The 1800 watt Jacobs didn't make more power than the 2500 or 2800 models. They all had the same blade and governor assembly (which may have been either flyball or blade controlled) so they put out the same power in the same windspeed up to a point, but the 1800 was a shorter machine (length of armature) and its maximum amp output was about 45 amps, while the 2500 maxed at 60+ amps and the 2800 at a bit more--but it took a slightly stronger wind for the bigger machines to reach maximum output. The Bergeys and most other modern machines are actually 3-phase, rather than brush type DC generators like the Jacobs, and their power characteristics and method of control are quite different.Don't forgeet th basic rule of thumb when siting a wind turbine "30 feet higher than anything within 500 feet". A 48 foot tower isn't tall enough if it will be near buildings or trees. I hope you are installing them on a grassy hilltop with good wind. Jim Erdman, in Menomonie, WI 1. Re: OT: Wind boost converters (vio...@alliancecom.net)
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 14:00:46 -0500 From: vio...@alliancecom.net To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <ev@lists.evdl.org> Subject: Re: [EVDL] OT: Wind boost converters Message-ID: <20190423140046.horde.le4uidh1yajcjfzpfuvy...@webmail.alliancecom.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed"; DelSp="Yes" Quoting Lee Hart via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org>: Having heard that the vintage Jacobs 1800 watt made more power than the 2800 watt plant, I am considering putting up one of each. There is a lot of 10 mph wind and I expect inertia might be a factor. I have two 48 ft towers next to each other. I could see how each one did charging the L16 battery. If I get it done I will try to share the results. I am excited about possibly powering our Tesla with a combination of PV and wind. Thanks to you all for your help...Ron -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20190423/6d02e8a6/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
