Small Wind Turbine: Success or Failure? Do not make those Mistakes

Small wind turbines can be a fantastic complement to photovoltaic systems when implemented correctly. In this video I clarify which mistakes are often made and how you can avoid them in order to successfully operate your own wind turbine. I go into important factors such as wind strength, mast height and site selection and give you practical examples and advice.

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Hi, my name is Patrick Juettemann, I am a German author and expert in the field of small wind power systems and renewable energy solutions. For around 15 years, I have been intensively involved with the market and technology for small wind turbines, solar power, electricity storage and systems for self-supply with clean energy.
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[JohnnyChinch]

One of the best explanations I have seen on youtube to date.
Thank yuou

[SoundzAlive]

I bought a lantern style VAWT on eBay and it produces 1 to 5watts when spinning fast. I asked the company why do they call it a 3000watt unit and they said it is calculated over one year !!!! Enough said. André

[Fester_]

Thank you for that and the wind site. Good old Northern Ireland, 240' windy as hell - always. It rarely slows down.

[willjeffery]

I worked for a number of years with small wind turbines of 5kw (UK manufactured). Positioning was ALWAYS taken into account and did the site was not suitable, we would not provide a turbine. Other salespeople were less scrupulous and would seem the client a different brand that simply would not work efficiently.

[RDubdo]

If your turbine tower is 100ft or more expect it to be hit by lightning. To protect from lightning a low impedance conductor must provide a direct path to ground for the lightning or it will find it's way to your electrical equipment and burn it out. A low DC resistance conductor will not provide a low impedance path to ground for lightning unless the conductor has a large diameter (skin effect) which will reduce the inductive reactance. This is true because lightning is an impulse which has a large bandwidth (see Fourier transform). This is what I have learned as an Electrical Engineer working on lightning protection design of communications sites on mountain tops.

[JasonVladimir]

Some great advice! Thanks for sharing!

[kevinpritchard]

Very helpful and informative sir. Thank you.

[mischadebrouwer]

Another important aspect often overlooked by private owners is the maintenance and repair. Is it easy to access the turbine? Are parts such as bearings replaceable? Is it easy to do lubrication? Not many private owners would climb their 30 meter mast and open the device on that height. Are you calling a professional with a cherry picker or a crane to lift the device off altogether?

[lawrencehawkins]

You had me at "German!" Bravo! Cheers.

[paulohofer]

Thanks for the explanaition. Here (Brazil, São Paulo) we have many wind conditions and now i know where see this conditions .

[AlbertaleoAlbertalei]

Great information. Thanks for your efforts.
Curious if there might be matrices reflecting the differences between the variables and power outputs? It would make the decision making process easier and more accurate.

[chrisdnhs]

Can you make a video of a DIY off grid wind turbine system?

[zodiacfml]

true. I did a couple of research few years ago on youtube on multiple videos/channels. My conclusion is one needs an open field/farm for tall tower before starting any wind turbine for residential.

[maximilianthomas]

Hi, thank you for the video and Clearing a few things up. I am looking to add a Wind Turbine to a Solar Array for an RV for off Grid Camping. Do you have any recommendations for a Turbine to be Mounted at around 6 Meter Height.

[MrAGBrito]

I inherited a 3-story residential building with about 6 apartments that host small families or single individuals. The building is located near the top of an elevation, and I've experienced good wind flow when on top of it, but haven't measured it carefully, yet.

My question is about transmitting the output of an equipment that I install on a tower over the roof (not necessarily too high, as the 3rd floor roof would grant a good altitude by itself), to the renters, so that they pay for the electricity, even though in a mixed system with the regular electricity provider in our region, a town in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Is there a way of measuring the individual consumption for each apartment? My idea is to charge them with a discount (20% or 25%) over the regular price of the electricity provider company. I wonder whether that would be feasible.

[heathermclaughlan]

Hi, i live in rural Finland. I have solar panels but want to consider a small roof top wind turbine as well, mainly for winter months. I am finding all the information rather overwhelming! Vertical vs horizontal, that would add to my solar plug and play system. Every time i think i uave a plan something contradicts my plan and im back to squre one. Can people help me with a step by step plan or overall advice? I know this is asked ng a lot but i don't want to give up! I posted this on the 17th of July 2024 at 10.47am Finnish time.

[Suavache]

Producing electricity from wind is a clean energy source that encourages development. Thank you

[WetbackNoSetback]

Ugh im so lost, i got a bunch of components, i want to set up an off grid system but i have no clue what im doing, this video explained a lot thank you

[Plantje]

Good video and great advice, thanks! Your neighbour from the Netherlands here :) I am really interested in small residential wind turbines.It is however really hard to get good solid advice. Everyone is advertising small wind turbines as 1 or 2 or even more KW. I am more interested in a wind turbine that will generate at normal wind speeds about 100 Watt and that I can plug in to an electrical outlet. That would allow me to install it myself, keep cost low and do some experimenting. Because the main purpose is experiments. During the night I think I can cut down my energy usage to about 100-200 Watt. Would just be fun to have days where I have no need to get power of the grid for a whole day.
What I also really hate is the way people mix up Watt and Watthour. It is so simple! I am not interested in the kWh it'll potentially deliver over a year. I am interested in the Watt it delivers at any given moment.
In a lot of cases the "nay" sayers continue to bash about it not being efficient and the ROI is way too long. I don't care about that. For the time being it is just for fun.

[blackdaan]

hey amn i am dutch.. what brand should i look for in the european market?