David Hansen wrote:
On Thu, 05 Oct 2006 06:13:52 +0100 someone who may be Dave Fawthrop
wrote this:-

Worse synchronising the turbine output with mains AC at the correct
frequency, phase etc, then adjusting the phase angle to feed power back
into the mains is **VERY** **VERY** difficult.

It *was* difficult in the days of manual control systems. However,
engineering has advanced and now it is very easy, simply a matter of
connecting the box between turbine and mains.



Yup. Sounds like a case for a nice PIC controlled inverter.

And the genny itself is no big deal. Plenty of up to 3KW PM motrs that
would make decent generators, sround.

The problem is that it doesn't work, because the wind is fractious and
inconstant at ground level.

FAR better and more cost effective to put one or two MW scale turbines
off the West coast of Scotland than equip suburbia with turbines.

Or simply burn rubbish.