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Residential Wind Power Workshop

Residential Wind Power Workshop

Date: 8/3/2009 to 8/7/2009

Location: Paonia , CO

Source: Solar Energy International.

Participants in this workshop will learn to design and install residential wind systems, up to 100kWh/day in capacity. The workshop will cover system sizing, site analysis, installation and safety issues, and hardware specification. Learn about the different commercially available residential wind turbines, how they work, and the advantages and disadvantages of each. Students will learn to estimate electrical production of a turbine given the parameters of the site, tower, and turbine. Get hands on experience with wind generators, and designing a wind/PV hybrid system. Please see the Web site for full information.

 

 

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