead20063 күн бұрын
@@Brians-Easy-Low-Tech-Solutions hello Brian. Do you know what? I love these rare occasions where a fellow inventor comes accross my stuff. Had a quick look at some of your vids, hope you don't mind, and all I can say is "nice, very nice!" Rathvilly seems a nice beautiful spot in the Midlands, have only passed through it on many occasions unfortunately. Never had the chance to explore. I hear what you're saying about a rope setup. Increase the leverage and gearing ratio between driven and driver to smooth out the motion. Ideally I need a driven wheel/sprocket around 40" diameter with a driver somewhere in the parish of 2-4". The larger sprocket is hard to come by "off the shelf so I've been considering a linear actuator setup for the next gen as the total range of motion is only 100 ish degrees of rotation. Fair play for your energy and constant inventions, isn't it frustrating how youtube doesn't promote creators like you and I more and instead focuses on "the current thing". Best wishes from piltown.
@Brians-Easy-Low-Tech-Solutions3 күн бұрын
@@ourkilkennyhomestead2006 Thank you for saying (Fair play for your energy and constant inventions, isn't it frustrating how youtube doesn't promote creators like you and I more and instead focuses on "the current thing".) You are totally right, I am very frustrated. KZbin only let people see what they want them to see. It's quite brutal and their algorithm rules. But people are to blame too. They need "guru's" and "influencers" to worship and only listen to science and engineering if it comes out of a big lab or a big company and is very polished, commercial and flashy, and delivered by a photogenic newsreader. Sustainable development and doing stuff on the cheap is the enemy of big advertising, because at the end of the day, they are trying to sell people more and more "stuff" and we are helping people do more with less. The algorithm will weed us out. "High precision speed reducer using rope" is the video you should check out. He is doing robotics so he needs the highest precision. But you don't need much precision at all. Your motor stops and starts when the light sensor tells it to. As long as you keep a rope or chain in tension, and keep your gear ratios somewhat within a range, you will get great results. My tracker uses masons line to rotate the small reflector (and a small solar panel too) while the timing/tracking is done by compressed air. It is so different than everything out there that nobody can get their heads around it. My tracker is more accurate at tracking the sun than 95% of the commercial trackers, and yours is more accurate than 90% of them! You should be very proud of what you did especially because you did it on a large scale and your accuracy is in the sweet spot for tracking solar panels, plus you are being honest about repairs. (I have greater accuracy because I am doing solar cooking, and that needs more precise tracking, I am not in any way dishing your project).
@BoraDinctorna3 күн бұрын
Arkadaşım dilinizi iyi bilmiyorum fakat anladığım kadarıyla inverterin fan sesinin çok fazla çıkmasından şikayetçisiniz. Buna benzer sorun benim 24volt inverterimde vardı. Fan’ın kablosuna gerilim düşürücü regülatör bağladım ve artık yarı hızda çalışıyor. Hem soğutmaya devam ediyor hem de çok az ses çıkıyor. Ürünün garantisi bittikten sonra bunu yapmanızı tavsiye ederim. Yada ben garantiyi bekleyemem derseniz şimdide yapabilirsiniz😊
@ahmadmuhaimin25234 күн бұрын
Love it ! But does it get damaged if it comes in contact with rain ?
@darcymunro89304 күн бұрын
Very impressive ,how you use the basic technique to improve on your original designs , including your generator carriage to move to the out of round drive wheel , Top marks in my opinion and the education you have learned is beyond text books. Keep Strong and vertical.
@HenryOwens-py3ur8 күн бұрын
Hey Kilkenny, you did a video explaining how dc and ac electricity runs down a wire cable, went and brought the cheapest 2.5mm to find all solid core wire and have now found all my wind turbine cables have black coated wires inside the conduit, it this burnt or corroded ? is it a good swop from wound wire to solid core for the windturbine ? Thanks Henry
@ourkilkennyhomestead20068 күн бұрын
@@HenryOwens-py3ur Hi Henry, what turbine are you running? I'm guessing you didn't check the amperage rating on wire before purchasing. 2.5mm is usually only good for 13amps safely per conductor. If your turbine is not rectified internally and is sending A/C current to the control unit then A/C cable would be preferable between turbine and controller, then use D/C cable to connect controller to batteries.
@HenryOwens-py3ur7 күн бұрын
@@ourkilkennyhomestead2006 Running the 48v I2000, the 2.5mm solid core cables comeing from the turbine to the controller. Thinking it could be damp crossing the cable s and corroding the wire inside
@ourkilkennyhomestead20067 күн бұрын
@@HenryOwens-py3ur 2000w ÷ 48 =41.6 amps +25%= 52.08. You need to use 10mm2 cable if you're using t+e. The next size down is 6mm2 which is rated for 40amps so would be no good. If you look up "amps calculator" in your search engine it'll help you know how many amps a circuit could potentially carry, so you can choose the correct cable size next time and avoid making the same mistake. Once you know how many max amps your device will output then add 25% as a safety margin and choose your cable size based on that.
@HenryOwens-py3ur7 күн бұрын
@@ourkilkennyhomestead2006 Thanks for the advise, i remember now i brought it for my 300w wind turbine, but just disparate to get this i2000 up, but that will have to wait. Ive come up with the disision to make the 300w moveable ! placeing the turbine on a pole on pallet 3.5m high, with two ridged sway bars to each corner of the pallet and using turbuckles and wire rope to ancher it in place, like you would a tent, moveble too 15m north of the 700w and 15m west of the 700w, giveing me upto 33mph offset charge rates, straightening out the charge curve.
@HenryOwens-py3ur7 күн бұрын
Got it, the 2.5mm at 30meters £30, i only need 15m to the I2000, another 30m, so 4x2.5mm gets me my 10mm2 cable, forgot the 300w and 700w 60m needed
@ochiazic10 күн бұрын
Thank you very much man, exactly what I was looking for
@realvanman110 күн бұрын
Does your system hold that ~2.5 volt per cell absorption voltage all day after it is reached? Or does it step down to a float voltage eventually? Those are AGM batteries? Is the voltage compensated for battery temperature? Hope you don’t mind all of the questions. I’ve recently bought a motor coach and have installed a Victron inverter charger to both charge the battery and allow the use of some AC power without the need for running the generator set. I’ve not yet decided on a battery, though I’ve always had a fondness for FLA, which is why I watched your video when I saw it. Am considering 6 large individual (as in 2 volt) cells. Everything else in the coach is 12 volt, so I’m sticking with that voltage for the battery. Lastly, I would not think that the required battery charging voltage would change based on other loads on the system. The generator voltage regulator should maintain the correct battery voltage, even as other system load changes. Maybe I misunderstood that part of the video. Couldn’t agree more about the majority of “information” found on much of the net. I like to say that we are living solidly in The Misinformation Era.
@ourkilkennyhomestead20069 күн бұрын
@@realvanman1 our system keeps the voltage level up as long theres sufficient daylight. All the batteries are bog standard flooded lead acids. No there's no temperature compensation, our system is set up to mimic charging in an engine bay which doesn't have temperature compensation either. Both voltage and amperage from an alternator will adjust based on load otherwise the more loads you put on the less power you have and won't be able to run the loads. Voltage doesn't change by much in this instance but amperage does. Just remember that if you're charging your leisure battery setup from your alternator, it's best to keep it the same type as the engine battery as different batteries will have different absorption which can result in one or the other taking most of the charge and the other not getting enough. Best to fit an isolator switch between them where the alternator only charges both when there's insufficient solar power. Hope that answers your questions.
@petesmith223412 күн бұрын
All makes good sense. Most of my experience with lead-acid batteries is for standby applications for communication equipment where a rapid charge isn’t really required, yet manufacturers of some equipment, particularly UPS systems try to be too clever and they just cook the batteries every three years. One piece of (American) equipment actually has two ‘intelligent’ chargers in parallel, each of which has its own ideas about what it should be doing. For standby applications, just float a 12V battery at 13.8V with a charger current limited to 5 or 10A, no multi-stage charging required. They usually last 10 years+ like that. One customer has a diesel standby generator with a 10 year old battery floating at 13.8V, which still works fine. The manual lift pump lever is broken so it takes a good amount of cranking to prime the system after a filter change, which it still does with no sign of slowing down.
@ourkilkennyhomestead200612 күн бұрын
@@petesmith2234 quick tip for your diesel generator customer, if they loosen the injector pipe nuts at the injectors after a filter change then crank the motor a few times in bursts of 10-20 seconds or so, it will bleed out any air trapped in the system and get the motor started faster. Once fuel flow is seen at the loosened pipe fittings on each injector, tighten them back up again and it should fire up straight away.
@petesmith223411 күн бұрын
@@ourkilkennyhomestead2006I have done that in the past, but the main issue is filling the filter. Once I have fuel at the filter bleed screw, it usually starts on at least a couple of cylinders fairly quickly and provided it sorts itself out before it shuts down on low frequency, all’s good. The controller is programmed to crank for 10 seconds, pause for 10 seconds, which it repeats 5 times before declaring a ‘fail to start’ I usually have to reset it a couple of times, so it’s probably cranking for about 90 seconds in total.
@MyMednas12 күн бұрын
Those batteries are like toys for an off grid system. Get some traction batteries aka IFLA.
@ourkilkennyhomestead200612 күн бұрын
@@MyMednas why would I do that when fla are a third of the price. Eg: 1x 2v 150ah traction cell is €120. By comparison 1x 12v 100ah fla is also €120. 300ah vs 1kwh for €120. Sure, If money was no object I'd buy better, but let's keep it real.
@glumpy1012 күн бұрын
You are spot on in your reccomendations. there is a group of us that refurb traction batteries for home power use and equalise 24V system batteries to 30-32V. This restores the batteries to very good working condition. It does not happen overnight, sometimestakes months but it certainly does work. You are also spot on about the regurgitated ignorant crap on websites, particularly FB pages. People just repeat the same crap they read before and have no idea they are repeating complete misinformation.
@ourkilkennyhomestead200612 күн бұрын
@@glumpy10 thank you! Funny enough it was seeing what people were saying on fb that inspired this video.
@Bonifatcii12 күн бұрын
I'm not sure if measuring the voltage is enough to figure out what the SOC of the battery
@ourkilkennyhomestead200612 күн бұрын
@@Bonifatciiif I had included the discharge tests the vid would have been a half hour long.
@jean-paulcastellano958912 күн бұрын
Very interesting
@ourkilkennyhomestead200612 күн бұрын
@@jean-paulcastellano9589 not following something I already knew cost us six batteries a few years back. At least with this vid others won't have the same problem.
@arthurredman6012 күн бұрын
Very impressed mate looks good
@ourkilkennyhomestead200612 күн бұрын
@@arthurredman60 Thanks very much. Would recommend this upgrade all day long.
@faded.091317 күн бұрын
Couldn't this have been prevented by putting a resistive load directly on the motors phase wires?
@ourkilkennyhomestead200617 күн бұрын
@@faded.0913 no tbh. The fault was purely down to poor choice of build materials. The blades were attached to the frame using very thin crappy chinesium poles. Centrifugal force sheared them away from their fittings. This mistake won't happen with the next version of it.
@mudislander86417 күн бұрын
90 watts sounds about right. My 2 5.5kw draw that amount. Thats more than 2kw over a 24 hour period. Summer not a problem but winter its a huge draw if you living totally off grid. Only way round that is to switch off at night, it doesn't switch off totally as it goes into mmpt mode and will still accept charge from the panels. Your 13kw battery is now actually a 11kw. Running the whole house on DC with dc converters for phones laptop etc and smaller inveters for fridge washing machine and TV which you can turn off when not in use
@RedbarFan6617 күн бұрын
Could you recommend the best turbine kit (including rectifier and charge controller) to hook up to a 48v eg4 battery bank with a solar charge controller and inverter already connected to the bank?
@edheslam270117 күн бұрын
Excellent video and plenty of good ideas to help with my own project. I'm struggling to source the plastic washers and foam inserts. Any advice on this would be welcome.
@ourkilkennyhomestead200617 күн бұрын
@@edheslam2701 try my greenhouse.ie. Not sure what country you are in but they can ship to most of Europe.
@GrowTropicalMK18 күн бұрын
Awesome very inspiring
@daijarudolph25418 күн бұрын
what size pallet was used ? i see small ones and long ones
@guyteigh337522 күн бұрын
Just be a little wary if you reckon DC is a lot safer. It *can* be safer "like for like", but although it might take 75mA with DC before you are unable to let go, a typical installation like you have just set up, will probably be around 240v (20 panels @ 12v) and around 15A. If your hands are dry and you touch it with a finger, it will indeed "give you a little dart". If your hands are damp, it can be a different story. If you use larger panels which are more typically 35v - 40v with a 10A current rating, a string of 20 panels can be around 800v DC (the London Underground uses about + / - 600VDC and manages to kill pretty effectively if people play with the rails.) Not trying to be a smart arse (honest), but once you go above about 50V even with DC, I'd treat it with SOME caution. Once you are much above 100V, I'd start to treat it as you would mains (better to err on the right side). Once you are up around 300-400V, then not a bad idea to treat it as you would working on live three-phase. DC is not as hazardous to the heart BUT if you are in series with a few hundred volts DC at several AMPS, you will be burning your insides with a few thousand watts of heat. The heart might keep going but you will be burning away nerves, arteries and so on with terrifying efficiency. If you are bored, get a piece of raw meat (chicken breast ?) and see what happens if you give it a good solid connection (crocodile clip on each side) and then connect clips to a large solar array. It's a scary but fun way to cook food VERY quickly. (Hot dog sausages can explode, proper sausages cook completely in 10 - 20 seconds :) ) Really useful info though on fastening the clips. In England roof tiles are pretty common, but ours tend to have ridges and as I am pretty much useless when it comes to working with fragile stuff, I am hoping the metal bracket might fit into one of the "ridges". Grinding out a channel for me I think will mean lots of spare tiles will be needed :) Love the idea of being totally off grid - but alas with just a little terraced house, there isn't enough roof space to go much above about 2KW - though a few panels on the shed roof and workshop roof with little tiny micro-inverters are helpful. Once you are using 48vDC, it can be worth noting that 60v - 90v > 48v MPPT battery chargers can be found on ebay for about £30 - and with around 100A rating. This can mean that if you add an extra set of panels elsewhere (garden mount for example), and you just have a series parallel setup that keeps the voltage to between around 60v and 90v, then this can be used to ALSO charge the batteries. Inverter doesn't know about it - it just sees batteries with plenty of extra power in. Final comment, a DC isolator is not a bad plan, but they are not the same switch design as the cheaper AC isolators. If you have an AC connection and break it, the arc is usually pretty tiny - a millimetre or two is enough of a gap to work as a switch. With DC, you can get AWESOME plasma streams from just a couple of hundred volts - as in well over a centimeter if you break the connection while it is on load. So the DC isolators are dearer than the AC ones - but they have a MUCH bigger gap and usually a method of physically sticking an insulator between the contacts to quench the plasma.
@ourkilkennyhomestead200622 күн бұрын
@@guyteigh3375it was a general reference, both are dangerous. Yes dc will arc worse than ac and there's loads of vids on yt showing this. The difference is that dc is looking for a complete circuit back to its negative which is almost always an insulated return, ie. isn't earthed through the physical ground. Whereas with ac both live and neutral will shock you as they always have a completed circuit to ground potentially through you. Here's a link that explains it better. Scroll down a little to "jeep hammers" comment. diysolarforum.com/threads/why-do-dc-systems-not-make-use-of-grounding-to-the-same-extent-as-with-ac.5152/
@ourkilkennyhomestead200622 күн бұрын
@@guyteigh3375 thanks for the comment, if you see any of my later vids you'll see that we equipped dc circuit breakers instead of isolators as the isolators switches have been seen to fail. Worth saying that I'm not overly convinced that the circuit breakers are any better either but at least they have that additional safety aspect. We also switched up to an 11kw all in one inverter which is a beast of a thing although it does have a high idle consumption. Will have more updates coming soon as we save up to add more to the system.
@cricketkajunoon25 күн бұрын
What kind/brand of screws did you use? It isn’t clear in the video.
@rwd197326 күн бұрын
Parkside tools is da shit 😊 I have 3 impact drivers
@ourkilkennyhomestead200626 күн бұрын
@@rwd1973 big fan of Parkside also. Great quality tools!
@conorkenny415126 күн бұрын
How long have you been off grid?
@ourkilkennyhomestead200626 күн бұрын
@@conorkenny4151 hello Conor, we have been running the off grid equipment for a little under 3yrs now.
@lklmmedia471527 күн бұрын
Like the Vid (down in Australia here...) - where there have been some more recent Strict controls added for Self Installation...Basically - Quite hard to do it yourself now without contravining several new laws... Anyway that aside... Just a couple of comments...Actually one in particular. The Twin & Earth is NOT rated for External use, if you insist on using it, make sure to put it in Appropriate Weather rated conduit to put it in, otherwise it will suffer UV degredation, Animals will chew on it, and Moss & Lichen ensymzes (as well as animal faeces) can chew through it as well...Preferably use PVC conduit, which is typicaly Cheap as Chips, but where you should also 100% seal it at both ends to restrict any Moisture ingress, as moisture getting in will create a Dielectric effect, and the use of Twin and Earth doesn't help that, as there are air gaps in it, unlike the Sheethed DC cable, It's why the preference Actually is to use individual DC cables appropriate for the run which are seperated.
@ourkilkennyhomestead200627 күн бұрын
@@lklmmedia4715 thanks for the tip. Getting around to fitting conduit everywhere bit by bit. Glad you enjoyed the vid 👍
@truth335829 күн бұрын
Never never water on top of the leafs
@suekelleher278629 күн бұрын
Great video!
@suekelleher278629 күн бұрын
Good to see it working! Is the wind turbine good at covering your winter gap when the solar goes right down?
@ourkilkennyhomestead200629 күн бұрын
@@suekelleher2786 it does an OK job to be fair. Wouldn't say it's amazing, wouldn't say it's rubbish either. On the darkest winter days it beats the solar but usually solar is the better generator.
@suekelleher278629 күн бұрын
@@ourkilkennyhomestead2006 ah, you have a more open aspect, here there are hills in the way of the sun and in the darkest part of winter only 4 hrs sun per day and on an east west split for the PV it does nothing. So the wind power might be worth a think about. Thanks for the info 😊
@ourkilkennyhomestead200629 күн бұрын
@@suekelleher2786 based on what you've said there I'd recommend getting 2 turbines on the go as the initial investment might be slightly cheaper building the mast and foundations for both at the same time as opposed to starting with one, learning over time that it falls short of requirements and then having to build another from scratch. An elevated rotating solar array might be another consideration which might be a little cheaper than a 2nd wind turbine.
@suekelleher278628 күн бұрын
@@ourkilkennyhomestead2006 oh thank you for all the advice I’ll have a good think about that! I’ve got a solar thermal panel on a south facing roof so it does take the edge off the cold water in winter. Not got a lot of land like you, it’s all filled with flowers and veg! By the way I got my polycarbonate tunnel finished, it’s 22 ftx8ft, 6mm twin walled and even got a wee window either side! The doors and windows are clear Perspex to give added light. Whole thing cost around £1300, thanks to your video and some help off friends I kept the costs down. So thank you! 😊👍
@OGCrypto33Ай бұрын
Barrie trower is who you look for on KZbin. Hes a ex navy specialist
Just buy a house plant and watch itdie within months of being by wifi.
@OGCrypto33Ай бұрын
Wifi kills my plants 100%
@jean-paulcastellano9589Ай бұрын
Great, thanks
@ourkilkennyhomestead2006Ай бұрын
@@jean-paulcastellano9589 thanks for checking out the vid, hope all is well.
@nhikoidАй бұрын
Very interesting video. The voltage test is fine, but the power under load test might be a bit pessimistic. The 700w label for the drill will be the input power so its output at optimal rpm would probably be 400 to 500 watts. Probably even less trying to drive that big load. Hence the drill smoke! Maybe the cure for efficiency losses is a heli 2.0 or 4.0 !😅
@ourkilkennyhomestead2006Ай бұрын
@@nhikoid yes indeed, a bigger turbine would be VERY nice!
@gaugeonesteamАй бұрын
If you didn't have any solar at all, how many hours per day would the generator need to be running to keep the batteries topped up? thanks... (2 people in 1 bedroom garden chalet. saniflo loo, no washing machine, wood burner for heat)
@ourkilkennyhomestead2006Ай бұрын
@@gaugeonesteam Hello, it would depend on what the battery capacity and kwh usage you are requiring and also if solar is also charging batteries. As a rough guess based on what you've said, it would be possibly 1-2hours.
@gaugeonesteamАй бұрын
@@ourkilkennyhomestead2006 Hi, Thanks for your reply
@pablodiazglantz3881Ай бұрын
Great video! Thank you!
@nhikoidАй бұрын
Great video. I have two i1500s Up 3 years now. Generally only run them in the winter months. Bearings still smooth. Still on original slip rings. Fingers crossed for the winter coming. Did great last year. Was thinking of adding a third but tempted by hefy looking FltXny brand on Aliexpress.
@ourkilkennyhomestead2006Ай бұрын
@@nhikoid Thanks. You're doing well with yours which is great to hear. Must have a look at that turbine on alixpress
@nhikoidАй бұрын
@@ourkilkennyhomestead2006 They also variously come under brand names REAL, B&C, B Creations, Green Energy, Bayoung and Smaraad. Polish/Danish youtuber "4nrgy Tech" has some good vids on these. Probably same factory in "Wuxi" engineering district but with different brand labels. Big diameters for power ratings : 3.2m 1000w, 3.8m 2000w so not the usually daft ratings v diameter one sees of Chinese machines. I see that Photonic Universe sell similar ones too. These are really big heavy generators with tail furling mechanisms. There is of course our trusted Istabreeze Heli2 ( bigger diameter3 blade version ). Certainly, over the last 3 years, mid September , solar dies on it's backside and my two i1500's take over. Then in March, it's back to solar. If the Istas were grid tied I'd just let them run during the brighter months too but it's not worth the wear and tear when solar is so plentiful. But sorely tempted to get a bigger turbine for winter ( if just for the sheer fun of it! ). Anyway thanks for a great channel. This repair video on the i1500 is invaluable!
@ai4pxАй бұрын
if it makes 87v, then it should be convertible to 48v.
@ourkilkennyhomestead2006Ай бұрын
@@ai4px howdy, just a matter of the control system really. Have to set up some bench testing to get an idea of output at given rotation speeds. If it were only making 10amps in a 20mph mph wind at 48v it would be pretty poor. With that said it does have to be integrated in to the existing system one way or the other.
@talusranch990Ай бұрын
Nope, not Gonna work. It's a 5 blade.
@JoniK1Ай бұрын
Great video! Do you know what is the difference between i1500 and i2000 except max output? Price is the same in here. Is there a good reason to buy with carbon blades? Maybe those are lighter so it will spin easier?
@ourkilkennyhomestead2006Ай бұрын
@@JoniK1 thanks, just a slightly bigger generator on the i2000. The weight difference of the blades is questionable. We have had 2 sets of carbon blades, supposed to be identical however had 100grams weight difference on each blade. If the prices are the same for i1500 and i2000 maybe go for the bigger one.
@erdal_boraАй бұрын
Thanks for the video. I most probably won't do the same design, but I feel just seeing it will help with future decisions about wind power.
@ourkilkennyhomestead2006Ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@CrazedCritticАй бұрын
Really good content here. Thank you for sharing.
@ourkilkennyhomestead2006Ай бұрын
@@CrazedCrittic thank you!
@kevinmills5293Ай бұрын
I feel your pain. Mine had been up for a few hours when a storm blew in. My welding was worse than I thought and generator blew off the top of the pole. The impact broke the tail boom off and I found only part of one blade. I never found the rest of the blades.😮
@ourkilkennyhomestead2006Ай бұрын
Sorry to hear that, thats awful news! They undergo some serious wind force when in operation. Have you done any repairs?
@kevinmills529329 күн бұрын
@@ourkilkennyhomestead2006 yes, it’s back up and running like a champ.
@ourkilkennyhomestead200629 күн бұрын
@@kevinmills5293 great stuff! Hope it does the business for you 👍
@kevinmills5293Ай бұрын
Interesting what you said about the cost of batteries. I went over to LiFePo4 cells about a year ago and I’d never go back to FLA. I recently built a 15kWh battery for 1500 euros. With the falling prices of LFP cells I could today build the same thing for little more than 1000 euros. Winter was alway a challenge as there are not enough solar hours in the day to fully charge FLA batteries. This is not a problem with LFP batteries. There is no lengthy absorbe period and it doesn’t matter if the LFP battery is not fully charged for weeks on end.
@ourkilkennyhomestead2006Ай бұрын
@@kevinmills5293 FLA don't like 48v setup either....
@kevinmills5293Ай бұрын
I’ve the 1000W 24v version but I use a charge controller. It has a programmable V/I load table so I can limit the current produced by letting the voltage increase to around 45V.
@ourkilkennyhomestead2006Ай бұрын
@@kevinmills5293 very nice indeed. The controller we got from istabreeze is basic to say the least. Can I ask what the name of your charge controller is?
@jean-paulcastellano9589Ай бұрын
Very interesting. Thanks for the video
@ourkilkennyhomestead2006Ай бұрын
@@jean-paulcastellano9589 Great to have you watching Jean Paul, hope all is well.
@HenryOwens-py3urАй бұрын
So slip ring rated to 12v 60 amps now, if thats one wire 12v 30amp x 6 = 6000+watts ! thought i sore on an turkey website say the generator can reach 90-120 volts, should last a life time. So much fun ! tried lifting thoughs pannels with threaded bar and a drill ! stripped the threadeds in the middle of the bar ! didnt counter balance them wood was wet, longer nut would lift pannels better as well. inspired me to piant mine now.
@ourkilkennyhomestead2006Ай бұрын
@@HenryOwens-py3ur ah wishful thinking for this turbine to ever produce 6kw unfortunately but at least it will never suffer slip ring failure again. What happened with drilling the panels? Were you drilling into a threaded hole?
@HenryOwens-py3urАй бұрын
@@ourkilkennyhomestead2006 A threaded nut, which i jammed in between a washer and a into a scaffold tube, i got abit premature exited and didnt line things up plus the wieght of the water. so going to buy a connecting nut counter balance the over hung end, just carnt use that threaded bar, have to get new
@HenryOwens-py3urАй бұрын
looking forward to see it under braking now, i think it will stop it in its tracks, still gotta dumpload, sliding connections wont last for ever.
@ourkilkennyhomestead2006Ай бұрын
@@HenryOwens-py3ur there's always something isn't there? It would be a rarity for a project to go right first time. Hope you get it sorted. 👍
@ourkilkennyhomestead2006Ай бұрын
@@HenryOwens-py3ur there's always something isn't there? It would be a rarity for a project to go right first time. Hope you get it sorted. 👍
@RobertLiamWhyteАй бұрын
Cheap is my favourite flavour
@jamesdoucettedoucette868Ай бұрын
Our have made it through three harsh winters, came with coated wire and a split doors with nice latches, also came with wire to wrap around the poles and fence to secure it, and tatp was nice and thick. Those nails are for a wood base frame, not a product issue that is your issue. And yes it is the vevor brand. So you either their quality went way down or you just bought the cheapest you could because mine is 3 years old and have not had an issue. Off amazon.
@ourkilkennyhomestead2006Ай бұрын
@@jamesdoucettedoucette868 if you're in a different market then the spec will be different. Don't take it personally.
@HenryOwens-py3urАй бұрын
Thier is something wrong with um, hot air should be pushed out the top, not pulled out threw the bottom, guessing they wanted to make cleaning fillers easyer, might be a case of a scoop outa the bottom, keepin it off the csbles and a bit of rectangler ducting, from the ground to filter, cause she does get wham, in my plastic shed
@ourkilkennyhomestead2006Ай бұрын
@@HenryOwens-py3ur that's a good point as the fans seem to suck air in at the bottom blowing it upwards making the filter position pointless. Will have to test this...
@HenryOwens-py3urАй бұрын
@ourkilkennyhomestead2006 So your s is doing it right, just the filters are on top too, diffently doing a scoop or pipe out from underneath when i get five minutes. Started a 12v solar array tilting north too south 10 degrees to 45 degrees with a 1 meter m12 threaded bar ! it isnt going to hold 2x23 kgs pannels plus wet wood, but over hung them 500mm from the hinge, thinking a bucket of sand or bag as a counter balance, So adjusting it with a drill when wind picks up ?supporting legs under threaded bar, then tighten down with threaded bar no legs ! alot of work just for 2x415w pannels and 40a mppt so 520w into the battery, but this weather, need every amp