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Computer-Controlled Hybrid System Manages Power from Vertical Axis Wind Turbines, Solar Panels and Batteries

WePOWER LLC has introduced the first hybrid power system combining wind energy, solar power and batteries. The computer-controlled hybrid power system will generate uninterrupted clean power using renewable sources and energy from the grid.

Developed in collaboration with WePOWER's  generator partner, Aura Systems, Inc., the hybrid power system combines the Aura Generators, used by the U.S. military, with a computer-controlled power management system that delivers uninterrupted power generation from a combination of vertical axis wind turbines, solar panels, battery systems and the grid when needed.

The system combines and stores power from multiple clean sources, as well as from the grid at off-peak hours, from which users can draw electricity, regardless of the current availability of wind or sunlight.

"The power management system allows the user to handle peak loads during periods when wind or solar energy or the combination of the two is not available in sufficient amounts, by combining their energy with batteries. As soon as the load demand drops, the batteries are recharged by the energy supplied by the alternative sources," said Arthur Schwartz, chief technology officer for Aura Systems, Inc.

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