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Re: Windmill power & washing machines

Well, here's one idea. Let's forget about the whole electricity thing
and stick big wind turbine blade set directly on the washing machine drum!

But seriously folks... I can see this being an issue for lots of
electronic loads in any poorly regulated system. The intermittent
nature of wind, and the startup delays of diesel generators mean that
you need something in between to fill the (time) gaps. The classic,
but hardly cheap, approach would be a bank of batteries which are
inverted up to AC mains, with the generator(s) charging those.

A possible alternative is a bit of surgery directly within the
appliance. It would not be beyond the wit of (this) man to build a
small battery power supply into the controlling unit of a washing
machine. Its task is merely to keep the controller powered, not the
whole machine. However, this will be a different solution for each
machine, and will of course blow any guarantees out of the water.

Sadly, because this would add even a relatively small cost to every
machine, I doubt you'll find the major manufacturers interested in
tackling the problem, until such time as alternative and maybe less
reliable power sources become the norm.




Tue May 8, 2007 6:59 pm

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Hi, Does anyone else use windmill/aerogenerator power at home and have any problems with electronically-operated household appliances? My own local community...
rosemary.cottage
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May 8, 2007
11:23 am

Well, here's one idea. Let's forget about the whole electricity thing and stick big wind turbine blade set directly on the washing machine drum! But seriously...
laurence200857
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May 8, 2007
8:03 pm

I forgot to also mention in my previous message that the washing machine problem doesn't just occur when the power supply switches from windpower to deisel or...
rosemary.cottage
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May 9, 2007
4:14 pm

Hi, Thanks for responding. Actually, householders here are already using inverters with battery back-ups (& have been for the past 25 years). Even with these...
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May 9, 2007
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Hi, I am a computer technician and I have a suggestion for the electronic equipment, computers, router, dvd players and the like. Plug them into a UPS...
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May 10, 2007
4:06 pm

I think I'm just going to tie all the clothes together and dangle them in a stream. ....but seriously, an evaulation service to label electronics and ...
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Jun 1, 2007
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Hi all, windmill power fluctuates too much. I am currently setting up a system for my remote cottage that uses a UPS from a computer back up system...
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