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SMARTBOX™ Controller for HONEYWELL™ Wind Turbine WT6500 Owner’s Manual - Rev14
Introduction
The popular golf cart battery is generally a “semi” deep cycle - better than any starting
battery, better than most marine, but not as good as a true deep cycle solid lead plate,
such the L-16 or industrial type.
Amp-hour Ratings
All deep cycle batteries are rated in amp-hours. An amp-hour (Ah) is a unit of electric
charge measurement, calculated by multiplying amps by hours. For example, if you
have a device that pulls 20 amps, and you use it for 20 minutes, then the amp-hours
used would be 20 (amps) multiplied by .333 (hours), or 6.67 Ah.
The accepted amp-hour rating time period for batteries used in wind electric and
backup power systems (and for nearly all deep cycle batteries) is the “20 hour rate.”
This means that a battery is discharged down to 10.5 volts over a 20 hour period while
the total actual amp-hours it supplies is measured. Sometimes ratings at the 6 hour
rate and 100 hour rate are also given for comparison and for different applications. The
6 hour rate is often used for industrial batteries, as that is a typical daily duty cycle. The
100 hour rate is sometimes used for determining battery capacity for long-term backup
amp-hour requirements.
Battery Selection
Battery selection is one of the most important steps in the installation process. Not
selecting the correct batteries will result in short battery life, constant charge and
discharge cycles, and overheating of batteries which could result in serious damage to
equipment,batteryexplosionsorre.Thechargecontrollerwillpreventover-charging,
although this must be set up correctly.
DO NOT use standard automotive (starting) batteries. While automotive batteries may
lastforthousandsofcyclesinnormalstartinguse(2-5%discharge),theywillgenerally
fail after 30-150 cycles if used in a deep cycle application as with the HONEYWELL™
WindTurbine,whichwilldischargebatteriesdownto50%.AnybatteryratedinCCAor
CA should not be used. Since some marine batteries are rated with CCA, care must be
used when selecting a marine battery.
AC Load Detail and Selection
The non-grid-tie option requires the installation of AC sub panel. This means that the
user must select certain loads and move them into a separate sub panel. The sub
panel will always be provided with AC power from either the grid or the turbine when
the batteries are charged. The SmartBox controls a transfer switch internally when the
conditions are ready.
A critical decision to be made during installation is selecting which loads to run off of
thesubpanel.Therststepistomeasurethecurrentinthesubpanel.Thesecond
step is to determine which loads should be moved to the sub panel. The calculation
is made by determining the appliances to be run off the sub panel, and adding up
the listed wattage on each appliance. The total should be less than 1500W. The
SMARTBOX™ Controller can handle most home appliances’ starting current. The
limitation is 1750W for three minutes and 3000W for two seconds.
General rules to determine what should go on the sub panel:
• In general, avoid appliances in the kitchen and laundry room.
• Putting the furnace or refrigerator on the sub panel is okay, but be sure to total
the “on” time wattage required by all appliances
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