FuturEnergy 1KW Upwind Turbine

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For a complete guide to towers, system designs, see the Turbine Guide

Your turbine will be supplied in 2 shipping containers, weighing a total of 30Kg, and you will be required to attach the tailfin and blades to the main turbine housing. All instructions will be supplied to guide you through the simple assembly, and you should be ready to mount and use your turbine in only a few hours. For battery charging applications we suggest that you use a suitable charge controller to prevent your batteries from becoming overcharged.

• Mechanically furling tail fin for high wind protection
• Unique high-spec Permanent Magnet Generator
• 5 top-grade glass filled nylon turbine blades
• Sealed bearings in mast-mounting shaft
• 60 Amp rated slip-ring prevents cable-twisting
• Aerodynamic profile design
• Patented anti-vibration locking washers
• Rugged and simple, with a minimum of parts and simplicity of design
• Zinc-plated and Stainless Steel with powder-coated and anodised aluminium for optimal corrosion and weather resistance
• Manufactured in the UK

  
Hi Malcolm,

The windturbine is running very well and so far, I have only some good to say about it. There is no data these days as, in the middle of winter, the Whispergen is enough for my electricity needs. I also have to admit the windturbine blow its regulator away: I totally
underestimate the power of this very special turbine. In a gale, it came close to 55 Amps! Here, in winter, you usualy don't have wind  and if it blows, it becomes a easily a gale.

I was used with regular "marine" windturbines you can find in Europe and here in NA. On average, they produce very low electricity, sometimes more noise than current. This is the most powerful I ever seen. On a steady 15 knots, it produce 15 to 20 amps (24V). You can easily add 200 Amps a day in your bank. Very low noise as well and low vibration. It's
the best and most powerful windturbine I ever come across. 

I don't have any link with the company except that I agreed to be quoted is some of their press release as an happy customer, which I am very much. I paid the full price and consider it was worth each penny.
 

Hope it help,    Pierre Sauvadet    www.auroramagnetica.com 

• Nominal Power Output - 1000W (600W / 12v Version)
• Start-Up Wind Speed - 2.5m/s
• Cut-In Wind Speed - 3.2m/s
• Rated Wind Speed - 12.5m/s
• Survival Wind Speed - 50m/s
• Rotor Diameter - 1.8m
• Number of Blades - 5
• Generator Type - 3-Phase Perm Magnet (this is rectified to DC inside the turbine, giving a 2-wire DC output)
• Weight - 22Kg
• Suitable Tower Diameter - 50mm
• Noise: LAeq 35dB @ 5m/s @ 5m behind rotor
• Noise: LAeq 54dB @ 7m/s @ 5m behind rotor
• ROHS compliant

METRES PER SECOND to MILES PER HOUR

Metres/Sec x 2.23694 = Miles per Hour

• FE1012U 12V Turbine Spec + Power Curve
• FE1024U 24V Turbine Spec + Power Curve
• FE1048U 48V Turbine Spec + Power Curve
• Turbine Guide for general info about small Turbines & Towers
• Turbine Assembly Instructions

MINIWIND 2200-24, 48 & 300 series

Wind Turbine Rotors & Blades

>> 1.8 meter diameter
6 bladed rotors inc Hub

Hydraulic Power Unit + Ram (see Tower Page for more info)

The MiniWind 2200 series is part of our Rugged Downwind turbine range, and incorporates our unique RC2200-20 & RC2200-105 PM Generators. 3 Models available : the MiniWind 2200-24, designed specifically to recharge 24V Lead Acid Battery Banks with a capacity of over 400Ahr.  The MiniWind 2200-48 will charge 48V 400Ahr Battery Banks. Each low voltage turbine is fitted with a 160A 3-Phase Bridge Rectifier, giving a DC Output, for direct connection to your batteries...The MiniWind 2200-300 is fitted with a 70A 3-Phase Bridge Rectifier, giving a high voltage >300VDC output for Grid Tied Systems

Supplied with our 1.8m rotors, and variable blade angles, these turbines can be adjusted by the user to suit both low and high wind speed sites. These Downwind machines are our "premium level" turbines, and are suitable for battery charging and Grid-Tie connections. The unique ability of all of our turbines to be "best matched" to each installation site gives our turbines the flexibility that our customers have requested. These rugged turbines are built to last, using high quality components, that have been chosen specifically for the task. For high wind sites, or coastal locations, these turbines will provide a long lasting, reliable power source. Incorporating our rugged RC2200 PM Generators, these turbine can operate at much higher wind speeds, making them ideal for use on exposed sites. These Turbines can be mounted on a double guyed scaffold pole, although it is recommended you use one of our made to measure hinged freestanding towers. (See Tower Page)

>>     MiniWind Product Brochure & Power Curves

>>     Turbine Guide  Star / Delta connection chart

Please see our Tower Page for more info

Permanent Magnet Generators (2200W New Version)

Weighing a substantial 15kg, these PM Generators are supplied with a  6-wire 3-phase output, allowing both Star and Delta connections to be made, for dual voltage output ... see below for details...  All RC220-105 generators now come with a Stainless Steel main shaft, and an integrated thermal sensor, to allow the monitoring of the main coil temperatures in all high voltage applications.  >> Click Here for Thermal Sensor Calibration Details.  

Use RC2200-20 in Delta Mode for general 24V Battery Charging

Use RC2200-20 in Star Mode for general 48V Battery Charging

Use RC2200-105 in Star or Delta Mode for Grid-Tied Systems (high voltage)

RC2200-20       RC2200-105   >> PMG Comparison Chart

Freephone (UK) 0800 825 0 625
Outside UK +44 1994 448270 / +44 7978 806360

The Proven 6KW

The Proven 6 produces 6kW of power and is suited to a wide range of applications. This turbine model will supply the equivalent to electricity to a standard 4-6 bedroom house, excluding heating again with the potential to store or sell excess production to the grid, should local regulations apply.

Ideal in a range of applications a Proven 6 has been widely adopted and used in schools, local authority buildings, agricultural small holdings, business and retail premises.

Grants and funding for installation are widely available for consumers and businesses; generating electricity from a wind turbine contributes to reductions in CO2 Emissions and climate change levy charges

Quick Spec

Rated Output: - 6000W (6kW)
Voltages available: - 48V / 120V / 240V / 300V
Annual Output - 6,000-12,000 kWh*
Rotor Diameter: - 5.5m
Hub Height: - 9m / 15m

* Based on an ideal site and average wind speed of 5m/s

48V - battery charging

The 48V machine uses a storage battery and can incorporate and inverter to supply 230 Vac power. The controller monitors battery voltage and diverts surplus power into heaters.  

120V or 240V - direct heating

These machines are used for direct heating only and the controller matches the load (storage or immersion heaters) to the wind conditions.

300V - grid connect

These are used with two Windy Boy inverters in connection with a normal mains supply.

Controller includes isolation switchgear and is suitable for either internal or external mounting.  Version with volt & ammeters for performance monitoring also available.