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AIR 40, AIR Breeze, AIR 30, AIR MaX, AIR X MARINE and AIR SILENT-X are trademarks of Primus Wind Power 2013 Primus Wind Power Inc. AIR Owner’s Manual 3-CMLT-2020 REV-A / 2-26-21 34
AIR WIND TURBINE TROUBLE SHOOTING
ON TOWER TROUBLE SHOOTING:
With the turbine on the tower, observe the behavior of the turbine dur-
ing dierent states of the stop switch. On a moderate to strong wind day
(winds 15 mph or greater):
1.) Place the stop switch in the STOP posion (or RED and BLACK wires
disconnected from the baery and crossed), the turbine should spin ap-
proximately 2 revoluons per second in moderate to high winds. If the
turbine spins at a signicantly higher rate than that, it is likely an electri-
cal connecon is not secure or is corroded.
2.) Place the stop switch in the OPEN posion (or wires disconnected
from the baery), the turbine should repeatedly start up and shut down
roughly every 30 seconds. If the turbine does this with the stop switch in
any posion, the turbine is not likely electrically connected to the baery
bank.
3.) Place the stop switch in the RUN posion (or breaker turned on), the
LED should blink twice (the duraon of the blinks is dependent on the
code revision for that turbine). The turbine will begin spinning up with
sucient wind and the LED should come on solid (and stay on solid) if
RPM are above 450 and current output should begin. If the turbine does
not spin up and the LED is blinking, it could be that the turbine is in
baery regulaon (i.e. baery voltage is higher than the potenometer
set point, in which case the turbine is behaving appropriately).
NOTE: If the turbine spins roughly two revoluons per second in any
posion of the stop switch (i.e. no change in behavior between dierent
posions of the stop switch), the circuit card (or possibly the stator) is
likely compromised.
4.) With the turbine spinning and the LED on solid, monitor current output
(or baery voltage) as the wind resource uctuates. If monitoring baery
voltage, disconnect all loads (if praccal) to insure the turbine is charging
the baery. If the turbine shuts down (i.e. blades come to a near stop) at
mes you would not expect, note the LED acvity during those mes. Also
note if the shut-down duraon is consistent.
BENCH TESTS:
If the turbine fails the on tower test (s), the next step is the bench tests
below. The bench tests remove the balance of system wiring as a variable.
TEST 1 Stand Alone Test
1.) Remove the blade/hub assembly from the turbine and place in a safe
locaon. Replace the rotor hub nut on the rotor sha.
2.) With the Air turbine completely disconnected and removed from the
baery or any other connecon, Aempt to quickly spin the rotor sha
with your ngers while connecng and disconnecng the red and black
wires (turbine must not be connected to baeries). A second person may
be helpful to perform this test.
3.) With the red and black wires connected to each other, the sha should
be more dicult to turn. With the yaw wires disconnected it should spin
freely. Spinning the sha quickly makes this dierence easier to detect. If
these condions do not exist, contact your turbine dealer or Primus Wind
Power.
IMPORTANT: it is recommended to “Power Cycle” your turbine as a rst step in troubleshoong process. Power your turbine OFF (wait 5 min),
then ON, look for two LED blinks. This process will reset the electronic control circuit and verify the turbine is receiving power.