There would be a 125 amp breaker addeded to the circuit breaker box for the wind plant.
This breaker box probably has 400 amps--it controls a number of utility sheds, the
barn and milking parlor for Jim Coenens place. The Mastermind Inverter has a 125 amp
breaker/disconnect on the lower right hand side . |
This property owner is re-wiring his outbuildings and barn. Old
wiring techniques have led to all kind of problems for farmers. This farmer is
upgrading his wiring and circuitry in the barn, tool and storage sheds; at the same time,
adding a wind turbine. On a plywood sheet of 5/8 to 3/4", a new circuit
breaker is mounted--along with the inverter, kilowatt hour meter and heavy duty inductor
coil. In this picture, the Mastermind Inverter is to the right of the circuit breaker
box. In-between these two component is a kilowatt hour meter. This device
allows a property owner to determine how much power is produced. If a property owner
decides to record monthly, yearly or even daily data, there would be that opportunity to
do so. The kilo-watt meter is included in the purchase of the complete wind
turbine.
To the bottom right, is a heavy duty induction coil.
The power from the wind turbine is brought from a PVC pipe underground to the
synchronous inverter. The power from the inverter goes through a series of steps to
synchronize to the existing utility grid.
In this picture, a band saw just happens to be in the foreground |
