Charging Lithium battery with wind | Off Grid Ham Shack

In this video, we charge the lithium ( LiFePO4 ) battery powering the off-grid ham shack using a vertical-axis wind generator. Also covered are various methods of charging our solar battery storage, when there is no solar power for our ham radio station.
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[@OH8STN]

Don't forget to read the episode notes for this video. The episode notes ties everything together.

[@TinyTJ04]

Came for the wind and solar, and also enjoyed the closing comment!

[@sludge1298]

Great video! Thanks for sharing!

[@adlanemekitoronto449]

Very informative...thank you .i have been watching all your videos....from Toronto canada. Cheers.

[@kd5you1]

This is sort of off topic, but last week here in SE Texas we had 20° F / -6.7° C temperatures, and today we had 71° F / 21.7° C temps. That's our crazy weather.

[@norrinradd8952]

Just finished watching, now I'm headed to the blog. Thanks for sharing knowledge and wisdom. Now it's in our own hands to keep ourselves and our families safe.

[@k2rcb]

Been running a 100W panel, 20Ah battery and Genasun controller (at your recommendation) for almost 2 years now. Have a Buddipole Powerplus for power distribution and on grid charging (I rarely turn on my old DC power supply). Recently added a 12V MiniPC for digital modes and got off an old laptop. Probably need to upgrade my battery at some point for more capacity. I also charge my phone, tablet, CR123/AA/AAA batteries, etc on the system so almost all of my non-radio devices are also solar powered now. Noticed last year that my electric razor uses a 12V charger - been meaning to cut that cord and add an Anderson connector so I can shave via solar too. Adding wind is a great idea for these dreary winter days. Keep up the great work and stay warm! 73

[@99Jeep2008]

Watching from south texas!! Thanks for the support

[@wjf213]

I've never been a fan of wind power, but I used to be. Back in the 90's I put up an 84 foot tower with a 48vdc 3,000 watt Whisper wind generator. It was way up on top of a hill that got a fair amount of wind and you could see the thing for several miles, but when it was all said and done, monthly it averaged producing around $50 to maybe $70 in the windier winter months. All in all, the juice just wasn't worth the squeeze.

[@tbmpetsolutions]

small scale solar and battery banks run my radios. Not enough wind in central texas hill country to generate worthwhile energy. I use low power radios for the most part for preparedness Gov abbot needs to do more and stop with the half measures and slow walking. Texas is being over run which is their goal to change the state from red to blue. We have the tech to tell if a flea is coming over the boarder but fail to use it and then act on it. appreciate your vids as they are highly informative and well done.

[@Swamp-Fox]

Very interesting how you are using the Genasun LiFePO4 boost controller with your wind turbine. I look forward to your super capacitor experiments to level out the voltage. I am surprised that no one is making a wind turbine charge controller for LiFePO4 battery systems. Solar used for charging here.

[@watcherr1]

Super capacitors yes, those are highly useful for giving you two things at the same time: 1) supply of amperage when there’s a spike in demand , for example, you have a motorized antenna that needs a boost to get started ,2) protection of your batteries whatever they are , lead acid or lifepo, batteries don’t like spikes in demand, so the super capacitors shield the batts

[@TheVespap200e]

Great video!😀👍

[@symtron]

Hmm the multiple chargers are interesting also vertically mounted solar panels to keep the snow off the panels.. Great videos my friend

[@mikedmann7487]

Great review.. Hope we see some more wind power mods, adaptations, and hacks..

[@RJ_McKenzie]

Love your videos Julian. Especially on the power side of things. Can't radio without power.

[@riverrats8261]

Love the channel Julian.

[@ToiToiTrimmer]

Very informative. I have always wondered about a wind turbine, if the wind is there it can run 24/7. Are there better ones worth investing in ?

[@gutside8069]

How do you protect the ham tower from lightening strikes?

[@willgilliam9053]

Id love to see your take on a small Diesel powered DC generator...Do you have a target on sustained wattage your trying to achieve?