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Be Youp Own Electric Company lectric power from a Whisper or Mariner wiiul generator can easily provide 80 to 100% of the normal requirements of a saill)oat. cabin rural home, small farm or business without power lines An optional gas or diesel generator can provide backup for low wind or high demand periods, and solar panels (PV) complement the wind by providing electricity during the calm between weather fronts and during seasonal low wind months. A storage battery provides electricity during windless periods and an optional stand-alone inverter gi\es you electricity just like that from the power company to run all >our standard household appliances. Or, if you have utility lines, sell it back! There is brand new lechnulogy on the market that combines a stand-alone and utility interlace (synchronous) inverter in one neat package, and it’s perfectly matched to our Whisper 3000 or H4500. The features are far too numerous to detail: You can sell excess power back to the utility. It the utility (ails you have an uninterruptible power system If your electricity is more expensive during peak hours (and it will be soon for all of us!) you can program the inverter to use only the power in the battery It will even start your back-up generator. Watch your meter run backwards! 1. The wind generator transforms wind energy into alternating current. 2. Solar (PV) panels convert sunlight into direct current & are used alone or with a wind generator. 3 The EZ-WIRE System Center is where the wind generator, solar panels, battery & load are connected together & controlled and monitored Both wind & solar are regulated to prevent battery overcharge. The wind generator propeller can be stopped & solar power shut o!f at the EZ-WIRE 4 Deep cvcie batteries should be large enough to store several days of energy 5. DC lights and appliances or a small inverter connect to the EZ-WIRE.V .'"J i 6. A large inverter is connected directly to the battery bank to power the complete household. Alt world voltages and frequencies are available. You Can Plan Your Ovvn Wind and Solar Electric System . . . -• Choose a system voltage ol 24 volts tor a new, renewable energy system foi heme or farm it your v/ind generator and solar panel (PV) (Spaerty^i; . is under 3C00 watts. Use a 48 volt battery in larger systems Older boat and (arm electric systems or authentic restorah'on projects are easily left A32.f- volts. Small lighting systems including TV and small water pump under 500 watts can be designed at 12 votts Boats and existing systems shoi ^-■: ^ remain at 12 volts. Install a deep cycle battery of sufficient capacity, (k'.yh) for 2-5 days using the selection guide in the owner ’s manual. ' ;• . • Pick a Tower Location. The lower or supporting structure should be on the highest and most open location oiryour proper^. Determine.|hr®^‘'“'‘^* height that will place the generator 5m (iSft) miniimmi above trees or buildings within 100m (300ft).’The roof of an qutbuilding. wood pole, die mill tower, guyed steet pipe (plans included iti the owner's nianual).or antenna tower can be suitable .Stern mount is Msfinef/z^^a • ; • Select a Wind Generator. Choose the proper sife Whisper model or the Mariner acrording to your energy requirements jr'o'rn the En«g^/£u»de belovv.t^^ • • Whaf Wire Size? Connecting wire size from tower to battery depends on wind generator sce^ distanceand battery ydiiage._ S^ the ,qw^ i %p^^able.giyeseneiffir,o«tP«l.!TvW;^,h6uis;{^^ niil tr. &r I i; %\ P nn^ir;4ii Vfbul speed mpti Wiod speeding Mariner H500 Whisper 600 VfhkperHSOO Whisper 1000 Whisper H1500 Whisper 3000 Whisper H4S00 9 10 4.0 4.5 116 129 141 183 202 218 iX 214 240 264 305 336 364 357 400 440 916 1008 1091 1070 1200 1321 18 8.0 p 141 % Kilowatt houra (kwh) per month