Aquair 100 charge control

[Erwin Swart]

have been able to collect a Aquair towing generator though missing the charge controller.
Would it be posible to connect to Superwind charge controller?

Any experience?

 

[Kukri]

May I second the question?

I know a man - of fairly vast experience - who puts his Aquair through his solar cell regulator. I don’t know what sort of batteries he has, though.

I am still looking for a dedicated charge controller for an as I have just replaced four Rolls 128s (not because the Aquair over charged them but because they were twelve years old!)

 

[yoda]

I believe that they should not be connected through a charge controller (so the manual says) due to the way the voltage tends to surge as the prop tow rope twists and in twists with boat speed/motion. I will double check this when home next week.
yoda

 

[fredrussell]

I believe that they should not be connected through a charge controller (so the manual says) due to the way the voltage tends to surge as the prop tow rope twists and in twists with boat speed/motion. I will double check this when home next week.
yoda

Helpful have you been.

 

[roaringgirl]

If you don't use a charge controller, what regulates the voltage, and what prevents battery overcharging? We used an LVM controller with a heating element as a sink. At some point we cooked it and melted some terminals.

 

[Rappey]

Nearly all charge controllers work on a AC input with 3 wires. Some output DC and usually require a dump load .
An electric motor based charging units voltage can go way above what a solar charge controler can deal with.
Is the aquair output ac or dc ?

 

[roaringgirl]

Nearly all charge controllers work on a AC input with 3 wires. Some output DC and usually require a dump load .
An electric motor based charging units voltage can go way above what a solar charge controler can deal with.
Is the aquair output ac or dc ?

*and* the controller needs to know how to stop sending charge to the batteries when they're full. Some generators can free-spin, some have can be instructed to brake and some can't do either and need somewhere to divert the electrons to, once the batteries are full.

 

[typhoonNige]

I’ve covered a few thousand miles with the Aquair in use and have followed the manufacturer’s recommendation that no regulator is needed. When the rpm of the propeller approaches the point where overcharging could occur, the propeller jumps out of the water due to the drag. It’s important to use a regulator if you have the conversion kit and use it in wind mode though. Mine dumps power to a large heater element when the voltage gets too high in this mode of operation