FAQs

It is no problem to use our panels horizontal or vertical. Rail mountings we don’t have, because there are many different installation situations. You should check a suitable mounting system with a chandlery nearby.

Air X generators do not need a new adapter plate (hub). The original hub is suitable.
For Air Breeze generators a new hub is necessary.

To remove the nose cone, please just pull the nose cone out. The nose cone has three plugs that keep it in place.

Air Breeze and Air X wind generators have an integrated charge controller. The output from Air Breeze and Air X charge controller is DC and our Hybrid Charge Controller has an AC output. Therefore, it is not possible to use our Hybrid Charge Controller with Air Breeze or Air X.

We even recommend that, if possible, our Silentwind generator to be installed higher. This can reduce turbulence and optimize energy gain.

Also because of the improved running stability the resulting vibrations are no problem.

Secure the rotor blades to prevent the generator from turning or disconnect the 3 cables from generator to controller and connect them together to stop the generator.

Please disconnect the cables from solar panels, then the cables from wind generator and at last the cables from the Battery. On the battery output from controller make a shunt between the plus and minus terminals (connect a small cable between the plus and minus) Press two buttons at the same time for 60 sec. Leave the controller rest for at least 20m to dissipate all energy. Connect all cables by the reverse order: 1º Battery; 2º Silentwind generator; 3º Solar panels

Please check the battery charge.
Please check the cables cross section according to user’s manual.

Attention. Wrong connection from Plus and Minus will automatically destroy the charge controller.

Secure the rotor blades to prevent the generator from turning or disconnect the 3 cables from generator to controller and connect them together to stop the generator.

Please disconnect the cables from solar panels, then the cables from wind generator and at last the cables from the Battery. On the battery output from controller make a shunt between the plus and minus terminals (connect a small cable between the plus and minus) Press two buttons at the same time for 60 sec. Leave the controller rest for at least 20m to dissipate all energy. Connect all cables by the reverse order: 1º Battery; 2º Silentwind generator; 3º Solar panels

90% of all the vibrations are due to the mast systems. Please use rubber pads on all connections from the mast system into the boat to absorb vibrations. Additionally, please check following points:

Adaptor HUB – Rotate the hub to see if it is unbalanced.
Nutt M16 – Check if uncalibrated – Replace Nutt
Rotor blades – Blades Tips must have the same distance between the 3 blades.

– Not enough wind. Measure the wind speed (anemometer). Wait for more wind (Start up speed from 2.2 m/s).

– Charge controller stop-switch is in position STOP. Switch to RUN.

– Faulty generator. Check AC voltage. Check AC screw terminal. Check all 3 AC cables after disconnecting from charge controller as to short circuit.

In order to find the mistake, you have to check the installation chain starting at the 3 wires of the Silentwind generator connected to the Hybrid Boost Charge Controller. In case the Silentwind generator does now start (without connection to the Hybrid Boost Charge Controller) the failure is between the Hybrid Boost Charge Controller and battery. If the Silentwind generator continues to turn slowly, the failure is between the Hybrid Boost Charge Controller and Silentwind generator.

Old or damage battery. Test battery status and liquid of every battery. Replace battery. Refill distilled water (not necessary for gel or AGM-battery).

Check settings on the controller for correct charge end voltage.

• Not enough wind. Measure the wind speed (anemometer). Start up of charging depends on the battery status. Check the adjustment of the charge controller.
• Fuse is blown. Check fuse. Replace fuse. Find cause of deficiencies.
• Electric wiring interrupted. Check wires, connections and gadgets. Replace damaged wires or gadgets.
• Carbon brushes in the yaw bearing have no contact. Check carbon brushes and springs. Replace carbon brushes and reactivate springs.
• Charge controller is not connected correctly. Check in line with manual. Correct installation.

• The connection between the battery and the controller is not tight. Check the wiring and reconnect it.
• DC breaker is not on between battery and controller. Turn on the breaker.
• Low battery voltage. The system parameters are not matched correctly. Recheck the label and parameters on the machine. The battery does not work. Change for a new one.
• The battery is connected negatively to the controller. Need change the internal fuse in controller and reconnect to the battery.

• Flicker means overload (). Check if the load connection is normal. Remove the over load, press the set button on the load interface to recover output.
• Load short circuit ( ). Check the load and press the set button on the load interface to recover output.

• The connection cable between wind turbine and controller is loose. Reconnect the cable tightly.
• Wind turbine output voltage do not reach the charging voltage. Check if the system voltage is correct.
• The connection cable between solar panel and controller is loose. Reconnect the cable tightly.
• Wind turbine is in “Brake” status. If it brakes automatically, wait the wind turbine to recover. if it brakes manually, press the button for 5s to release the brake status.
• The solar panel is connected wrongly to the controller. Reconnect the cables.
• Solar Panel output voltage is not in accordance with the system voltage. Check the Solar Panel output and system parameters.
• Battery is already fully charged. See if the battery has reached its over voltage point.

The Silentwind can be stopped by the switch on the charge controller. However we advise all customers to secure the rotor blades with a rope for more safety and to avoid stressing the wind generator and the controller useless.

Power consumption depending of the model:
Hybrid 600 – appr. 140mA
Hybrid 1000 – appr. 180mA
Hybrid Boost Controller – appr. 30mA

The Silenwind stops as soon as the charge controller measures the adjusted charge end voltage at the battery output. We advise to stop the wind generator when using shore power to load the batteries. Due to the charging process of shore power the battery voltage goes up and the wind generator will go into brake modus.

The Silentwind, once the battery charge end voltage is reached, will be braked by the charge controller.

The user output can be set to the desired parameters also without solar panels. The user output is limited to a load of 10A.

The usual recommended mast is 48mm with 2.5mm wall thickness. The 50mm tube is also suitable on the Silentwind’ s Yaw shaft and strong enough.

The process is the same. When the switch is turned off the resistors will break the Silentwind thru the resistors and cause a soft short circuit.

When another charger is connected to the batteries the Hybrid charge controller detects, after a while, that the charge end voltage is reached and brakes the Silentwind. After the onboard charger is disconnected, and if there is wind, the resistors are still hot and only when the temperature sinks will the charge controller release the brake. This is the normal procedure of the charge controller.

The Brake On parameter for 24V systems can be set as follows:

• 450W (Max. power Silentwind 24V)/29.6V (Max. voltage of the batteries)=15.2A – for a battery bank with 400Ah the setting can be between 16A and 18A

Brake On parameter for 12V systems:

• 420W (Max. power Silentwind 12V)/14.8V (Max. voltage of the batteries)=28.3A – the settings can go between 28A and 30A according to the dimensions of the battery bank.

The installation can be fully customized according to the needs on the sailboat or other application.

The components for the remote break installation can be bought in any electric/electronics store.

You must buy a 3.5 mm plug with two poles (stereo jack), a normal switch suitable for the instrument panel and the desired cable length (cable with 2×0,5mm²).

The fuse between the controller and battery is there to protect the complete electrical installation. It is better to have a damaged controller than to have a major fault or even a fire on board.

The fuse only blows if a major problem on the system occurs.

The controller will get damaged if the connection to battery goes off for several minutes and the generator is producing power. The generator is turning and producing. The controller can not get rid of the energy to the battery and will get some components damaged.

Yes, you can have several power sources connected to the battery at the same time. Of course, probably the Silentwind will go in to brake earlier because the controller will detect a rise on the battery voltage. The charge controller will not allow power to come in the reverse way.

For the wind generator: You can secure the blades to stop them from turning or you can remove the 3 cables from generator to controller and then connect them together to stop the generator.

For the Solar panels: You can cover the solar panel surface to stop producing power or you can remove the 2 cables from controller before you disconnect the battery. Please pay attention not to connect plus and minus together. If the sun is shinning current will flow on the cables!

Important is to avoid at all time that no power input go to the controller as long as the connection to the battery is not made!!

No, you just need to ensure that the cables will not touch each other