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| Registered User ![]() Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Long Island
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| Best system to do most of wind/solar/alternator/shore to house/starting/dump + more
I've been looking here, elsewhere, and searching the web, and could use some input from the experts/experienced people here. I'm setting up my fourwinds wind generator and plan to add solar eventually. The boat will be unattended for days at a time, so the wind gen will need a dump load. (No one there to tie the tail off the wind or throw a stop switch.) Ideally, the system would have these features: Accept power from 1) wind generator (fourwinds II) 2) Solar panels (maybe 500 watts eventually) 3) 2 x engine alternators (currently a separate one for starting, why not somehow put it to use when running the engine for charging?) I think means something that boosts to overcome internal resistanc eof the batteries. 4) Ideally shore power, although I have a 3-stage shore power charger in place already. Battery Charging 1) House bank of 2x4D (eventually 4x4D) -- gel batteries 2) Engine starting battery -- wet cell 3) Temperature sensor to keep batteries happy Inverter for 110v 1) 2500 or 3000 watts 2) remote on/off 3) Automatic switching from battery to shore power. 4) Ideally a way to separate off non-essential 110v things if the shore cable comes unplugged. For instance, so the A/C doesn't drain the house batteries to zero when I'm away. (Not that I have A/C. It's an example.) More 1) Handle dump load to water heater (2 cascading dump loads if possible) 2) Eventually measure and display amphours in/out/remaining in house bank Anyone have any ideas if there is a single device that does most of this, or maybe a collection of devices that would do most of this? Regards |
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