Installation manual

NEVER work on your renewable energy system with the hydro

in operation.

EcoInnovation will not be liable if you connect this equipment incorrectly and in doing

so damage other equipment in your system. If you are not skilled then have a suitably

qualified professional install the equipment for you.

6.5. Diagram of direct-to-battery wiring using diversion controllers

In order to reduce the size of this manual wiring diagrams have been removed as they will

not be relevant for many readers. Only links to the diagrams are provided below, this way

the manual is shorter and resolution of the wiring diagrams can be maintained.

Prior to each wiring diagram link, a simple energy flow diagram is presented to indicate what

the wiring diagram achieves.

The drawings below illustrate the minimum installation requirements for PowerSpout turbines

connected directly to the battery, with PWM diversion mode charge controllers. The

drawings show both an ungrounded and a negative ground battery installation. Each

component and its selection criteria are discussed in section 6.8.

If the system ground connection to battery negative is not to be installed then additional

fuses are normally required by local wiring regulations on each (positive and negative)

battery terminal. Breakers should then also be double-pole. Please refer to your local wiring

regulations for what is required in your location.

The diagrams that follow are indicative only. Always check with your local installer that they

meet the rules in your country.

All customers using PWM type controller must read section 6.8.1

Please note that all wiring diagrams presented show a single operation point for emergency

system shutdown, this may not be a legal requirement but is considered good practice in

some countries. There are many ways to wire a system, different laws, different training and

the preferences and experience of local installers means you rarely get consensus on such

matters.