Yes, the "EZ-Fire" controller. I agree with Roy; there's nothing magic about the turbine alternator itself, and it's easy to build your own stop switch and rectifier/heat sink assembly. And maybe then run it thru a Midnite Classic for MPPT. I've never done it with a 200, but works fine on 100s.
Dan Fink Buckville Energy IREC Certified Instructor™ for: ~ PV Installation Professional ~ Small Wind Installer NABCEP / IREC / ISPQ Accredited Continuing Education Providers™ 970.672.4342 On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 12:33 PM, Windsine Inc. <winds...@gmail.com> wrote: > If the stator is now configured for 48v nominal, why not run it through a > conventional packaged 3 phase rectifier directly stalled to the 48v battery > bank through a fuse of course (that's sized to never blow under turbine > current). You can also add a shorting stop switch prior to the rectifier - > not after it. That's if you can't get your controller repaired. > > You may lose a little operating efficiency but it works fine. > You could also run it through an mppt controller to get your efficiency > back but you will also have to add the rectifier and stop switch. > > RoyR > On Feb 6, 2015 7:55 AM, "Mac Lewis" <maclew...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello wrenches, >> >> Yesterday, we converted a Whisper 200 over from 24V to 48V operation. We >> lowered the turbine and rewired it. We set the Dip switches in the >> controller (1 & 2 to off) and rewired the dump load as specified in the >> manual. For some reason, when we put the 55V battery voltage to the >> controller, it smoked it. We triple checked all of our connections and >> settings. Everything looks like the manual specifies. >> >> Luckily for us, we happen to have a spare Whisper controller that I can >> give this guy. If it was a fluke and the controller just had a bad >> component, fine, no problem. However, I'd like to know if I'm missing >> something about the 48VDC conversion before we smoke another one. Are >> there known issues, operating this controller at 48V? >> >> Any insights are appreciated. Thanks, in advance. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> Mac Lewis >> >> *"Yo solo sé que no sé nada." -Sócrates* >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org >> >> Change listserver email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out or update participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > >
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