Power revolution: Test house in Laurentians plugs into wind and solar sources - home battery system

Eight vertical wind turbines rotate smoothly on the roof of the laurentiz Lodge.
"Can you hear that? " asked owner Paul Dionne ? ".
In the next silence, the salesman expressed his opinion.
15 solar panels also installed on the roof work with wind turbines to charge two dozen48
The battery in the main electric cabinet of the cabin.
This mixed wind
The solar system installed nearly a year ago produced 7.
The power is 75 KW when there is enough wind and sun.
Dionne estimates that the system generates 14,000 KW hours. hours (kwh)
Every year, it's enough in his 3,000-square-
Walking cabin with hot or hot water is not included.
An ordinary Canadian family may consume about 14,000 KW.
Several hours a year before considering heating.
Dionne cottage's hybrid system also means that when the storm breaks the connection between the cottage and the Hydro, there is no more his family can do.
Quebec power grid, he said.
Located on a Rock Hill overlooking Lac Ste-Marie in St-Adolphe-
Dion's cabin is a test for his company.
EnerCubes's website, combined wind and solar installations made in Ontario-
Based on Enerdynamic hybrid technology (EHT).
EHT sells the product as a "drive in one hour.
"Its wind turbines and solar panel assemblies are transported in flat packages and can be used in-and off-
The power grid is set up and multiple can be installed to increase power production.
"I really want to bring this product to the market," said Dionne, president of Effect OSG, South Bank.
Holding company selling energy
Related products, and there are several international operating companies that profit from the sale of EnerCubes.
Dionne said he and electrical Master st, Stephane Mercier "with the 45-year-
Dionne's old cabin tests enercube with his wife and identifies the power management and storage components that best suit it.
Affecting OSG is now ready to sell the whole system and its installation.
Each EnerCube wind turbine has two black plastic composite wind traps on the vertical shaft and is mounted on the roof
Installation steel frame larger than square meter.
To optimize the wind capture, the frame is surrounded by a black bezel or panel part.
"This is the most advanced and efficient wind turbine in the world at present," Dionne said . " He describes the magnetic array that is staggered inside each turbine to maximize its rotation.
Dionne said that in the case of strong winds, the system has dynamic braking, and there is a rectifier at the bottom of each EnerCube, which can convert alternating current (AC)
Power generated by DC (DC)
Charge the battery.
When the wind reaches 6 kilometers per hour, the turbine starts to generate electricity, and when the wind reaches 50 kilometers per hour, each turbine generates 500 watts, he said.
There are 8 turbines on the roof of Dionne, and the wind energy potential is 4 KW.
EnerCube usually also has a 250-
Watt solar panels installed on the top of the wind turbine frame, but Dion says these solar panels can be removed and installed elsewhere as easily as his cabin.
Additional panels are also added to the system. Fifteen 250-
W solar panels mounted on the roof of the south facing 38-degree angle.
In his cabin, in a room with eight people.
One person hot tub, treadmill and a football table, Dionne opened the electric cabinet under the stairs, showing the shelf with four stacks of six inland leads
Acid Battery, power management and monitoring system for inland Flexpower 2 and Triacta monitoring system.
The flat panel TV installed on the adjacent ceiling shows the real-time feed of the system on the roof.
"Anyone who buys such a system, the first thing they want to do is look at the monitoring," Dionne said . ".
"Everything has been tracked," he continued, noting how the inland system measures the energy generated by each wind and solar unit and the percentage of battery system charging, when the Triacta system measures how much power each circuit in the home is using.
"We can dial into the system and see what's going on," Dionne said . ".
The system can also be controlled remotely online, for example, it can be used to switch all electrical loads to the hydraulic system, he saidQuébec grid.
Inland systems are automated and can adjust the optimal charging rate of the battery, and whether this charge comes from renewable energy sources on the roof or from traditional power grids, he said.
Dionne said: "If you charge your battery, the charge will last longer, so once the battery is 92-per-
When charging, the power management system reduces the charging speed of the battery.
Previously, charging was faster when renewable energy was available.
But he said that if the battery drops below 40 or 50, the life of the battery will be affected, so the system in his cabin is configured to draw electricity from the water and electricity.
Quebec until the battery is charged to 60 cents.
In winter, if there is no sun or wind, this can happen three times a week, Dionne said.
If the battery is fully charged, power generation can bypass the battery and power directly, he said.
Inland systems allow batteries to charge and discharge at the same time, he said.
Dionne said that when the EnerCube system was tested, the net metering was never seriously considered-or the energy generated by his cabin was fed back to the grid.
He did not want to disclose the cost of the system and all its components, but said OSG would sell systems comparable to the system in his cabin for $90,000, including wind and solar components, power management and monitoring systems, 24 inland batteries and installations for $1,300 each.
All components should last 25 years, he said.
The system does not heat the cabin of Dionne, nor does it heat hot water, nor does it heat the dryer, the stove, and 8-
The Person spa is not extracted from the renewable energy system.
Snow did not affect wind turbines, and birds avoided rotating wind traps, Dionne said.
In case of an emergency, such as a fire, a button can stop all turbines.
Onitarian Tom Bryson invented and patented the magnetic rotation device in EnerCube and wind turbines.
EnerCube is a late derivation of the magnetic rotation device, which is a more efficient design of the generator, Bryson said.
According to Bryson, EnerCubes is relocatable and great for mobile families who need their own energy.
Brighton, chief technical officer at EHT, said of Dion's cabin, "This is certainly a showcase, where electricity is not as cheap as Quebec, and the rewards are reasonable.
"At the moment, we are in a state of energy anomaly and oil and gas are at a historic low," Bryson continued . ".
"When fossil
Fuel swings in another direction, and all types of renewable energy are becoming more favorable. ”