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Whisper H-80 Manual
Document #0022 REV B
SOUTHWEST WINDPOWER
2/4/2001
Normal Operation—EZ Wire
NORMAL OPERATION
EZ-Wire System Center Controls and Features
The EZ WIRE is a resistive load regulator and a rectifier. The three AC inputs from the wind turbine are rectified
by the EZ Wire and then output as DC to the battery bank. When the battery bank voltage increases to a level set by
the user, regulation occurs. When this happens, all power from the wind turbine is diverted to the resistor bank,
which slows or stops the wind turbines blades from rotating. The regulator will not come out of regulation until the
battery bank drops below a factory set voltage based upon the battery bank. The preset lower end and the adjustable
upper end of the adjustment window are as shown in the table below.
Brake Switch:
To slow or stop the wind turbine, flip
the toggle switch on the control panel to BRAKE ON.
This will slow or stop the wind turbine and divert the
output DC current to the resistor bank. Returning the
turbine to normal operation is achieved by simple flip-
ping the toggle switch to BRAKE OFF. Having the tur-
bine in regulation or in the brake mode during high
winds is not damaging to the system.
Brake Switch ON
Setting Regulation Voltage
Battery Bank
Lower End
Upper End Adjustable Range
Preset Level
12 V
12.5 V
18 V
14.1 V
24 V
25 V
37 V
28.4 V
36 V
37.5 V
55 V
42.3 V
48 V
50 V
73 V
56.4 V
Setting Regulation Voltage:
To adjust
regulation set point on the EZ WIRE II
turn the potentiometer knob located on the
control panel to the corresponding desired
voltage.
On LED:
Indicates when the
blades of the turbine are spinning.
Regulating LED: I
ndicates
when the turbine is in regulation
or when the turbine has been
slowed using the brake switch.
LED Display
READ THIS BEFORE YOU CONSIDER ADJUSTING THE REGULATOR SET POINT
Turning up the regulation set point adjustment will
NOT
increase the turbines output voltage or amperes. It simply
adjusts the “shut down” point for the generators’ voltage regulator. When the battery voltage reaches the regulation
set point voltage, the turbine will slow down and stop charging the batteries.
12 Volt label shown, operation is the same for 24, 36 and 48 volt units
