Mini Wind Turbine Install | ØY35

[@_graymalkin]

For the 3-phase connections on the turbine, using 4mm bullet connectors with heat shrink is ideal. It’s what I use on my ebike which has a similar 3-phase BLDC motor.

[@pdath]

You need to use flux when soldering unless you like doing it the hard way. Soldering using only the flux in the solder only works for perfect circumstances. Giving the wires a light sand beforehand (for the worst cases) might also help. I find adding flux is usually enough to make most joints cooperative.

[@nickhickson8738]

Grease from one's fingers probably doesn't help either when twisting wires togeter?

[@artisanelectrics]

Cory your drone flight skills have come a long way since you left 😂

[@mfx1]

Keep a large blob of blutack in your soldering iron case for holding wires in place while you solder them and twist them together along their length before soldering, also the Milwaukee is OK for very occasional jobs but a TS101 or Pinecil V2 is far superior for bigger jobs. I'd also use adhesive lined heatshrink or apply a small amount of hot glue before heatshrinking in an environment like that.

[@corymac]

Thanks for the tip!

[@showme360]

What controls are there that protect the turbine from strong winds?

[@morganjones6753]

What make and model is the wind turbine??

[@shauntronics]

Hi Cory, the three phase recifier in your smart phone schematic at 17:03 was different because the upper three rectifiers were SCRs instead of standard diodes. I once built a capacitor bank that had 12 x 200V 1000uF in parallel and 8 x SCRs to dump the energy in to whatever I was trying to obliterate... i mean spot weld. lol Also inside the wind turbine controller there is usually some kind of regulator and smoothing on the DC output, some also have an output for a brake on the turbine to stop it going nuclear in high winds :)

[@B0jangle5]

It spins! Was so excited to finally see this after you alluded to it several episodes ago. I have one of those ladders too and looking forward to risking an early retirement when I have to clean the heat pump!

[@AlwaysStaringSkyward]

Hey Cory, I loved this video series. I use solder seal connectors to do sealed butt splices in DC wires. I've seen them up to about 6.0mm2. They go on with a heat gun and make a solid connection with solder in the joint and a glue seal at each end. I usually heat shrink over them for extra protection and I've never had one fail or ingest water.

[@corymac]

Awesome! I’ll check them out. Thanks!

[@OVB_NL]

I'm so excited to see how the wind turbine works. Really cool your customer is making all the data available too to see how it all performs. Great videos...keep them coming mate! 🙂

[@tomstdenis]

what I don't get is victron gear don't do boost conversions so the 12V coming in being lower than your batteries (iirc 52V LFP right?) how is the wind turbine charging anything?

[@stuartevans6807]

I put one on the chimney, made a dull vibration noise down the pole and through into the house so the mrs made me take it down. On the mancave now quite low so not much generation but looks cool

[@sleepybubble2]

Couple of tips from an amateur, fit a changeover switch as a break on the turbine three phase, for maintenance and preventing damage from over speeding during storms. My turbine is ac coupled to my victron microgrid via a gti. On victron world as croft one the turbine shows as a PV inverter with about 10 months of data. I actually live on an island as well 😊. Small turbines are not really worth the effort to install but they are visually pleasing. We run a ground mounted 8kw PV array as well, planning to add about 4kw more again ac coupled but vertically mounted as our December January gain is rubbish. Love your channel and the fact you are covering more hybrid and off grid content.

[@corymac]

Thank you! Cool insight

[@sleepybubble2]

The other point which I forgot because I got distracted is in a DC coupled environment with Li you need to be careful of overcharge else the BMS will disconnect. Li are not as forgiving as Pb and AGM. The trad way to manage this would be diversion load controllers to a dump load resistor. However utilising Venus os large and node red you can run smart loads. I have got smart switches on the relay outputs of the cerbo that can run scenes and routines across multiple devices based upon circumstance. I know you have other people you work with who handle the control side of installs but there is very little content available for learners on node red and Venus os large out there. It would be nice to see some coverage of the control side in the future. All of this is more critical in off grid as hybrids can just dump overcharge to grid, PV charge controllers just stop flowing at SOC setpoints but wind never stops. You can see why most off grid installs end up DIY, getting a standard sparky to put their head around the complexities and be up to speed has been rare. The uptake on hybrid systems is starting to change the market but when it is mostly system in a box like growatt there is a way to go yet.

[@BeeneEnergy]

I was looking through the VRM data but can't seem to find the wind turbine. Did it make it to the dashboard? Would love to see how it's doing.

[@sergiofernandez3725]

Enjoyed this Cory. I do think that Solar PV with Wind Turbine and battery storage is a winning combination. Might be worth looking at some kind of vibartion dampening on the turbine and pole. Something simple like when you put rubber gromets under and inline extracter fan in the loft. Keep up the Great work Cory

[@YoungBobby98]

another video that pushes me more to study and do my 18th edition exams, I hope in a few years time I'll be able to come back to this video and understand it more than what I do now. keep up the ace work mate!

[@corymac]

Nice one!

[@BadIdea1123]

Ive done that experiement with windmills. You want to match a low KV brushless motors (drone motors are high kv rated, so they produce lots or RPM to keep a vtol in flight)) at 3x the input power to what you want to produce, the fisher and paykel smart drive motor is an excellent example, the 36 pole version can produce 150v dc (open circuit) with very little rotation. Thats a different story when you put a load on it though, and then they start cogging because they are capable of producing a lot of torque they also produce a lot of brake force, which is what happens when you apply a load to them

[@MikeCarter]

Where's the public vrm to see the energy generation is these windy UK storms @corymac ?

[@josephmoloney6925]

Can't say for england but in wales we can have up to 8m high and 9m squared of wind swept area, the ista breeze 2kw is about 7m of area, and im setting one up on angelsy. however this is only for the first turbine, a second one requires planning regardless.

[@richrowley8355]

Love these renewable vids. Looking forward to more. Nice one Cory

[@markwright7680]

What voltage is the controller/turbine rated at? I have had two of these feeding a 24v system and in hindsight I should have gone for a 48v version. It will be interesting to see the results, mine only generated any decent amount of current at quite high wind speeds. Would indeed be good to be able to access the vrm for this installation. Where can one acess it please Cory?

[@jameswestcott4191]

How does the wind turbine charge controller talk to the rest of the Victron system & battery bms? I’m guessing it doesn’t and you’ve set the relevant voltages in the charger itself?

[@corymac]

It goes in via an addressable shunt

[@nusermane1076]

So nice to watch your content, the first self-ironic minutes with the cuts to the movie killed me 😂 However, at 10:38, if you want to easily solder cables, just dip them into some flux, solder them with a high power iron and somewhat wind-shielded. After soldering, wipe the connections with some alcohol to remove the flux. This will make for some really nice joints. 👌

[@corymac]

Thanks! 🙏🏼

[@davidallen4603]

Great video 👍 I'm looking at something like this for an off grid system. I have a question, where is your dump load for when batteries are full?

[@nitt3rz]

There's a Scottish island called Eigg, that's totally self-sufficient with wind-turbines, solar, & water-power since about 2008.

[@danuskasampath1029]

Hey Cory why not check power production and add that wind mill power generation with victorn system

[@corymac]

Hey mate, it was connected that way, via the Victron Orion DC - DC connector

[@phillupson8561]

Loving the work, turbine is on my project list (the never ending project list) because i live at the top of a bloody windy hill in suffolk. We get regular power cuts so i've currently got a baby system setup and not connected to the mains, so i treat it like a generator that when full gives me bonus loads of washing/dishwasher for free. One question though, my charge controllers for wind have big dump load resistors for when the battery is full to burn off any energy, is there something similar on that setup that we didn't see?

[@marktubeie07]

Learnt heaps in this one Cory, Cheers and happy new year mate!

[@corymac]

Glad to hear it! Thanks Mark!

[@coolbolas]

how is the wind actually wired in? I'm thinking of getting a wind turbine for my install but been a little confused as to how it all connects.

[@residualelectrical]

It’s got to be the romans I think, especially if they lay a siege 😂 great video bro 🐐

[@corymac]

Sorry, but I have to respectfully disagree. Think about the psychological aspect of being a Roman soldier, then being ‘put to sleep’ from miles away, you’d think the seals were some kind of gods. I think that after they saw a bit of modern day tech, they’d be quaking in their sandals 👡

[@kadmow]

how did you limit rotations - to avoid twisting the wires too much ??

[@corymac]

They were on a magnetic joint, so the red wires spin freely inside

[@turbot-iv5zn]

Hey Cory. Great vid. How are the stats for the wind-turbine generation doing?

[@TheWebstaff]

The drone will have a bent motor shaft or one of the props is out of balance. If it was one of my diy drones I'd check each motor for run out on the shaft amd then check the blades are balanced. Should be fixable though but i'm not a DJI user

[@nickuk1978]

A single person could take a whole legion no problems with the right kit.

[@neilt]

Haven't you seen those lovely heatshrink sleeves with a built-in solder ring? Exactly what you needed for those joints.

[@corymac]

Never seen them! I’ll have to check them out

[@casemodder89]

don't use them for critical structures. they're mostly lead and dont conduct exeptionally well. better to simply solder with Sn60Pb38Cu2 solder with 2% flux core and use hot-snot lined heat shrink tubing to protect from the elements.

[@CC_FPV]

As well as being a brilliant electrician, film star and comedian sounds like you can make an awesome brew! I always brew like you but leave the bag in so it just gets better and better! You should try it!

[@kielfiniak935]

Does anyone know were I can get a domestic aqua turbine for use on a river

[@mastweiler22]

One thing i learnt on a course at CAT was that wind is complicated... I think it would work where i live but the cost and uncertainty makes me pause... 😕

[@Ed.R]

Glad you got a proper introduction to wind power. There is so much nonsense on the internet these days. At least you can now see through it and not get ripped off. I used to work at CAT until the latest round of redundancies. Sad to see the place dragged under by over paid managers.

[@mastweiler22]

@@Ed.R I'd heard things at CAT had gotten tricky with funding. Don't know the details, its a shame, if only people could see its potential it could be amazing.

[@nathanalsop5137]

Loving the projects 👊🏻 probably wouldn’t use a grinder near gas bottles though 😂

[@janmasek876]

Hi, what about the link to the VRM ? did I miss it?

[@corymac]

Next episode 😁👍🏼

[@noelkealey]

No planning needed for a turbine in Ireland but you need to request approval from the council (section 5) before installing them on a Chimney. In process of doing one myself at the moment! Is there a storm surge protection on the one you installed? Great vid as always.

[@johnjamce1146]

you can in stall a killawatt meter on the windterbine

[@laujovo5368]

Why haven't you used some in line connectors (->Wago) or butt crimp connectors and heat shrink?

[@Pippy626]

Leaded solder is best!

[@Shocker99]

Those 'diodes' are thyristors. Thyristors are used because you can control the phase angle of each phase. You might want to control the phase angle of each phase to control the power throughput for example.

[@eddtheduck]

No link for the vrm

[@Deiphobuzz]

Hi Cory. That turbine wont produce much, since its one of the generic china made ones. Its to small to do 500w, looking at the physics side of things. If the 500w rating is correct, its at 12 meters per second of steady wind. To get the wind you need, you need to rais that mast way higher. Around 10m above anything within a 100m radius. I'd install a manual 3 pole switch to short out the turbine leads to completely brake it, incase of emergency. Best would be to do this with a normally closed 3 phase relay, so it shorts when the onboard grid fails. a freewheeling turbine will destroy itself without a brake. The chargecontrollers are trash. Open it up, its filled with sand instead of a real mppt. If you really want to utilise wind and get real useable power, Get a Heli 2.0 windsafe from istabreeze, 48v, on a 10m mast with guide wires, auto brake with the relay i mentioned, big three phase bridge rectifier and hook it up to a Midnite Classic mppt controller. This controller allows you to dump excess power to a dummy load to regulate it that way. These controllers also allow you to make and adjust a power curve, to match the load the the powercharacteristic of the turbine. You need a 3m diameter rotor at 8ms to get 600w from wind. Everytime the windspeed doubles, you get 4 times the energy. Same with blade length, double the size is 4x the power. Size and mast height is everything.

[@corymac]

Thanks for the advice! We learned the hard way here!

[@mazze8]

can you share please the wind turbine and the charge controller link? thanks

[@corymac]

Next episode 😁👍🏼

[@TheWebstaff]

You need to play totally accurate battle simulator. You can make any one fight anyone. Ww2 tank vs roman legion.. no problem.

[@pederb82]

Im most excited to know how long it takes before you are hired to take it back down again. Imagine all the noice that will inject to the hull of the boat. It will act as a speaker! My oh my.. :)

[@corymac]

I reckon you’ll find out next week 😉😭

[@corymac]

Foreshadowing at its best

[@CC_FPV]

Great video. Did you say there was a link to follow the generation?

[@corymac]

Wait for the next episode 😉

[@jay-em]

Drone was unstable because it was in attitude mode, not gps mode. Either a damaged GPS module or more patience needed for a gps lock?

[@richcreedy4118]

can't see pic of the diode properly, but looks reminiscent of a Zener diode.

[@alanjones3873]

another great vid. I was taught Always make a firm joint (twisting is good eg US wire nuts) then solder holds it together. NASA dont allow solder joints as vibration breaks them. I know ideas change so we went to wire wrapped joints then insulation displacement in comms.

[@corymac]

Thanks for the info!

[@Electronzap]

Nice install. Definitely good to have backup.

[@corymac]

Definitely! Thanks for watching

[@therealdojj]

Around about junction 18 on the M25 there a house with a windmill on it Been there for decades Wondered why there weren't more

[@corymac]

Interesting! They haven’t really ever taken off like solar has. Partly for how little they generate vs the effort required, only really worth it when off grid

[@andysnowden4605]

I don't think you'll get anything out of that wind turbine. You've got a 48v version which is more suited to lead acid batteries. You've got lithium which voltage sits around 55v. The charging protocol has to be around 5v above the battery voltage. So in this instance you would only start charging once the turbine is pumping out 60v, which is at it's max. I've learned the hard way with these things, the most recent being one with 6ft blades and a £2k invoice. I live at 400m above sea level in the Highlands and didn't get an amp! Anyway, I love watching your videos and there's always something new to learn.

[@_eusty]

A man who knows about tea.... make me a cup Cory 😊

[@Shocker99]

Soldering is not welding, it's brazing. Furthermore, it doesn't matter if the wire materials are different - it's your soldering iron or technique that's the issue.

[@richieh92]

Cory smashing it with another great video!

[@corymac]

Appreciate it!

[@2011craggie]

I am here in Canada. I would use what we call a western union solder connection in this case. Check it out.

[@TheWebstaff]

Really surprised you didnt fit a tidal generator for the trifecta of renewables...

[@BROOMEngineeringTMIET]

I hope this one works better than mine. I've tried a 24V and a 48V on my 24V battery system, and both are pathetic. My location isn't the best though, so I will be interested to see how yours performs.

[@Fishbait075]

Am i missing the link to the turbine data, or is that the next video. When Cory mentioned it, i got slightly confused

[@corymac]

Next video 😁👍🏼

[@Evorenewables]

Still can’t believe someone tried to charge you £50 for a swa gland😮

[@corymac]

Daylight robbery 😂😫

[@timahad5165]

​@@corymac Gotta be City???

[@GarBrowne1]

Class video mate, I'm doing solar about a year now in ireland so love watching these type of things. Great shout with the solder connections, but surely you felt like them guys off the KZbin shorts from China that show you life changing hacks doing that twisty solder 😂😂😂😂 love the channel and the graft fair play mate, quality sparks always pick up nice lil tips from your vids 💪

[@davideyres955]

Big windows on that wholesaler because they saw you coming for miles.

[@IanFarquharson2]

Someone tried to flog the Mrs one for a whole box price. ‘Easy mistake’ if questioned. Great video as always, lots of varied engineering.

[@calumclark1719]

Oh man 9.29 in am staring at the two Milwaukee boxes near the edge of the pontoon and my head is just screaming out to move them years of working around pier and boats it becomes a rule to keep them away from the edge as inevitably someone knocks them into the drink 😂very surprised the wind turbine was not pre wired, also how long before it shook itself to death just cant see it working with the metal hull, i am the same as you idea wise would love to be able to offer off grind reliable systems which have long term life spans so actually really interested in finding a reliable wind turbine as i am in Shetland which is literally the windiest place in Britain

[@corymac]

😂😂😂

[@olafbig]

Definitely will be able to feed it into the Google Smart Home ecosystem if the protocols are Matter compatible.

[@mashachowe1126]

This is fantastic really guys

[@corymac]

Thankyou!

[@imark7777777]

A "full bridge rectifier" diode you say. electroboom reference

[@justme5384]

I'm looking for a high voltage DC wind turbine (with high I mean like 300-400VDC so not that high) that I can connect to my solar inverter input

[@corymac]

Cool idea 💡

[@allanmoorfield2098]

An unmounted UniFi access point tut tut 😂 Great video Cory very informative 👍😎

[@corymac]

A work in progress!

[@HobkinBoi]

Might need a dump load for the turbine. Most usually do from what I can tell.

[@JensenPGATourDriven]

That was Interesting content Cory , always great to watch and learn from you ⚡️👊

[@corymac]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thankyou

[@XX-ww8lh]

Soldering.....how come you didn't use Wago connectors instead?

[@TheWebstaff]

Hmm i hope its a full bridge rectifier..

[@dutchmakers]

With unlimited ammo and a humvee the seal team would win

[@michaelvanallen6400]

*All practical tests of ground-based small wind turbines show: 1) They hardly produce any electricity. 2) They do not last long!* Wind close to ground is extremely gusty. 9 out of 10 small wind turbines therefore stop working after some years! *With solar panels, you can generate at least 10 times more green electricity with the same investment! Reliable and almost maintenance-free.*

[@meuk6929]

sounds like a Collab with Big Clive on rectification.

[@oderbang]

Did you go to the Salt Café ?

[@corymac]

Everyday 😂👍🏼

[@TheRonskiman]

Welding and grinding next to propane bottles, I hope someone at the very least turned them off and checked the hoses afterwards.

[@SimonEllwood]

Planting Tea Leaves, I do not think so, LOL. I have got some Yorkshire Tea, let's have a proper view (not sponsored)

[@hamishbide6397]

Cory another grate video man! Love the baby turbine, what brand is it? I work for a company which builds wind turbines in the uk. Sadly a bit big for what I want but these look perfect so would love the to know what it is.

[@oleww50]

I was wondering this too!

[@herrtomas6729]

Are there any safety regulations related to metal objects above the roofline in terms of "lightening protection"? Having seen a metal-masted dinghy being struck by lightening on a lake, I wonder about the wind generator, and any potential damage to the electronics below if it is struck. It's in a quite exposed position.....

[@andy3232]

You shunt use those ladders Cory!!

[@JohnWatkinsUK]

The bearings in these cheap turbines are notorious for having virtually no lifespan, so I hope the owners have a good set of ear defenders when they're inside that steel hull 🤣

[@corymac]

Foreshadowing at its best… hold fire for next episode!

[@christagg7570]

Home Assistant has to be the way to go. No point reinventing the wheel and access to that great community. 500w would be a great topup to my 3 bed detached requirements!!

[@aaronmunden3069]

Yorkshire Gold, best tea. Tell me differently

[@sarahjrandomnumbers]

10:32 2 Different metals? Wuh? Either the solder flows onto both, or the solder connection isn't done properly, like if the turbine used nasty ass CCA wire, the solder isn't going to flow onto the wire if the copper coating breaks away, which it does while soldering. Annoying really, cause given the space constraints, there's not really anything else you could have done. Like I'd have use Wago's but trying to insulate them in that tight space would incur it's own issues.

[@Dan-Athema]

Seems weird they would go from 13 to 14 as the word for four in Mandarin (四）sounds almost the same as the word for die (死). As one sounds like Sì and the other sounds like Sǐ. Guess they would rather go to 12 or 15

[@jameshunt2141]

spacex starlink not tesla. really enjoying this build! If you want to splice wires, solder and shrink do a linesman's splice. much nicer

[@corymac]

Thanks! Yeah. I always get that wrong 😂

[@some-idea]

Great video. Can I have some more please sir?!

[@murtonmark]

As a certified armchair general. The six navy seal would wipe out the Roman legion

[@corymac]

They’d win the battle, but could they win the war

[@GreenWhereItSuits]

Just deleted my last comment in case I was doxxing you/the boat but it is great down there. Are you down there often, as it would be great to take a closer look at the turbine?

[@diogomartins9101]

where are the watts being generated in real time? you did not how many watts was producing...

[@RRIDDICC]

@17:23 in the imaginary total energy unit (max:100kW(imaginary)) of my imaginary employer we have a DC generator...

[@alanfalck1184]

Nice Video .... I want to follow you on VRM What is the site name pls

[@wallyhall]

"FULL FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER!!!1!!"

[@markmcaulay125]

Hi Cory, do you do installs in Scotland. Asking as victron up here seems to be asking if your willing to end the world. If so any way I can get in-touch with you. Thanks in advance

[@corymac]

Yeah can do! Ping me an email - [e-mail], or follow the enquiry form in the links in my bio

[@bennyshovelar6089]

Best videos about

[@corymac]

Thank you!

[@ckeilah]

Why convert the AC to DC, only to have to convert that back to AC? You can use that three phase AC to power stuff directly, saving even more if you’re precious battery bank DC. 😉

[@corymac]

It’ll be all over the place, not a consistent frequency/ voltage/ current.