Introduction
The Turbine Control Panel provides a safe, easy, compact and economical balance of system for APRS World's WTAPRS wind turbines. It integrates three phase turbine run / stop switch, three phase bridge rectifier, DC distribution, over-current protection, dump controller and data acquisition / telemetry equipment ... all in one box! The Turbine Control Panel has limitless configuration options.
General
- 16 gauge powder coated steel
- Hinged covers for power compartment and instrumentation compartment
- Massive heatsink for rectifier and optional electronic turbine control
- Arctic Ultraflex and/or fine stranded wired wire used throughout
- Remains flexible at low temperatures
- Made in USA!
Features
Power Compartment
- Three-phase turbine connection block
- Accommodates #2/0 to 14 gauge input wiring
- Run / stop switch for turbine
- Shorts all phases in stop position
- Bridge rectifier
- Three-phase
- 800V, 50 amp rated
- 130 amp DC negative bus bar
- Four 6mm(.25in) -20 studs
- Six breaker slots with positive bus bar
- For Carling CA breakers available in 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 50, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, and 100 amp with 150 VDC operating voltage and 10,000 amps interrupting current
- Two 19mm (.75in) knockouts on bottom, ample room on side(s) for additional or larger knockouts
Low Voltage Instrumentation Compartment
- Double-gang knockout on front cover for APRS World, LLC Wind Data Logger
- Mounting location for lightning protector terminal board
- Undedicated DIN rail for
- Breakers
- Converters
- Terminals blocks
- Sensors
- Voltage
- Current
- Turbine RPM
- Many others
- Three 22mm (.88in) grommeted holes (12.7mm (.5in) knockout) to power compartment
- Mounting location for 48 volt to 24 volt DC/DC converter
Additional & optional controllers
- Morningstar TriStar on left or right side
- For dump control
- Morningstar TriStar MPPT on left or right side
- For solar charging
- For using 24 volt turbine with 12 volt battery (requires electronic turbine control option)
- Morningstar SunSaver internally mounted in power compartment
- Solar charging
- Low voltage disconnect (24 volt only)
- APRS World, LLC APO524 low voltage disconnect internally mounted in power compartment
- 60 amp LVD
- Latching contactor design to reduce power waste