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Air Breeze
Owner’s Manual
Six - Air Breeze Installation
The following are general guidelines for the installation of Air Breeze. Be-
cause each wind turbine installation is unique, specific step-by-step instal-
lation instructions cannot be provided. However, before attempting final
installation the following basic steps should be completed:
• Completely review Air Breeze Owner’s Manual.
• Assemble Air-Breeze. Blades and hub may be left off depending on
tower type – see
Section 2.0
Turbine Assembly.
• Select tower and tower site and install tower. See Sections 3.0 and 4.0.
• Determine wire size.
See Section 5.3
• Design system including batteries, switches, circuit breakers, and
ammeter. Draw wiring diagram.
• Obtain required components – batteries, switches, circuit breakers, wire,
tools, etc.
Once these steps are completed, final assembly is fairly simple and consists
primarily of making good electrical connections according to the wiring dia-
gram and mounting Air Breeze on the tower.
6-1 Wire Connections to Air Breeze
Connect wire leads from Air Breeze to wires to be run down the tower using
“split bolt” or solder connectors. Follow good practice and use color coded
wires – red for battery positive, black for battery negative, and green for earth
ground. Wires must be sized based on turbine to battery bank distance. Refer
to
Section 5.
Insulate connections with heat shrink tubing or good quality
electrical tape. Leave sufficient service loop in the wires to accommodate
removal of the turbine from the tower.
WARNING:
Do not connect wires to batteries
until all electrical connections are completed.
2005 NEC Section
Topic
Article 250.52, item 5
Tower Grounding
Article 250.53, item A
Tower Grounding
Article 250.53, item G
Grounding Electrode Installation
Article 250.64
Grounding Conductor Routing and Placement
Article 250.66, item A
Grounding Conductor Size
Article 270.70
Bonding of Grounding Conductor
