[TowerTalk] Wired Anemometer for Tower?

[GARY HUBER]

I do NOT get a percentage except by the taxes paid to the local school 
districts and township roads by the wind farm operators. Our local radio 
club was given a tour of the wind farm by their public relations manager who 
happened to have at least one wind generator on her own farm. She took us to 
that generator so that we could see it close up at the base, both inside and 
out. Each wind generator has its own anemometer as the generator's blades 
only turn within a fairly narrow wind speed range and with a more or less 
constant speed. The generator's blades have a prop pitch motor /sensor to 
maintain the constant speed within the rated wind variation as determined by 
the anemometer. When the wind speed exceeds the safe rating, the generator 
is shut down.

The zoning distance limits in our area are based on the maximum distance the 
blades may sling ice plus 150%...
73 & DX,
Gary - AB9M

-----Original Message----- 
From: Roger (K8RI) on TT
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2014 11:20 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Wired Anemometer for Tower?

On 4/30/2014 6:16 PM, GARY HUBER wrote:
> The fans at 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Twin_Groves_Wind_Farm_DSC03252.JPG ---  
> 85 foot blades on 270 foot tower.

I hope you get a percent.

They pay about 30 grand per sq mile with no towers and about 6 grand a
tear per tower lease. Access roads are extra.

zoning limits how close they can be to roads, property lines, homes,
buildings, and each other


73

Roger  (K8RI)


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