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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.airbreeze.com ! February 2008 Southwest Windpower, Inc. All Rights Reserved...
- Page 3 Dear Air Breeze Owner, Thank you for your purchase of Air Breeze. You have purchased the most advanced battery charging wind turbine in the world! We believe you will find it easy to install your Air Breeze and are confident you will experience years of dependable service from it.
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Page 4: Important Safety Instructions
- proceed Rotating blades are a serious mechanical hazard. Install Air Breeze so no one can come with caution and follow instructions. into contact with blades. LAND USE: Specific to Land Use. -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
4-1-5 RV Tower Kit ______________________________ 13 5) WIRING OPTIONS ____________________________________ 14-15 5-1 Hybrid System Wiring _____________________________ 16 5-2 Multiple Air Breeze Wiring _________________________ 17 5-3 Wire Size _______________________________________ 18-19 5-4 Stop Switch _____________________________________ 19 5-5 Fuses, Circuit Breakers, Ammeter ___________________ 20... -
Page 6: Warranty
RA number may result in cancellation of the RA. All parts that Southwest Wind- charge any part or parts of the Southwest Windpower Air Breeze (Land or Marine) Wind power replaces shall become Southwest Windpower’s property on the date Southwest Turbine determined by Southwest Windpower to be defective in materials and/or work- Windpower ships the repaired Wind Turbine or part back to the Customer. -
Page 7: Technical Specifications
Certifications: CSA (certificate 1954979) 12 volt and 24 volt Air Breeze 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
Tef-Gel is a corrosion inhibitor and is especially important in marine applications. If 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 1- blades blade hub bore with Tef-Gel and slide the hub onto the shaft. -
Page 9: Siting
Small changes in wind speed can have a dramatic effect on power produc- Safety must be the primary concern when selecting the mounting location. Install Air Breeze so there is no possibility of accidental contact with rotating blades even tion. The siting of your wind turbine should be carefully considered. Each if it requires installing the wind turbine in a less than ideal location. -
Page 10: Towers
Four - Air Breeze Towers 4-1 Tower Options The Air Breeze is designed to mount on tubing or pipe with a nominal 1.875 – 1.900 inch outside diameter. This dimension enables constructing Southwest Windpower offers a number of tower choices for Air Breeze. -
Page 11: Ft (8.3 M) Tower Kit
flexibility to use the most appropriate components 27' AIR TOWER 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 Breeze Owner’s Manual 11... -
Page 12: Ft (13.7 M) Tower Kit
Fig. 6. 45 ft (13.7 m) Tower Kit Fig. 7. Marine Tower 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 Breeze. 12 Air Breeze Owner’s Manual... -
Page 13: Rv Tower 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 Breeze. Close-up of RV Tower Kit Fig. 8. RV Tower Kit Air Breeze Owner’s Manual 13... -
Page 14: Wiring Options
The recommended way to connect the turbine 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 battery and maintain the charge as neces- AIR BREEZE sary. - Page 15 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 Air Breeze Owner’s Manual 15...
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Page 16: Hybrid System Wiring
If possible wire the turbine and PV panels to their own set Battery Fuse or of battery posts. Disconnect Breaker Tower Ground TIP: In this figure the Air Breeze Battery Fuse or Stop Disconnect Breaker internal regulator is used. A Switch... -
Page 17: Multiple Air Breeze Wiring
Each turbine’s inter- nal regulator or an external diversion type regulator may be utilized. A “bus” system Fuse typically results in reduced Meter Breaker wire costs. Battery Battery Bank Disconnect Fig. 12. Multiple Air Breeze Wiring Ground Air Breeze Owner’s Manual 17... -
Page 18: Wire Size
To determine the size wire, measure the distance from the batteries to your TIP: Smaller wires will lower the voltage at which Air Breeze. Be sure to include height of the tower. Refer to the appropriate the Air Breeze enters regulation and stops charging. -
Page 19: Stop Switch
1. Use either the rubber sleeved nut or the knurled nut but do not use both. Southwest Windpower recommends the use of a stop switch to provide a convenient method for shutting down your Air Breeze. A switch is supplied 2. Drill 12 mm (0.4725 in) hole in panel. -
Page 20: Fuses, Circuit Breakers, Ammeter
50A: PN 2-ARAC-104 PN 2-ARAC-102 In a typical Air Breeze installation grounding one of the conductors is ac- complished by connecting the Air Breeze negative (black) conductor to While not necessary, an ammeter (sometimes called an Amp Meter) is an an “earth”... -
Page 21: Tower Grounding
They should be driven into undisturbed soil within 1 ft of the tower founda- tems under 50 volts), the Air Breeze green and black conductors MUST be tion. Electrodes should be driven to a depth of 8 ft (2.5 m) except where connected to each other or severe damage to Air Breeze may result and rock is encountered;... -
Page 22: Installation
Topic Article 250.52, item 5 Tower Grounding Connect wire leads from Air Breeze to wires to be run down the tower using Article 250.53, item A Tower Grounding “split bolt” or solder connectors. Follow good practice and use color coded Article 250.53, item G... -
Page 23: Mounting On Tower
6-2 Mounting on Tower WARNING: If the battery connections are reversed, Air Breeze’s electronics will be damaged. The polarity of Air Breeze’s wires may be checked by con- necting a voltmeter to the wires and spinning the rotor by hand. -
Page 24: Air Breeze Operation
Regulation: As Air Breeze produces power and the battery voltage rises 7-1 Operational Summary to the regulation set point voltage, Air Breeze will go into “regulation.” At that point it stops producing power and the blade rpm will lower dramati- Wind turbines operate by capturing the kinetic energy of moving air: the cally (almost stopping). -
Page 25: Voltage Regulation
Voltage Change due to Set-Point 1/8 Turn of Adjustment Range* Potentiometer** Air Breeze continually monitors the battery voltage and compares it to the voltage regulation set point. Refer to specifications for voltage regulation 12 Volt 13.6 – 17.0 Volts 0.56 Volts set points. -
Page 26: Maintenance
Air Breeze. These controllers “disconnect” the solar severe wear, damage, and possible failure. Do not install individual blades. panels – or in this case Air Breeze - from the battery bank when the bat- The blades are balanced as sets. -
Page 27: Trouble Shooting
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 blink two times to indicate that the controller is running properly. You may need to wait 10 seconds between iterations of this test in order to let the microprocessor reset. -
Page 28: Exploded Views & Parts List
Ten - Air Breeze Exploded Views & Parts List see view #2 28 Air Breeze Owner’s Manual... - Page 29 13 3-CAOT-1002 O-RING item item number item name 3-CMBP-2019-01 BODY ASSEMBLY II - AIR BREEZE - LAND - 12V (SEE VIEW #2) 3-CMBP-2015-01 NOSECONE - LAND 3-CMBP-2019-02 BODY ASSEMBLY II - AIR BREEZE - LAND - 24V (SEE VIEW #2)
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Page 30: Ec Declaration Of Conformity
Eleven - EC Declaration of Conformity 30 Air Breeze Owner’s Manual... - 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.airbreeze.com...
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