Re: Wind Power

["jason" <jasonh@xxxxxxx>]

One more question from those of you that know more than me ( lots!)

If this unit is plugged into the ring main, will it only supply leccy to
appliances via this single ring main, or will it "spill" over at
the
consumer unit and be able to supply power for lighting and second ( and
third) ring mains?

Thanks

Jason
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Hawkins" <lists@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Wind Power


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> The unit supplies electricity 'in lieu' of that drawn from the grid.
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> The analogy of a 'ring main' pipe is not really very approriate it
sort
> of works. You have various 'leaks' which is where the appliances are
> plugged in and drawing power. The national grid fills a header tank
that
> is stopping the main ring main pipe ever emptying. What you normally
> draw from a socket is immediately replaced in the header tank by the
> national grid. However the wind turbine has first opportunity to fill
> the tank as it empties, and is indeed constantly doing that so the
> amount the national grid has to put in to keep it topped up is less .
It
> seems from the site that the turbine on average can expect to
contribute
> 1/2 KW . Of course you must be using all the power it generates or
it's
> is just wasted.
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> Kevin
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> UKHA wrote:
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> >On 18/01/2005 at 13:47 Mark McCall wrote:
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> >>http://tinyurl.com/6vdrc
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> >If there are any electricians on list could they explain how this
could
work... I simply don;t get it ...
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> >The only thing I can think of is a ring main is like a big water
pipe -
it has finite capacity so if you add water from somewhere else it gets full
quicker...
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> >What I don;t get is that your power co will be already meeting
your
capacity so adding more 'water' would achieve nothing...
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> >Simple explaination would be good...
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> >Thanks
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> >Andy
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