wind power

[BigDaveZJ]

Looking at using wind to supplement my solar setup. It's not really an expedition rig, but I have the HF 100w solar panel kit for 5th wheel and am thinking about adding a small wind setup. The area we primarily camp in can get windy and I figured that would be a good way to bring in a little more power. I've got 2 group 27's, the HF 100w kit, and a Yamaha 2000w generator and I'd prefer to not run the gen if I can avoid it.

Some wind setups say to just hook it right up to the battery, but I'm not sure if that is the best way to do it as I could see it still overcharging the battery.

Anybody have any experience with something similar?

 

[BigDaveZJ]

We're somewhat protected from the wind where we're at, had planned on a decently tall pole. And it's windy enough down there where the max wind speed that the turbine is rated to is certainly a concern. The area sees wind over 40mph somewhat regularly.

We don't need a ton of output from since it won't be our only power source. Anything in the 5-10 amp (@12v) range would more than sufficient I think.