Power from the wind and sun
comes from an Aerogen 6 and 250 watts of mono and poly crystalline solar cells.
Last update : 21-05-2005

The electrical power coming in and going out is measured in Amp Hours (AH). AH is the amount of amps delivered or received over an hour of time.
The SOC, state of charge is the percentage of the total battery capacity. The SOC calculation uses battery temperature and voltage as well as power in and out to calculate its value.
The system has 3 x 100 AH batteries on the system, so each percentage point is equal to 3 AH so 3 AH of power needs to come in to raise the SOC value by one percentage point.
The power from the Wind generator is split between two battery banks. The graph shows the power
going into one bank so to get a better idea of how much wind is actually coming from the generator
double the length of the blue line.

The graph shows daily data for May 2005,
We have stopped updating this page monthly and have decided to do it every six months instead.

 

R = Power coming in has been regulated

When there is lots of power coming in and the batteries are fully charged then power is either sent to other battery banks or burnt off.
When this happens R is put on the graph. A device called a regulator does this automatically.


The system is used to provide all the electricity for a house, in South Yorkshire England. The power is used for lights, computer, TV, stereo, extractor fan in the bathroom and various other electrical appliances. This system has been in operation for over 6 years.

April 2005

March 2005

February 2005