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Grid-Tie installations only with the UPWIND FE1048 (48Volt) turbine.

Please note the main components required to complete this setup.  The 16A Isolator and the 16A breaker should be positioned together at your consumer unit.  A separate 16A Isolator may be required at the inverter site itself, if it is mounted at any distance from the consumer unit.  The DC Isolation switch should incorporate a DC Stop Switch, to allow the user to bring the turbine to a halt for maintenance, or in an emergency.  The Windmaster 500 can export a maximum power of around 500W on to your mains supply, but with a single wind turbine and inverter installation you are unlikely to export much power back through your main meter on to the grid.  We would therefore recommend that you use 2 Windmaster 500 inverters with each FE1048 turbine, to obtain the best results from your system.  In practice you will probably use most of your own power generated from your own turbine leaving very little to be sent out on to the mains supply.  You should inform your utility company of the parallel connection you intend to make to the supply to your house, which may require you to give specific details of your installation.  Take guidance from your utility company in this respect.  The Windmaster 500 inverter is G83 approved for connection to the mains in the

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Upwind 48V grid tie turbine.  £895 inc VAT (£761.70 Ex VAT)

Cable :  RED or BLACK - £3.50 per meter inc VAT

2 pole 120A DC Isolation + Stop Switch:  @  £100 + VAT = £ 117.50

4 pole 20A AC Isolation Switch @ £40.00 + VAT = £ 47.00

At present, the Windmaster 500 inverter can be used with the FE1048 turbine to form a grid-tied installation.  The Windmaster 500 requires the use of additional switches and fuses as shown in the diagram below, which protects the inverter and allows the user to isolate the system during power cut situations, or in an emergency.

Use 1 x Windmaster 500 in low wind sites and 2 x Windmaster 500 in high wind sites.

We don’t recommend ‘building-mounted’ installations other than for steel-framed and other substantial buildings. These turbines are tower-top ready, and will fit on to a standard 50mm galvanised scaffold tower.
 

Windmaster 500 Grid-Tie Inverter

The Windmaster 500 offers a simple solution when connecting an FE1048 turbine to your household mains supply. With it's light weigh and compact size, the Windmaster 500 can be installed inside existing meter cupboards, or in outbuildings, but is not suitable for use outdoors. Connection to the input of the inverter is provided by 2 dedicated DC power plugs, supplied. The output should be connected in accordance with the electrical requirements for the country of installation.

This inverter is supplied exclusively by FutureEnergy in the UK, and comes complete with DC input plugs, PC-Link connection and Monitoring/Logging software. In low wind sites it is advisable to use only one inverter with the FE1048, since over 90% of the power produced by the turbine will lie under the 500W export power limit of the inverter. For higher wind speed sites, we would suggest using 2 inverters, connected in parallel, to handle the full power of the FE1048 turbine. No charge controller is required when using these inverters, since they can handle a much higher input voltage than the turbine can produce, even in power-cut situations.

In "Hybrid" systems (those involving both wind turbines and solar PV), use the standard Soladin 600 inverter, keeping the installation simple and very neat.

Download the full details of the Windmaster 500.

UPWIND 48v WIND TURBINE - £895 inc VAT (£761.70 ex VAT)

Buy 1 x  Windmaster 500 inverter for low wind sites for £695 inc VAT (£591.49 Ex VAT)

Buy 2 x  Windmaster 500 inverters for high wind sites for £640.00 each  (£528.00 Ex VAT)

TOTAL PRICES

FOR 1 KW UPWIND TURBINE £895.00 + 1 x  Windmaster 500 inverter  @ £695.00 + 2 pole 120A DC Isolation + Stop Switch @ £117.50 + 4 pole 20A AC Isolation Switch @ £47.00 + Shipping @ £41.00 =  £1795.50

FOR 1 KW UPWIND TURBINE £895.00 + 2 x  Windmaster 500 inverter  @ £640.00  ( = £ 1280.00) + 2 pole 120A DC Isolation + Stop Switch @ £117.50 + 4 pole 20A AC Isolation Switch @ £47.00 + Shipping @ £41.00 =  £2280.50

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FE1048U 48V Turbine Spec + Power Curve

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