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Wind turbine controll and monitor ?

So basicly i have 4 wind turbines currently i control them with switches and monitor there power output with meters which is fine but im going to university next year and my parents ...just can't manage them what kinda of system can i get to computerise this so i can turn the turbines on and off from a computer and monitor power outputs from a computers ......preferibly a system thats not super expensive

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    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    There are a lot of systems that could be purchased to do this. But you probably want to do with a cheaper system. You could get a Ethernet serial server for about $30.00 each, and connect to a relay to switch power on or off. Or buy an Arduino Uno micro controller that could collect voltage and current data and output it to Ethernet via the Arduino Ethernet shield and also activate a power relay (about $26.00 for both through ebay, Chinese seller. You would need to write a program for the Arduino to do this. One set for every windmill would work, wiring Ethernet back to the Router/AccessPoint. The router needs to be configured to open a port for your data, and you need to set up a Dynamic DNS service (free) to inform the remote PC at the university as to what the actual IP address is of your home router's WAN IP address. Finally, you need some sort of software for your university PC. You could go cheap and just use a free terminal program as that software, though not very user friendly.

  • 4 years ago

    SgurrEnergy factors one among those wind monitoring recommendations to evaluate the wind source ability at your potential wind farm website. we furnish an entire provider for all wind monitoring masts and lidar wind velocity monitoring amenities from making plans application, documents series and mast decommissioning to wind diagnosis amenities for capability yield prediction, project format and layout amenities. We additionally grant technical consultant help in the process the project build section.

  • 8 years ago

    Do it. Do it nine times.

    Source(s): Personal experience.
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