Question by : Is a charge controller needed with a 400w wind turbine system with no batteries or just a power inverter?
I am setting up a wind turbine system that only has a 400w wind turbine. I am going to make it a tie in and will not have a battery system to save power. Do i need a charge controller or is only having the power inverter enough
yes i meant a grid tie in.
so i would need to contact my electric company then and ask them what they supply and what i should purchase myself?
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Answer by billrussell42
Do you mean grid tie?
Inverters work with a fixed DC voltage like 12 or 24 volts. The output of your generator will be varying with wind speed, so you need something in between to adjust the voltage driving the inverter.
You also need something to adjust the inverter frequency, phase, and amplitude to synchronize it with the power companies power line. Usually the power company supplies or specifies this, as well as the inverter.
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