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SMARTBOX™ Controller for HONEYWELL™ Wind Turbine WT6500 Owner’s Manual - Rev14
Operation
Introduction
The basic operation of the turbine/SMARTBOX™ Controller electronic system is to
optimizetheefcientutilizationoftheenergycapturedfromthewind.Lowwindenergy
is stored in batteries while loads are connected automatically to the grid. High wind
energyisefcientlyandrapidlytransferredtotheloadviathebulkstoragecapacityof
the batteries.
If the batteries are fully charged and no AC demand is present, the SMARTBOX™
Controller will send the turbine’s energy to a dump load, and wait for an AC demand.
Turbine Operating States
The turbine goes through a series of different states. The chart lists and describes
each possible operating state:
State Description Charger Inverter
Transfer
Switch
Dump
Load
Bulk Charge
Bulk charging the
batteries
On Off Grid On*
Absorption Charge
Absorption charging
the batteries
On Off Grid On*
Float Charge
Float charging the
batteries
On On Turbine On*
Fault Stop Turbine fault exists Off Off Grid On
User Stop
Turbine stopped by
user
Off Off Grid On
*Thedumploadisenabledasrequiredtokeepturbinevoltagesatanefcientlevel.
Figure 4.1 Turbine Operation States
Starting/Stopping Turbine
1. Toggle the DOWN key on the SmartBox front panel to MAIN MENU.
Display Description
MAIN MENU
.STOP-START TURBINE?
Allows user to turn the turbine on or off
2. Press enter
Display Description
TURBINE-STOPPED
UP=STOP DWN=RUN
Press UP to stop the turbine. Press DOWN to start
the turbine
Viewing Operating Status
The operating status of the WT6500 can be viewed via the LCD screen on the
SMARTBOX™ Controller. To regulate energy consumption, the SMARTBOX™
Controller has two operating states: display and running. The SMARTBOX™
Controller will also maintain one of three different turbine operating states: turbine
running, fault stop and user stop.