Using the auxes as a PWM turbine controller ?

Started by Viking, January 20, 2014, 06:47:17 AM

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Viking

Hi there

I'm trying to figure out a neat way to use my classic 150 to control my turbine.
This is the situation.
I have 2160 watts solar working just great on my classic, it gives me 0.3 KWh on a bad winter day in Sweden.Therefore i would like to add a turbine to the system.
I have this turbine
http://www.futurenergy.co.uk/turbine.html
http://www.futurenergy.co.uk/pdf_doc/FE1024U%20(406).pdf
I was thinking to connect the turbine directly to the battery, use aux 2 "opportunity hi" to dump energy (low 27 volts ,high 28.8 volts) and aux 1 (29 volts) to brake the turbine .
Its a 24 volt system in a cottage, turbine will be stopped when we are not there.
I know the classic isn't intended for this, but should be possible?

What are your thoughts?

Best Regards

Svend
2160 Watt PV, Classic 150, Battery bank too small, connecting wind turbine soon, 24 volt system

dgd

I can't think of any reason why your suggestions would not work
The more elegant and expensive solution would be to use a Midnite 1.5Kw DC Clipper and have your solar Classic control it via Clipper control on AUX2 (or AUX1 if you used AUX2 for a WBjr) then the DC output from the Clipper connected to the battery bank.
The less expensive solution would be use AUX2 to switch in a dump load. For this I would just use FLOAT HIGH from AUX1 to enable an SSR to insert a resistor load between + and - from the turbine AND also include a power diode between the resistor + and the battery + (In the MNClipper circuit a 3phase bridge rectifier is used with the + to all three AC inputs and then output from DC+)

dgd
Classic 250, 150,  20 140w, 6 250w PVs, 2Kw turbine, MN ac Clipper, Epanel/MNdc, Trace SW3024E (1997), Century 1050Ah 24V FLA (1999). Arduino power monitoring and web server.  Off grid since 4/2000
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