Мы строим деревню / we are building ecovillage: электричество

electricity

JCDharma 30.11.13 в 14:50

The idea to wire a valley for electricity came down: firstly we had understood that it is too expensive, and then desided that we can simply live without it. From this moment the investigation of alternative renewable energy sources was started. We ordered solar panels with 550 watts total capacity in China, and it visibly reduced the price of the equipment, though we were waiting for the order about half of a year. For these systems some accumulators which were written off from a diesel locomotive were obtained (each with 132 A\H capacity).

Yanne 13.03.14 в 13:46

We use petrol generators for construction tools (we have circular saw, power planer, drill, angle grinder) and for washing machine. Now in the ecovillage there are two Chinese aggregates of 600 and 3000 watts. They work properly but we do not use them often.

Yanne 13.03.14 в 14:05

In summer we assembled two solar systems. With the panels capacity of 90 and 120 watts. They were enough to provide energy for telephone, lighting of the cookhouse and banya, for the telephones and note-books recharging and for two screwdrivers.

Yanne 13.03.14 в 14:18

In autumn we assembled in the banya one system of solar panels for 320 watts and a windmill for 300 watts for the wintering.

Yanne 13.03.14 в 14:21

Our windmill was already assembled on the makeshift mast made from 4 meters pine-tree and it turned out to be too low for it. I think on the higher mast it will work more stable and catch more wind. Besides it was found that we have not got normal permanent wind in our valley. It takes place very rare and is gusty. As it is said - stuff today and starve tomorrow. Only in these extreme days when rubberoids pieces fly away from our roof the windmill is buzzing gaily. But in general it seems to me that there are not many windy days. In February our single hybrid charge controller which had worked with windmill burned out, and it began to run free. To say the truth we didn’t notice this loss. During the winter we charged our accumulators fully only a couple times, in December. Starting from the second part of January there was more sunlight and we ceased to economize the energy at all. Thus practically all winter we didn`t experience the electricity deficit. We use diode lightning, charge computers, pocket torch accumulators, camera. Sometimes Natalia sews on her electric sewing machine.

Yanne 14.03.14 в 05:36

I didn`t manage to put in order the accumulator charging from the petrol generator, therefore when we used the washing machine, the system accumulators got the power supply only from the sun as usual.

Yanne 13.03.14 в 14:26

Alternative energy is quite interesting theme for investigations. Many ask: is it real to provide electricity using sources of alternative energy only? The answer is yes! But in order to realize it you must entirely revise your consumption. To move from the flat to the house with solar panels and to take all urban customs (and all electrical appliances also) if only you have got a lot of money for the big system is impossible, moreover it is unnecessary.

Yanne 13.03.14 в 14:53

I advise you to read a good article devoted to this topic written by Valery Chobyk which is called: "The wind and the sun - what a wonderful day". It is Internet-accessible

JCDharma 30.11.13 в 14:54