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DIVERSION LOAD CONTROLLER
Diversion Load Regulator

Don't Waste Your Excess Power
DC Diversion Load Controller
Diversion Load Regulator, Battery Regulator

Diversion load Contoller - Charge Regulator
Dump Load Regulator - Battery Regulator
$129.95 With 50 Amp Auto Resetting Fuse

 

 

The #SEA-50 is an extremely robust battery voltage regulator !
A simple design built to last a lifetime containing the most durable components available.

* Battery Regulator * Charge Regulator * Charge Controller * Dump Load Regulator
* Diversion Load Regulator * Works for all Wind Turbines * For all voltage ranges in multiple battery banks * No Transistors or Mosfets - Lightning strike proof isolation * Draws ZERO current when sensing - 100% efficient !

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Eagle, Falcon, & Ospray wind turbines produce unregulated D.C. voltage and may require a diversion controller for smaller batteries banks or non-grid connected applications. Batteries can take higher charging voltages during charge up but once they are full any additional charging power must be diverted away.

The modern way to monitor your battery from over charging is to have a diversion load that performs another task such as heating water when your battery is in danger of over charging. Shutting down the output of your wind turbine or your other renewable energy devices (solar panels) is old school thinking. Now-a-days most people dump their excess power into some other legitimate device optimizing their energy independence.

Marine Rated with electronics sealed in epoxy, 50 amp max power pass rating.
Regulates 12, 24, or 48 volt battery banks that are built from multiple 6 or 12 volt sections.

12 Volt Bank - Turns on at 14.50 volts and off at 12.5 volts (+ or - 7%)
24 Volt Bank - Turns on at 29 volts and off at 25 volts (+ or - 7%)
48 Volt Bank - Turns on at 58 volts and off at 50 volts (+ or - 7%)

The advantages in using a #SEA50H voltage regulator is that it "hyper charges" your batteries into the higher voltage ranges so you will get maximum run time from your battery bank. The disadvantage is that will make lots of hydrogen gas so good ventilation is necessary! Use only distilled water when adding water. Tap water will void warranties on batteries.

Trouble shooting the SEA50


Do it the right way and use the load diverting "DUMP LOAD" philosophy!
Regulate your BATTERY instead of your AE device

Questions And Answers

Q. Is there any reason why I can't wire my Wind Turbine directly to my Water Heater Element?
A. The reason a Turbine can not be directly hooked up to a water heater element WHICH must BE run AT ONLY 24 to 30 volts MAX for a 24v element. If the turbine is in about 40 MPH winds a 24 volt Turbine will actually be putting out about 80 volts and BOOM goes your heater element. Therefore you MUST have a battery to buffer the wildly varying power output of a wind turbine. See more info below
 

Regulate your BATTERY instead of your AE device

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Questions and Answers

Q. - CAN I CONNECT ONE OF YOUR 12 VOLT WATER HEATER ELEMENTS DIRECTLY TO MY WIND TURBINE?
A - NO!!! It will burn UP in a wind storm since the heater may see voltage levels 5 or 6 times higher than it's rating. REMEDY- You need to use a very small 12 volt motor cycle battery in parallel as a buffer! This will protect the heater from receiving over voltages!!! It must be a lead-acid type battery that CAN BE refilled with water (Do not get a sealed type or a dry cell!!!)
Buy a 12 volt rated battery NO more powerful than 4 amp hours / 50 cold cranking amps.

Trouble Shooting:

PMA - Direct PMA voltage is like a welder, only a battery can buffer and temper this type of high frequency voltage that can jump the gap of even an open relay. The consequences of using a SEA50 regulator directly on a PMA without a battery in the circuit is that the powerful spark fuses the trigger relay together and over loads the capacitors.

It is VERY important that the slave sensor leads are NEVER to be exposed to the direct high frequency voltage of the wind turbine WHEN NOT electrically tied down to a battery in the full circuit!!!!!!!!!!
One flash of high frequency voltage can over load the capacitors for several minutes and the SEA50 will not work
until the capacitors bleed down.

BATTERY AGE - Old batteries with dirty or corroded terminals can cause many sensing problems for the SEA50. Clean the terminals with a wire brush until they shine brightly!

BATTERY GROUPING - Never mix and match batteries in your bank!!!!!!!!!!! ALL batteries in your battery bank must be of the same type and size but they especially must be the same age!!!!! Having an old, mismatched or shorted battery in the group causes extreme havoc!!!!!!!!

BATTERY DISCHARGING TO LOW - If your dump load is small batteries tend to drain deeper. The simple solution is to use a diversion load that pulls more amperage. Larger loads tell the controller to turn off earlier in the load diversion cycle leaving the batteries topped off.

LOAD - If the load exceeds 50 amps the relay contacts may fuse (weld) together. The result will be a drained battery. We highly recommend you install the provided "self resetting fuse" to prevent this.

HIGH FREQUENCY VOLTAGE - Direct PMA voltage not tied down to a battery in the full circuit may fuse (weld) together the relay. The result will be a drained battery. Make sure the SEA50 is ALWAYS used in conjunction with a battery and NEVER as a stand alone controller!

Make sure all connections are clean and tight before wind or solar power is put into the battery and regulator. Make contact with the battery always!

Remember this is a diversion type battery regulator and it is never to be put into a direct loop with a wind turbine or PMA!