I am putting up a wind generator up at my cabin and I need a little help. Its a simple 400-500W 50ft system, and the alternator is nothing more than a stator/rotor and a battery terminal. It has no rectifier bridge, diode trio, or voltage regulator on it. It also has no stator/field terminals on it, only a battery output. My goal is to add a voltage diversion regulator on it, so when the batteries are charged I can divert the power to another dump location. Trying to save money, a friend of mine gave me an old Ford voltage regulator he had. The wiring schematic can be found here:
http://www.junkyardgenius.com/charging/ford02.html
I think the regulator shown is designed to shut off the generator instead of divert it, but my wind generator does not have this ability. Is there a way to hook this voltage regulator up to my system and have it act as a diversion regulator without buying an actual voltage diversion regulator such as this one on ebay?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Wind-generator-Solar-Power-Diversion-Regulator_W0QQitemZ160301109110QQcmdZViewItemQQptZElectrical_Solar_US?hash=item160301109110&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318
http://www.junkyardgenius.com/charging/ford02.html
I think the regulator shown is designed to shut off the generator instead of divert it, but my wind generator does not have this ability. Is there a way to hook this voltage regulator up to my system and have it act as a diversion regulator without buying an actual voltage diversion regulator such as this one on ebay?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Wind-generator-Solar-Power-Diversion-Regulator_W0QQitemZ160301109110QQcmdZViewItemQQptZElectrical_Solar_US?hash=item160301109110&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318