Wind Turbine Disconnects

Posted by Eric F on September 05, 2008, 09:57:09 PM

Wind Turbine Disconnects
I have a H100 Wind Turbine that will be on a 50' tower that will be 300 feet away from my home.

Questions:

1-  Should I have disconnect switches installed at the base of the tower AND at the point where the wiring comes into my home?
  If so, should the disconnects be just a single throw, or a double throw with the terminals connected together on one throw (to stall the generator)?

2-  Should the wiring size from the top of tower to the base disconnect be the same gauge as the wiring from the house to the tower base?

3-  Code says the wire must be in conduit, so how do I deal with the twisting of the wiring that will occur between the top of the tower and the base?

I have lots more questions, but these are the immediate ones.


Thanks in advance for any and all advice.

Eric 
 
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