Description
- 【WIDE APPLICATION】: This product is widely used for charging boats, terraces, cabins or mobile homes, etc.
- 【ADJUSTING VOLTAGE AND CURRENT】: The product can effectively adjust current and voltage and improve wind energy utilization.
- 【MATERIALS】: The product is made of high-quality materials, resistant to high temperatures, and guarantees the speed of power generation.
- 【STABLE OPERATION】: The durable parts of this product adopt a three-phase AC permanent magnet synchronous generator, which has stable operation, low noise and long service life.
- 【EASY TO INSTALL】: The product is well made and the wind turbine is easy to install, maintain and repair.
Honest John H. –
Didn’t last, lubricated weekly, died anyway. Frozen solid with corrosion. Upon inspection found most parts not stainless. Mfg took the cheap way out.
Kyle M. Creswell –
Living in Wyoming I figured I needed a wind turbine so I began researching all reviews about these turbines. The general consensus is, for the price, they seem solidly made, and sellers are generally very responsive to issues, but they are nowhere close to advertised loads. However, the most data driven reviews are at least 2-3years old.
I received mine several hours ago and have been just finished assembling it for a baseline trial but haven’t yet been able to connect it to a load or place it in a reasonable location. I will definitely be measuring power output vs wind speed and update the review with a final rating.
What I can tell you, the cut in speed of 5m/s (~10mph) is accurate for the unloaded turbine, even hand turning the rotor generates electrical flow, and the assembled rotor operated smoothly without and rough sections throughout its full rotation.
This is a promising start, but the most important metric is to be seen.
Edit 1: Tested Turbine at ground level in 20-24mph winds. Only saw it reach 28v unloaded, that has me concerned as the rated wind speed is 26mph. So I am going to return it, too much is grossly incorrect about item listing.
Wayne Reddek –
We bought 2 on 1 property.
Neither work.
Both have had new charge controllers.
Best i got out of it was 26w and that was in 70km gusts with the turbine not connected to batteries.
Tanus says will refund but then passes you to amazon who does not refund after 30 days.
Would strongly suggest not wasting your money on this item.
Harmonsea –
so on first glance this looks like a nice well made unit, however
blades are just unbalanced enough to make it shaky.
also virtually no output, in high winds it was spinning insanely fast and the 48v version put out 17volts, not enough to even start to charge the battery.
useless.
Honest John H. –
This one has been a real difficulty, in terms of rating quickly, fairly, and accurately. I would like to have several more months for a full evaluation under operating conditions in the exposure environment. The basic problem is in determining the exact specs (specifications) so that one can set it up safely. The problem is that the specs are uncertain until you set it up and test it. I was planning to run it into my home for extra winter (dump) heat directly, without any battery pack, but that scenario is made far more difficult if not impossible to do safely if you do not know the exact specs in advance.
The listing page claims 800 watts output. If that were true, at 12 volts, that would equal over 66 amps! The wire size required for 66 amps over even a few short feet of distance will amaze you. The thicker wires are very expensive, too. I’d think this manufacturer would be way more specific on what this set-up requires, using the U.S. NEC (electrical code) as the authority on safety. They might even provide a full schematic of an acceptable wiring set-up.
You can see in the photo that the included Instruction Booklet does not agree with this power output claim. It mentions only a 300W or 600W generator as the two options that are being discussed in the instructions, not 800W. The included little controller box shows that it accepts only up to 16 amps at 12 volts (equal to 192 Watts). Will it then catch fire, if exceeded?
I suspect this unit will produce only around 200 watts or less over time, which is okay. I would be fine with that, even for the price, IF we knew the EXACT specs in advance and could then plan our system with the correct (safe) wiring, fusing, etc . In other words, let’s be precise in the engineering and also honest about it. As it is, this will be an ongoing long experiment and I’ll have to test every segment of it OUTSIDE for months — checking every wire for over-heating — without risking a permanent hook-up running inside my house, as I had wanted in the beginning.
Jeff –
You get what you pay for. I’ve found this to be a great supplement for night power. Not full power, not even full power at night, just supplementary.
The kit is nice and the includes what you need for basic setup, but do your research and don’t expect the full 800 watts at all times …or most times.
My suggestion, more solar panels or a much better windmill.
PenKay –
Hilitand 800W Windmill Turbines Generator Small 6 Blade Wind Industrial Machinery Equipment for Marine Home Charging (Black 12V) (Black 12v)
My husband has been wanting a small windmill generator ever since he had a large one as a kid (it’s still at this parents’ hours). We got this one when it was offered. He says that specifications are easy to misunderstand, especially electrical ones. Right on the product page it says this generates 800 watts at a wind speed of 12 m/s which is almost 27 MPH. The typical modern wind turbine has an approximately linear power curve at speeds a bit more than its cut-in speed up through its rated speed. Since this unit’s cut-in speed is 2 m/s (4.5 MPH), then you should expect no more than 200 watts for a mild breeze of 4 m/s (9 MPH). Although the output is rated at 12V, this is rated voltage after rectification of 3-phase AC output. It comes with a controller, but it isn’t much more than a rectifier module, so we purchased a hybrid wind-solar controller that includes an external dump-load resistor which prevents over-speed and over-voltage conditions in high winds. Our findings after finally getting this installed on a 40′ tower mounted to the side of our pole barn is that on a typical Midwest winter day, it averages between 250W and 400W per 24-hour interval. There was some vibration due to imbalance initially but that was mostly taken care of by loosening and retightening the blades to the same torque using a torque wrench. This certainly isn’t a powerhouse generator, but it is lightweight and works fine in a hybrid wind-solar system. That being said, when we get around to mounting a windmill near our home, we will likely go with a well-known brand even if it costs more. Recommend.