My customer has bought a wind turbine which can generate output between 0-160V DC.
I am thinkin of charging BYD batteries over this wind turbine. However I need a clever protection and a charge controller. Since wind is fluctuating as sun, I am thinking of putting a MPPT Charge controller (e.g. Smartsolar 250/100) inbetween. Does anyone have experience with this ? Do I need other protection ?
MPPT controllers designed for PV are not suitable for use with a WT
MidNite Classic 250 …
It has been done before, search the old community
But you cant do it with just an mppt, you need dumpload too
Yes, folks have connected a WT to an MPPT controller designed for PV, but the production will be uncontrollable … just ponder what happens to the blade speed while the algorithm is sweeping …
thanks for the feedback. However it is not possible to get the midnite here in our country. maybe we can use a simple pwm solar controller of victron with it. However dump load is another problem of course.
Charge controllers designed for PV will not work when connected to a WT, i refer you to a previous answer.
https://communityarchive.victronenergy.com/questions/23046/using-victron-mppt-for-wind-turbine.html
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