i have a willmill that i need to store the power form. how can i store it to run my hole house off of it. what all do i have to do to do this.
thank ya'll ever much if ya'll can halp

Stratmando

The windmill can produce only so much power. How many watts at how many volts?, The number of batteries will be determined by the output of windmill, those batteries can be inverted to AC to power whatever. Inverting is not efficient. Keep everything 12 volts if possible.
Main thing, how much power does it produce? Manufacturer? Model?

ScottGem

What you have to do is use the windmill to charge a bank of batteries to store the power. How many batteries depends on how muc power you need to run the house. This is not a D-I-Y project. I strongly suggest you consult an energy specialist.

You will need special equipment to monitor the batteries and keep them charged

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wildandblue

A windmill could be hooked directly to some small appliances requiring a motor to drive them, like a water pump in a well that fills a cistern.

KeepItSimpleStupid

12 V is stupid. Too much resistive loss.

wildandblue

Well they are a lot cheaper than solar panels, I mean I can get a windmill kit at 800 watts for the same price as a solar panel at 100watts, so the cost per watt would be much lower

Stratmando

Quote "12 V is stupid. Too much resistive loss."
I love working Remote Areas, and live in an area prone to Hurricanes and power outages,
If you go to sleep at night with the Generator on, and wind shifts, you can wake up Dead.
12 Volts is silent, Inverters are Inefficient, and you decrease actual hours of usable power.
You can charge a battery and still have Lights, 12 volts fans, and communications from your Vehicle. I am a Liacensed Master Electrical Contractor, but would be lost with out the 12 Volt stuff. My Oppinion, please don't give a reddie, I didn't, oppinions?
12 Volts does drop fast. Will Need Large wiring.

KeepItSimpleStupid

No reddie. Not warrented.

We have no idea of distances involved and the idea of "whole house" is absurd because if you include the AC unit, you have a very large load.

You can still have the 12V stuff with a 48 V system, but you'd trade some inefficency for the ability to discharge the battery pack to 48/2 volts and still have 12 V out by using a DC-DC converter.

I was assuming a 120/240V system. He can also go grid tie, but in that case you don't have power when the electricity fails.

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