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200W 12V Immersion Heater



200W 12V Immersion Heater

Using a wind turbine to heat water for your home via an immersion heater element

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Heating water using a wind turbine is one of the most efficient uses of that renewable resource. When a wind turbine is used to charge a battery bank a lot of power is wasted in heat in the coils of the turbine alternator etc. particularly during gusty conditions. When the turbine is instead used to heat water with a suitably rated immersion heater element, virtually every watt that is generated heats water, even when the turbine is only turning slowly. For every degree the water is heated in this way, electricity or gas (and therefore money) which would otherwise have been used to raise the water temperature is saved.

12 Volt 200 Watt Immersion Heater for Wind Turbine Systems

Pictured above is a schematic of a basic system designed to use alternative energy - primarily wind power - to heat water for domestic use. A low voltage DC immersion heater element is retro-fitted to a standard hot water cylinder. This heating element goes in to a depth of around 12 inches so it is at the center of the bottom of the tank ready to heat the water most efficiently.

A heat exchanger coil can be added to the water tank through which hot fluid from a Solar Water Heater will flow to heat the water further during sunny days. In this way, water can be heated day and night during windy conditions and all day when it is sunny. If used on a sunny coastal (i.e. windy) location this complete system could easily supply all the hot water needs of a home for most of the year.

Basic 12V Heater Kit

12 Volt 200 Watt Immersion Heater for Wind Turbine Systems

Above is a photograph of a basic DIY wind turbine water heater kit fitted to a UK standard immersion heater. Included in the kit are the following parts which have been labelled on the photograph: 1) 22mm to 3/4 bsp fitting, 2) 22mm to 22mm coupling, 3) 22mm T-piece for housing the heater, 4) 12V 200 Watt immersion heater element (12-14" long). The part labelled 5 above is not included in the kit. Many of these kits were sold on eBay UK during 2006/7 but is no longer available.

500 Watt 12V immersion heater element for wind turbine generator powered hot water system

NEW Click here to read our recently updated and extended article on Wind Turbine Water Heating, or here for our new article on the latest Immersion Heater Elements for Wind Turbines - available in a vast array of power outputs and voltages (12, 24, 36, and 48 VDC).



Article Last Modified: 13:21, 4th Sep 2008

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