Air Breeze battery charging wind turbine, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...West Route 66 Flagstaff Arizona 86001 Toll Free Phone 866 805 9463 Phone 928 779 9463 Fax 928 779 1485 www airbreeze com OWNER S MANUAL Installation Operation Maintenance February 2008 Southwest Windp...

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Page 3: ...per sonal information to any third party We understand and respect your privacy If you have any questions or comments we would like to hear from you Please call during working hours Monday Friday 8 00...

Page 4: ...nual and local codes may affect and possibly void your warranty 9 Rotating blades are a serious mechanical hazard Install Air Breeze so no one can come into contact with blades 10 Observe wire size an...

Page 5: ...Switch _____________________________________ 19 5 5 Fuses Circuit Breakers Ammeter___________________ 20 5 6 Batteries _______________________________________ 20 5 7 Turbine Grounding _______________...

Page 6: ...y requiring warranty service including but not limited to proper packaging of the Product The Customer must return the entire Wind Turbine kit within 30 days after issuance of the RA number Southwest...

Page 7: ...A and ANSI UL standards for use in Canada and the US Voltage Regulation Set Point factory setting 12 Volt Systems 14 1 Volts 24 Volt Systems 28 2 Volts 48 Volt Systems 56 4 Volts Regulator Adjustment...

Page 8: ...Air Breeze is to be installed on a tilt up tower mount the blade hub assembly to the turbine now Coat the alternator rotor shaft threads and blade hub bore with Tef Gel and slide the hub onto the shaf...

Page 9: ...d or 20 ft 6 m above nearby obstructions Fig 2 Try to locate the wind turbine in the cleanest turbulent free air as possible Turbulence will reduce the efficiency of the wind turbine and may accelerat...

Page 10: ...tic pipe should NEVER be used to construct a tower Fig 3 Tower Options 29 ft 8 8 m Tower 27 ft 8 3 m Tower 4 1 Tower Options Southwest Windpower offers a number of tower choices for Air Breeze The fol...

Page 11: ...ower using Schedule 40 steel pipe or tubing with an outside diameter of 1 875 inch See Fig 4 Note Anchors and pipe or tubing are not furnished with the kit so you have the flexibility to use the most...

Page 12: ...ower part number 1 TWA 10 02 The 45 ft 13 7 m Tower Kit includes tower clamp guy wire assemblies and all necessary hardware and fasteners to erect a 45 ft tilt up tower using Schedule 40 steel pipe or...

Page 13: ...election for your Air Breeze 4 1 5 RV Tower Kit Southwest Windpower part number 1 TWA 12 The RV Tower Kit is a telescoping tower system specifically designed for use with an RV The un extended tower i...

Page 14: ...rbine to your battery bank is to wire the turbine directly to its own set of battery posts This will allow the turbine to operate independently The Air Breeze s internal regulator will monitor the bat...

Page 15: ...BREEZE Wind Turbine Generator Fuse or Breaker Fig 10 Single Turbine Installation with Up Tower Junction Box Fig 10 represents a system with an Up Tower Junction Box The junction box may be installed...

Page 16: ...Some charg ing sources solar panels fuel powered generators additional wind generators etc connected to the same system may cause interference with the Air Breeze internal electronics and result in pr...

Page 17: ...rbine Tower Battery Disconnect Fuse or Breaker Fuse or Breaker Fig 12 Multiple Air Breeze Wiring 5 2 Multiple Air Breeze Wiring Method One Each Air Breeze is treated separately Each turbine will have...

Page 18: ...g sources in your system wiring resistance may affect the regulation set point of the turbine Higher wiring resistance smaller wires will tend to lower the voltage at which the turbine enters regulati...

Page 19: ...st systems but it should not be used in applications where a code compliant switch is necessary 48 Volt Systems AWG Metric Wire Size mm2 1 Use either the rubber sleeved nut or the knurled nut but do n...

Page 20: ...w batterycouncil org www windsun com Batteries Battery_FAQ htm Fig 16 Ammeter Amp Meter PN 2 ARAC 102 Fig 15 Circuit Breaker 30A PN 2 ARAC 103 50A PN 2 ARAC 104 IMPORTANT Never use automotive batterie...

Page 21: ...ode are referenced Tower grounding may be accomplished in several ways the most common method is a copper clad steel electrode s driven into the soil and con nected to the tower using a wire conductor...

Page 22: ...ists 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 wire...

Page 23: ...connected to Air Breeze route the wires down the tower and slide the turbine yaw over tower top After the yaw is completely low ered onto tower top lift the yaw approximately 1 8 inch 3 mm to 1 4 inc...

Page 24: ...This eliminates the high voltage and if the wind is still available Air Breeze will spin up again The result is a repeating cycle of high speed spinning followed by turbine braking which can cause ex...

Page 25: ...uit individual applications When the voltage regulation set point is achieved Air Breeze enters regu lation mode effectively switching off and waiting for the battery voltage to drop to the cut in vol...

Page 26: ...e is not designed to work with these types of controllers Additionally most controllers designed to work with solar panels are not suitable for use with Air Breeze These con trollers disconnect the so...

Page 27: ...ace in a safe location 2 Connect the turbine power wires to the appropriate terminals on your battery RED Positive BLACK Negative 3 Each time the Air Breeze is connected to a battery the LED will blin...

Page 28: ...13 16 see view 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 x3 x3 x3 x3 x3 14 28 Air BreezeOwner s Manual Ten Air Breeze Exploded Views Parts List...

Page 29: ...D 3 CMBP 1011 02 BODY ASSEMBLY I AIR MARINE 22 3 HDWA 101 07 WASHER EXT STAR WASHER SS 1 4 23 3 HDNT 101 12 NUT JAM SAE SS 1 5 6 11 9 14 16 18 21 item item number item name 3 CMBP 2015 01 NOSECONE LAN...

Page 30: ...EC 61400 2 We fully comply with Directive 2005 88 EC for noise limits and labeling requirements We fully comply to the EMC directive 89 336 EC certified by DARE Consultancy We are 99 compliant to RoHS...

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