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How do i connect a 12v solar set up with a 24v wind turbine set up?I have controllers for each.Cheers?



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Jan 20, 2010. 9:24 AMRe-design says:
How are your batteries set up?

Does the wind turbine output 24 volts to the batteries?

Have you contacted the mfg. of the controllers to find out if they have a solution that they prefer?


Jan 21, 2010. 6:06 AMRe-design says:
I don't know how to do this.  Since you're using 12 and 24 volt batteries I don't know how you can use the 12 v. system to charge the 24 v. batteries.  You may be able to use diodes to set up 12 volt charging on the 12 v. batteries only, and also have them in paired series set up to charge on the 24 v. system.  I'm sure that if it can be done then someone will have a way. 

It would be much simpler if they were both the same voltage.

The reason I mentioned contacting the mfg. was to see if they had any way to adapt what you have to the other voltage.

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