Windy Nation Xantrex Complete Charge Controller - Manual (Page 3)

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Introduction
Thank
you
for
your
purchase
of
the
Windy
Nation’s
Xantrex
Complete
Charge
Controller.
This
Supplemental
Owner’s
Manual
is
to
be
used
as
a
supplemental
guide
to
the
Xantrex
C-­‐Series
Charge
Controller
Owner
Manual
which
is
also
included
with
your
purchase.
This
supplemental
manual
in
no
way
replaces
the
instructions
in
the
Xantrex
C-­‐Series
Charge
Controller
Owner’s
Manual.
Before
you
begin
to
install
Windy
Nation’s
Xantrex
Complete
Charge
Controller,
you
must
completely
read
and
understand
the
Xantrex
C-­‐Series
Charge
Controller
Owner’s
Manual.
Failure
to
read
and
understand
the
Xantrex
C-­‐Series
Charge
Controller
Owner’s
Manual
could
result
in
property
damage,
serious
injury
and
death.
Main
Components
of
the
Xantrex
Complete
Charge
Controller
The
Xantrex
Complete
Charge
Controller
consists
of
four
main
components:
1. The
Xantrex
C-­‐Series
Charge
Controller
(C35,
C40
or
C60):
The
Xantrex
C-­‐Series
Charge
Controller
serves
the
purpose
of
monitoring
the
voltage
of
the
battery
bank.
The
charge
controller
regulates
when
power
should
be
diverted
to
the
dump
loads
to
prevent
overcharging
of
the
battery
bank.
2. An
80
amp
3-­‐phase
bridge
rectifier:
The
80
amp
3-­‐phase
bridge
rectifier
converts
the
3-­‐phase
AC
electricity
of
the
wind
turbine
or
renewable
energy
source
to
DC
electricity.
3. Wire
wound
resistors
(dump
loads
or
diversion
loads):
The
wire
wound
resistors
act
as
dump
loads
and
consume
power
from
the
battery
bank
to
prevent
the
battery
bank
from
being
overcharged
by
the
renewable
energy
source(s)
(e.g.
wind
turbine,
hydro,
and
solar).
4. Electrical
wire:
The
electrical
wire
is
used
to
make
electrical
connections
between
the
charge
controller,
dump
load(s),
3-­‐phase
bridge
rectifier,
and
battery
bank.
Figure
1:
Main
components
of
Xantrex
Complete
Charge
Controller.