advice on wiring up hydro-system

[ray!]

Hi
I am in the UK and want to link a small hydropower scheme to my existing
Xantrax SW4548 (which runs from a diesel generator), using a pelton wheel
and a Trace c40 charge controller
In the UK this is a fairly rare system, and I shall have to get most of the
stuff from the US or Canada. My problem is that I havent got a clue how
exactly to link the bits together. Does anyone know of an on-line resource
that might help, or can recommend a supplier that will have the patience to
guide me through the exact wiring, or are the people at Trace of any use ?

TIA
ray

 

[Steve Spence]

is your hydro unit ac or dc?


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[ray!]

is your hydro unit ac or dc?

output from hydro unit is 48v DC somehow connected to my
existing 48 volts of battery which is then inverted to 240v AC

ray

 

[Steve Spence]

ok, so your 48 volt generator, connects to the charge controller, then to
the batteries. the inverter connected to the batteries gives you your ac.

# === # ==== ##### ==== ###
G C batts inv.


complete diagrams can be seen at
http://www.xantrex.com/support/docserve.asp?id=645

just substitute your hydro gen for the wind gen on page 2-33


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