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What Do You Need to Install a Scirocco

Since it is not always clear what is needed to get a wind turbine up and running here is a little guidance: First you need the Scirocco combo. In addition to that you need a tower. The easiest for setup and maintenance are tilt-up towers. The rule of thumb for tower height is to place the turbine hub at least 30 feet plus one blade length above any obstacle in a 500 feet radius, with a minimum height of 60 feet. That really is the absolute minimum, higher is better. Our section on turbine site selection has more details. You may also want to read our "The truth about small wind turbines" article for a better understanding of the reality of small wind turbines. For grid-tie use that is all you need as far as the above list goes. In case you want to use a Scirocco wind turbine off-grid please contact us. It can be done through AC-coupling, but takes a little more planning.

To actually install a Scirocco (or to be honest this is not a DIY job, for safety and warranty you will need an installer), there are a few more items on the list, besides the wind turbine combo, and tower: Tower foundation excavation/concrete, grounding rods, ground wire, cable conduit or direct-burial Teck90 cable, panel breakers, permits, and labour.

6kW Eoltec Scirocco Combo

The Scirocco package includes: One Eoltec Scirocco E5.6-6 wind turbine, the manual stall brake to stop the turbine at any wind speed, one Power-One 6kW Aurora PVI-6000-OUTD-US-W Maximum-Power-Point-Tracking (MPPT) inverter, programmed specifically for the Scirocco, one Power-One PVI-WIND-BOX,  a thermal breaker box (containing a thermal breaker, a terminal block that accepts up to 2 AWG wires, and three Delta LA303 surge arrestors, build-into an enclosure with a grounding bar), and a stop-switch. The Aurora inverter is UL1741/CSA listed. This package is intended for use of the Scirocco tied to the electrical grid, such as with net-metering. The same can also be used off-grid through AC-coupling, though that takes a bit more planning. Please contact us for more information if you want to use a Scirocco off-grid.

The Eoltec Scirocco and Power-One electronics come standard with 5 years of warranty. There is an extended warranty available for the Aurora inverter, PVI-6000-OUT-US-W, taking the Aurora inverter to 10 years total warranty. See the list for pricing.

Scirocco wind turbines and inverters are generally in stock, so there is usually no lead-time.

American Resource & Energy Tilt-up Monopole Towers

We can supply ARE’s tilt-up monopole towers in 60, 80, and 100 feet at great prices! These are sleek, tapered, monopoles that are hinged for easy installation and maintenance. The towers have been specifically designed for the Scirocco turbine, to meet the loading requirements. These towers can be raised or lowered using a crane, or by using ARE’s electrical lifting device (the lifting device is purchased separately, and can be removed, so an installer needs just one for multiple towers).

The ARE towers are designed for 120 mph wind speed (3 second gust, Exposure C, Topographic Category 1,

Structure Class II) , and 1” ice loading (at 60 mph). The design meets ANSI/TIA-222-G-2-2009, ASCE/SEI 7-05. These towers ship from Minnesota.

Nello Self-Support Lattice Towers

We offer self-support Nello NSX lattice towers from 60 to 120 feet at great prices! Everything you need to install a Scirocco is included with the tower  (except for the foundation, though anchor bolts are included). These towers may also be an economical self-support solution for other wind turbines of similar diameter as the Scirocco.

The Nello NSX towers are designed for 135 mph wind speed (exposure C, topographic category 1, structure Class II), and 1” ice loading (at 40 mph). The design meets ANSI/TIA-222-G.

All listed Nello towers include step-bolts for climbing, and an anti-fall safety cable, and slider. Also included is a 9-feet tubular stub-tower that mounts on top of the NSX tower, with a mounting flange for the Scirocco turbine. The stub-tower is needed for proper blade clearance of the Scirocco. It also makes for less tower disturbance of the airflow, and therefore quieter turbine blade sound. Included as well is a grounding kit, and foundation bolt template.

Nello towers have a lead-time of 6 weeks and ship from South Bend, IN.

Power-One String Inverters for Solar and Wind

We are an official distributor for Power-One inverters, currently the 2^nd largest inverter manufacturer in the world! The solar inverters have 10 years warranty standard, the wind inverters 5 years. Extended warranties are available, up to 20 years of warranty.

The very high-efficiency solar Aurora inverters are all dual-channel, allowing for two independent arrays that both use MPPT for maximum output. Channels can also be combined in case a single array is used. A DC disconnect is build into them.  Ontario Domestic Content compliant versions are available, specify at time of order if you need this.

The PVI-DESKTOP is a neat little appliance for the kitchen countertop, to monitor what the solar or wind inverters are doing. With a 3 ½” colour LCD screen, it can monitor up to 6 inverters, either wired, or wireless with the help of the PVI-RADIOMODULE.

The wind inverters are MPPT based using a 16-point table, and can be used with other wind or hydro turbines if the turbine’s power curve is available (linking either frequency or voltage to output power, we can help you develop an MPPT table). The inverters are stackable, to increase the total output power, and we can program them with the MPPT table of your choice before shipping to you. For stacking wind inverters we can supply the needed isolation transformer(s).

The more popular models of the Aurora wind and solar inverters are normally in stock, so there is no lead-time.

We can also supply both DC and AC surge arrestors from Delta, to help protect your investment in inverters from surges. Custom made MC4 extension cables of any length are available. These are made of 10 AWG “PV Wire” stamped wiring. Just specify what length you need, and what you want on the end(s).

Power-One PVI-Central Solar PV Inverters

Solacity Inc. also offers the larger 50kW, 100kW, 250kW, and 300kW PVI-Central series of solar inverters, meant for large arrays. These are very high quality, and high efficiency inverters. They come standard with 5 years of warranty, 10 or 15 year extended warranties are available. Lead-time for the PVI-Central inverters is 6 – 17 weeks (depending on what is in stock in North America). Shipping is included in the price for the lower-48 US and Canada.

We also supply the full line of Easy Control remote monitoring and sensor equipment for use with the Aurora and PVI-Central inverters. Monitored string combiner boxes with DC disconnect are available as well.

Fat Spaniel Web Monitoring

Power-One now owns Fat Spaniel, the Web monitor company for solar and wind projects. Several packages are available; residential, industrial, and utility grade monitoring. The packages include all the needed hardware and software for one Power-One inverter, including Web monitoring for the duration of the warranty of the inverter. One unit will handle up to 15 inverters. The environmental appliance adds monitoring of environmental parameters, such as ambient temperature, panel temperature, solar radiation, humidity, pressure, wind speed and direction, and rain. For more information please see http://www.fatspaniel.com/

You can see a live-demo of sites monitored through Fat Spaniel at http://accounts.fatspaniel.net/sso/login?service=https://insight.fatspaniel.net/dash/login.svt the username is “power-one” the password is “demo”.

Electrical Supplies

A suggested electrical diagram for hooking up a Scirocco can be found at our Web site. We can supply various bits and pieces to make installation easier, such as AC disconnects, contactors, measurement relays, and the isolation transformers that are needed if the Aurora wind inverters are stacked to increase power capacity.

Sundanzer DC Solar Refrigerators / Freezers

We offer Sundanzer’s line of 12/24 Volt DC refrigerators and freezers. These are extremely efficient; their 5.8 cu. ft. fridge uses only 77 Watt/hours per day @ an ambient temperature of 21 Centigrade! They form a perfect complement to a solar powered off-grid cabin or cottage, and pay for themselves from the first day by savings in the PV modules and batteries that would be needed to run a regular fridge. The DCR225 comes with four baskets.

The listed prices include all customs and brokerage fees, but not shipping from the manufacturer. Shipping fees are very reasonable, please enquire for actual cost to your location.