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Title: Barcelona as switchable wind -> battery charge controller?
Post by: Mr. Underfoot on March 19, 2020, 08:19:32 PM

My situation: have Proven/Kingspan/Whoever-bought-them-now 6kW wind turbine with rectifier box feeding WindyBoy grid-tied inverter. Also have 1.5kw of PV feeding 48VDC AGM battery bank thru Midnite Classic, which feeds a Schneider (before it became Conext) inverter for must-have house loads.

What I think I'd like to do: rig up a switch/contactor to manually select feeding the Windy Boy or the Barcelona to supplementally feed the battery bank (or get some use out of the genny when the grid goes down). Barcelona specs appear to make this feasible. Recommendations/Show Stoppers?

-- Mr. Underfoot

Title: Re: Barcelona as switchable wind -> battery charge controller?
Post by: simonjeans on June 27, 2021, 06:24:25 AM

Hi, I also have a Proven 6kW and a windy boy. I want to add storage batteries,
Did you find a solution so the turbine could charge the batteries.
thanks Simon

Title: Re: Barcelona as switchable wind -> battery charge controller?
Post by: boB on June 27, 2021, 01:56:46 PM

I hope that we eventually add wind tracking to these new HV input charger controllers.

It won't happen in the first versions though like the Classic does.

Title: Re: Barcelona as switchable wind -> battery charge controller?
Post by: Mr. Underfoot on December 19, 2023, 05:44:42 PM

Hey, I'm back - still looking for a status on Wind application for the Barcelona/HawksBay. Anything to share?

Title: Re: Barcelona as switchable wind -> battery charge controller?
Post by: boB on December 20, 2023, 01:48:57 PM

Wind is on our list for future features but could be a year away.

We would also have to make a 600 V Clipper. Our present 300V Clipper would need some modifications.

boB

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