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- Page 1 OWNER’S MANUAL Installation • Operation • Maintenance Southwest Windpower, Inc. 1801 West Route 66 Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 Toll Free Phone: 866.805.9463 Phone: 928.779.9463 Fax: 928.779.1485 www.windenergy.com October 2011 Southwest Windpower, Inc. All Rights Reserved...
- Page 3 Dear AIR 30 Owner, Thank you for your purchase of AIR 30. You have purchased the most advanced battery charging wind turbine in the world! We believe you will find it easy to install your AIR 30 and are confident you will experience years of dependable service from it.
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Page 4: Important Safety Instructions
Properly complete and return the Warranty Registration Card or register on-line. that may simplify or ease task or AIR 30 must be installed in accordance with this manual and local and national build- operation. ing codes. Failure to comply with this manual and local codes may affect and possibly WARNING: Indicates risk of severe void your warranty. -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
5-7 Turbine Grounding________________________________ 19-20 5-8 Tower Grounding _________________________________ 20 5-8-1 Electrodes Driven in Soil _____________________ 20 6) INSTALLATION_______________________________________ 21 6-1 Wire Connections ________________________________ 21 6-2 Mounting on Tower _______________________________ 22 6-3 Final Connections ________________________________ 22 AIR 30 Owner’s Manual 5... -
Page 6: Warranty
RA number may result in cancellation of the RA. All parts that Southwest Wind- charge any manufacturer defect in part or parts of the Southwest Windpower AIR 30 power replaces shall become Southwest Windpower’s property on the date Southwest Wind Turbine determined by Southwest Windpower to be defective in materials and/ Windpower ships the repaired Wind Turbine or part back to the Customer. -
Page 7: Technical Specifications
CSA (certificate 1954979), CE Certifications: 12 volt and 24 volt AIR 30 wind turbines are eligible to bear the CSA mark with “C” and “US” indicators. The “C” and “US” indicators signify that the product has been evaluated to the applicable CSA and ANSI/UL standards for use in Canada and the US. -
Page 8: Turbine Assembly
Start the assembly by examining how the blades mount to the hub, refer to Fig 1. Using the Tef-Gel supplied with the AIR 30, apply a coat of Tef- Gel to the blade root and hub. The use of Tef-Gel is recommended for all installations. -
Page 9: Siting
“cleanest” turbulent free air as possible. Turbulence will reduce the efficiency of the wind turbine and may accelerate wear on rotat- ing components. Prevailing wind 20 feet (6 m) Fig. 2 Optimal AIR 30 location. AIR 30 Owner’s Manual 9... -
Page 10: Towers
4-1 Tower Options nominal 1.875 – 1.900 inch outside diameter. This dimension enables Southwest Windpower offers a number of tower choices for your AIR wind constructing a tower from a range of readily available materials including turbine. The following section provides a summary of the available towers. -
Page 11: Ft (8.3 M) Tower Kit
Note: Anchors and pipe or tubing are not furnished with the kit so you have the flexibility to use the most appropriate components for the installation. 29'EZ TOWER KIT Fig. 4. 27 ft (8.3 m) Tower Kit Fig. 5. 29 ft (8.8 m) Tower Kit AIR 30 Owner’s Manual 11... -
Page 12: Ft (13.7 M) Tower Kit
Fig. 6. 45 ft (13.7 m) Tower Kit Fig. 7. Roof Mounting Kit IMPORTANT: User manuals for towers and tower kits are available online at www.windenergy.com. Southwest Windpower recommends reviewing them to make an appropriate tower selection for your AIR wind turbine. 12 AIR 30 Owner’s Manual... -
Page 13: Wiring Options
Figs. 9 and 10 represent typical single turbine installa- tions. Fig. 10 includes an up-tower junction box for UL (Underwriters Wind Turbine Laboratory) compliance. Contact Southwest Windpower for more Generator information about this configuration. TIP:... - Page 14 Fuse or Stop Disconnect Breaker Switch Turbine Positive Red Lead Turbine Ground Green Lead Chassis Ground Earth Ground Turbine Negative Black Lead Battery Bank Earth Ground Fig. 10. Single Turbine Installation with Up-Tower Junction Box 14 AIR 30 Owner’s Manual...
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Page 15: Hybrid System Wiring
Chassis the regulation set point. See (Optional) Ground section 7-3-2. Earth Ground Turbine Negative Black Lead Diversion Load Controller Battery Bank Ground Resistive Load Fig. 11. Hybrid System with Solar Panels AIR 30 Owner’s Manual 15... -
Page 16: Multiple Air Wind Turbine Wiring
Fuse A “bus” system typically Meter results in reduced wire Breaker costs. Battery Battery Bank Disconnect Fig. 12. Multiple AIR wind turbine Wiring Ground 16 AIR 30 Owner’s Manual... -
Page 17: Wire Size
12/4 mm 8/10 mm 6/16 mm 4/25 mm 4/25 mm 2/35 mm 2/35 mm 1/50 mm 0/50 mm 10/6 mm 8/10 mm 6/16 mm 4/25 mm 2/35 mm 2/35 mm 1/50 mm 0/50 mm 00/70 mm AIR 30 Owner’s Manual 17... -
Page 18: Stop Switch
AIR wind turbine. 2. Drill 12 mm (0.4725 in) hole in panel. A switch is available for purchase from Southwest Windpower for the AIR 3. The backing jam nut may be adjusted to allow the switch to mount flush wind turbine. -
Page 19: Fuses, Circuit Breakers, Ammeter
• 48-volt systems – 200 Amp-hours • 48-volt model: 10 amps DC, part number 3-ELOT-1147-02 There are several informative web sites with battery information including: Circuit Breakers are available from Southwest Windpower. Part numbers are • www.batterycouncil.org listed above. • www.windsun.com/Batteries/Battery_FAQ.htm IMPORTANT: Never use “automotive”... -
Page 20: Tower Grounding
The accompanying figure depicts a typical tower grounding technique and the following sections of the NEC are listed for reference. 20 AIR 30 Owner’s Manual... -
Page 21: Installation
Refer to Section 5. Insulate connections with heat shrink tubing or Article 250.66, item A Grounding Conductor Size good quality electrical tape. Leave sufficient service loop in the wires to ac- Article 270.70 Bonding of Grounding Conductor commodate removal of the turbine from the tower. AIR 30 Owner’s Manual 21... -
Page 22: Mounting On Tower
6-2 Mounting on Tower WARNING: If the battery connections are reversed, AIR 30’s electronics will be damaged. The polarity of AIR 30’s wires may be checked by connecting a After wires are connected to the AIR wind turbine, route the wires down voltmeter to the wires and spinning the rotor by hand. -
Page 23: Air Wind Turbine Operation
To turn AIR wind turbine off for short periods of time Southwest Windpower recommends Note that AIR wind turbine requires a minimum battery bank voltage using a properly installed switch. If your AIR wind turbine will be shut down (approximately 10.5 volts on a 12-volt system) or the controller will... -
Page 24: Voltage Regulation
Multiple turbine installations will typically function best using a single volt- age regulator close to the battery bank. This is particularly true if the wire lengths connecting each turbine to the bus vary by distance or wire gauge. 24 AIR 30 Owner’s Manual... -
Page 25: Maintenance
These controllers “disconnect” the solar panels – or in this case the AIR wind turbine - from the battery bank when the batter- • Southwest Windpower suggests replacing the blades and bearings every ies are charged, allowing the AIR wind turbine to spin free, which is not recommended. -
Page 26: Trouble Shooting
If the shaft is cogging (difficult to rotate), contact your With the yaw wires disconnected it should spin freely. Spinning the turbine dealer or Southwest Windpower. Be sure your battery voltage is shaft quickly makes difference easier to detect. If these conditions not high enough to activate the regulation mode during this test. -
Page 27: Exploded Views & Parts List
AIR 30 Ten - AIR 30 Exploded Views & Parts List AIR 30 Owner’s Manual 27... - Page 28 WIRE HARNESS - POTENTIOMETER 3-CMBP-1033-01 O-RING 3-CAOT-1002 MACHINED - BODY - AIR 3-CMBP-1000-01 BEARING - 6007 2RS 3-CABR-1000 SNAP RING - INTERNAL - 69MM - ZINC 3-CAOT-1067 SNAP RING - 32MM STAINLESS STEEL 3-CAOT-1219 YAW SHAFT 3-CMBP-1004-01 28 AIR 30 Owner’s Manual...
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- Page 32 Southwest Windpower, Inc. 1801 West Route 66 Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 Toll Free Phone: 866.805.9463 Phone: 928.779.9463 Fax: 928.779.1485 E-mail: info@windenergy.com Web: www.windenergy.com...
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