Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Photos from Monday"s wind power field trip in PS3003 Sustainable Energy Lab

Photographer was Clark Crawford


At Ervin Hochstetler's wind turbine work shop: A wind compressor power head.


Ervin and I explain the machinery


Another look at the power head


One of Ervin's DC battery-charging power heads on the bench


Ervin's home Winpressor turbine running strong in a cold stiff breeze


His home-built battery-charging turbine


At the MOFGA 10 kW Bergey




The 10kW Bergey in full perspective


I explain the inverter system

 

A drive-by look at MOFGA's solar thermal hot water system, designed and built by engineer Jay LeGore


Beaver Ridge Wind's General Electric 3 X 1.5 mW  wind farm
 





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