Once you have determined that you have the right conditions for a wind system, you will need to consider the best place on your property. Proper siting is critical to the performance and longevity of your investment. Poor siting in excessively turbulent conditions causes fatigue, damage and shortens a generator’s working life.
STEP 1: Determining your wind resource
There are several ways to ensure you have at least a 10 mph (4.5 m/s) average wind speed
- Wind Maps (USA) / Wind Maps (International)
- Local authorities such as weather stations
- Checking your surrounding trees for indication strong wind flagging
- Site assessment and monitoring by professional third parties
STEP 2: Locating the system on your property
Small Changes in wind speed can have a dramatic effect on power production. The siting of your wind turbine should be carefully considered. Each installation is different and is often a compromise between the tower height, distance from the battery bank and obstacles such as buildings and trees.
STEP 3: Ensure proper tower height
In general, the taller the tower, the greater the wind speed and ultimately power production. However, towers are expensive and can easily exceed the cost of the turbine.
Safety is must be the primary concern when selecting the mounting location. Install Air Breeze so there is no possibility of accidental contact with rotating blades even if it requires installing the wind turbine in a less than ideal location. Safety has precedence over efficiency.
Tower Options
There are a number of tower choices for Air Breeze. Depending on your application and site needs, you will find there is a kit that can work for you.
Marine Tower Kit
The marine tower kit is specifically designed to aid mounting the turbine on a boat deck. Kit includes powder coated aluminum mast and stays, vibration damping mounts and all necessary marine grade hardware to install.
27 ft (8 m) Guyed Tower
Tower kit includes a tower clamp/guy wire assembly and all necessary hardware and fasteners to erect a 27’ tilt-up tower using pipe or tubing with an outside diameter or 1.875”
29 ft (8.8 m) EZ Tower
A complete kit that includes all materials required to assemble a 29’ guyed wire tilt-up tower. Anchors, guy wire assemblies, galvanized steel tubing and all fasteners are included with the kit.
45 ft (14 m) Guyed Tower
The Tower kit includes tower clamp/guy wire assemblies and all necessary hardware and fasteners to erect a 45’ tilt-up tower using pipe or tubing with an outside diameter of 1.875”