The pump barge in the pond holds a SunPump SDS-Q-128 submersible pump. Electricity runs to it through 150 feet of #8-3 wire that is rated for sunlight resistance and direct burial.

Electricity is provided by a four, L-16 Trojan batteries wired for 24 volts. They are in an insulated box with a 30 amp, 250 VDC, disconnect switch. It makes it very easy to shut off the power.

The Air 403 turbine on the 20 foot mast feeds into a wind control box that reads, output amps from the turbine and battery voltage. It also has a lightning arrestor inside and circuit breakers to control two, Air 403 turbines. The juice generated by the turbine then goes into the battery bank. An on board charge controller in the body of the turbine regulates charging voltage and amperage. Very simple.

The two solar panels are KC-80's by Kyocera. 80 watts each. They are series wired for 24 volts. They are controlled by a Morningstar PS 20 charge and load controller with a digital meter. The Morningstar will cut off power when the battery voltage hits 21.8 volts. This controller also reads out: Battery Voltage, Amperage coming in from the solar panels and how many amps the load is drawing. Its a nifty controller and I have had good luck with them on several projects. The pump requires only a few amps to run when drawing water from a pond and pushing water in a pipeline for hundreds of feet. The solar panels and wind turbine make a great combination of charging sources to match the pump load.

A couple of other features make this system very handy. A fluorescent lamp that will provide 26 watts of light is mounted behind the solar panels. There is also a 300 watt power inverter that will run a TV and some compact fluorescent lamps at a distance of 150 feet from the trailer. This system is what I coasted on for 13 days during the ice storm last December when our region was without power from the grid.

I installed a winter water pumping system in 2001 west of Junction City. It has all of the components of this mobile trailer. The only difference is that the turbine is mounted about 40 feet high and there is a solar panel track rack to follow the sun. The same water pump and controller, battery pack and charge controller and solar panels. I thought with the success of the winter water system I ought to have it on a trailer. So here it is.

The system is sending the water to the tents on the far ridge. This is the Geary County Range and Pond Management Tour last week. The distance is close to 500 feet. Oak Grove Fabrication.