Illustrated description of the components and complete wiring instructions for operational readiness
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A Virtual OJT Program Provided by the Virtual Foundation Japan
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ILLUSTRATION #1 - A complete diagram of the wired-up components of the hybrid power system linked to a computer ready to access the outside world, Paris, Tokyo, New York, or wherever you want
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We shall begin with the wiring of the wind plant and the solar panel. First, look at the charge controller. The two smaller boxes left of the front view of the charge controller are the illustrations of the both sides of the smaller box attached to the controller box. The two plug-in receptacles on the one side, and three receptacles on the other. Plug in the code of the wind plant to the lower receptacle with three holes as shown in the diagram. The upper receptacle with four holes is for connecting it to the two 12-volt batteries in a parallel circuit so that they can be used either as a 12-volt outlet or a 24-volt outlet.
Next comes the solar panels. They should be connected to the lowest of the three receptacle on the other side. As it is the case with the wind plant, there is only one way you can connect the wire because of the different sizes of the holes. The central receptacle is the outlet for the dummy load which will automatically prevent overcharging of the batteries.
Now that you have completed the wiring of all the components on the back side of the charge controller, let us now move to the front side where you have the voltmeter and amperemeter. Now, you connect the inverter, which converts direct current to alternate current, the minus wire to the terminal to the extreme left and the plus wire to either the 12-volt or 24-volt terminal depending on your need. With this, you are ready to plug your PC into the outlet of the inverter, and turn on the computer switch.
At this stage, you are in a position to use your PC around the clock on seven days of the week. All that is left for you to do is the Internet connection.
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This page was last updated on November 25, 2000
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