Istapower wind turbine charge controller any good?

After some modification i am very happy with this controller.
48V 2000W I use this to break my wind turbine istabreeze i1500.

[@jwsolarusa]

Thanks for sharing this video. I was looking at buying this unit for my 48V i2000 Wind turbine

[@stewartj00701]

This helped me allot thank you, I'm more confident now to buy a instabreeze knowing I can lower the voltage for my lithium battery. I was looking to buy one that tilts up, Shetland wind here is so strong

[@flyingtools]

Thank you so much for your comment, I’m so glad that I could help you. Good luck with your system:)

[@petereckerwall9423]

Snyggt jobbat! Härligt när man som du förstår hur sakerna fungerar och att du trots deras miss lyckades ändra den till dina önskemål. Hoppas att den kommer fungera bra för dig! Och tack för din inspiration! /Peter

[@flyingtools]

Tack snälla. Ja ibland får man ta saken i egna händer ha ha. Ha det fint och tack för din kommentar😊

[@davebutler3905]

Good man! Well done.

[@flyingtools]

Thank you so much sir:-)

[@eugeneputin1858]

This is genius!

[@flyingtools]

Thanks! Glad you liked it😃

[@brainbyte3970]

Sir, this is a great presentation and video review for the charge controller, and for the modifications you applied to it. Very intelligent I would say. One question if I may, how did you wire up the blue AMP/ VOLT meter display with the system ? I have an iSTA Breeze i-2000 wind turbine and the exact same controller and the same display meter myself. The blue display is rated at a maximum of 100Amps, and my battery bank is currently formed from 4 x 48 volts LiFePO baterries in parallel, 75Amps each, so around 300Amps. I want to use the AMP/VOLT METER to monitor what my wind turbine produces, and I just want to avoid a short circuit or anything alike. So a few instructions from your side on how should the display be wired up, that would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance, and keep up the good work. You are a valuable resource for our DIY community.

[@flyingtools]

Hi and thank you so much sir. Sadly I don’t have this set up any more but if I had I probably would made a how to video about that. I have tried to explain how I did that in some earlier comments, but a video about it had been the best of course.

[@brainbyte3970]

@@flyingtools Thank you very much Sir !!! I think that should be put between the wind turbine controller and the battery. I will manage to install it by myself eventually.

[@flyingtools]

@@brainbyte3970 no problem. I installed the current sensor between the rectifier and the battery. And then just + and - to the display. I think you figure it out👍🏻

[@brainbyte3970]

@@flyingtools Hello again Sir, I am afraid that I have a little bit different of a charge controller for my i2000-48v wind turbine, and I don`t know exactly where are those two points right after the 3-phase rectifier inside of it. My charge controller is almost identical with yours, just that the components inside are arranged differently. I connected the VOLT/AMP meter, but I think that the red wire is connected to the (+) of the battery. The voltage that used to be displayed on yours, that is the actual voltage generated by the wind turbine when it is working, correct ? Not the battery voltage, correct ? And I saw that your VOLT/AMP meter lights up when the turbine starts rotating. Mine is permanently on, and it shows the battery voltage. The rest of the value are zero. Of course, the turbine is not rotating right now. Not sure where the rectifier contacts (+) and (-) are to connect directly to those points. A quick advice or maybe a link to a connection diagram would be much appreciated. Thank you very much in advance Sir !!!

[@filiperocha-ok5f6]

Thank you for your video! Did you try to also connect solar panels to it? It is supposed to also accept solar panels, right? Best regards!

[@flyingtools]

Hi and thank you for watching. No I did not, but it is possible.👍🏻

[@2netgear]

hi, thanks for this video.I have an ista breeze 700 24 volts, at what voltage should I adjust the controller? thank you very much and congratulations for the video.

[@flyingtools]

Hi and thank you. It depends on which type of battery you use.

[@bostonbikebits6539]

I have had nothing but bad luck with mine. The first controller didn't work, they sent me a second one. That worked for a couple of days then the panel started reading 5 volts low and the solar inverter kept cutting out due to the batteries going over voltage. After speaking with them and getting a fairly curt response I took the cd60 control panel off the first one and connected it to the second panel, which seemed to work fine for a while - about a week. Then we had really strong wind and the brake relays gave out, once again causing an over charge and an inverter shut down. I took the first one apart to have a look, there was a burnt out resistor and signs that the board had been reworked some time in the past - the second board has beefier resistors on it so it looks like they upgraded at some point. The relays are cheap Chinese ones, I haven't taken them apart yet but I'm pretty sure the contacts are burnt or melted. The turbine itself seems fine, it produced 900 watts this morning before things started going badly wrong - the red led came on but there was no braking until I manually switched it to brake. Not at all happy.

[@flyingtools]

That’s really sad to hear. Mine worked fine in 7 months without any issues at all, I have now sold it but I think it still works just fine. I which you better luck in the future.

[@bianchispurs]

I have had nothing but trouble from mine, I am sending it back.

[@altmuligmannen3086]

Hi! I have a question about the Growatt inverters that you have on your wall. Are they the "SPF 5000 ES"? If you combine 3 of them, could you have 3-phase output then? And if so, would that be 240v or 400v?

[@flyingtools]

Yes they are SPF 5000 ES, you can combined three of them (up to nine if you like) and have three phases 400v output or you can choose if you like to go single phase with all three of them in parallel or only use two units as I do. You have to keep in mind that each unit will take around 70 watts in idle power so it will be pretty high powerloss with three inverters if you not need that power they can give you. The efficiency will be very low in those cases. That’s why I decided to go with two units in parallel and only use the second unit when more power is needed.

[@altmuligmannen3086]

Ok, thanks! I don't really need all the power from 3 units, but I have a tire changing machine and a wheel balancer that run on 240v 3 phase. However it seems to me that you need at least 3 units to get 3-phase output at all...? Would you know if 240v 3-phase also is possible?

[@flyingtools]

No sorry, I don’t know that.

[@optopot4965]

You can configure 3 growatts to create a 3-phase system at any voltage. It is written in the manual, and all over KZbin.

[@altmuligmannen3086]

@@optopot4965 Ok, thanks! Would you know if there are smaller (and reasonable) inverters available, that also can be configured to 3-phase at a chosen voltage? I mean, if you don't need as much as 15kw total power, it would make sense to use 3 smaller and cheaper inverters to achieve 3-phase power...

[@roland9367]

Great video! I think they have nice products but the support is rubbish. Can you tell me, I am running a 12s lithium pack currently, so I want it to stop at 49v. Do you know if you can set it that low? Their support cannot even answer me this. Same for Tesup support. Apparently it is very hard, such a simple question. Thanks in advance! I am contemplating an i1500 with controller.

[@flyingtools]

Hi and thank you! Yes it is possible👍🏻 But you have to do as I did in the video before it will work.

[@roland9367]

@@flyingtools So it can go as low as 49v? I understand I have to do it via your way. Even though the controller is rather simple, I like the built in safety against storms / too high speeds

[@barberelec]

Great video, thank you.. one question.. where did you get the voltage power display!??

[@flyingtools]

Thank you! You can find it on eBay, Amazon or AliExpress, search for power meter and you will probably find it:-)

[@LastEmpireOfMusic]

so you did hook the ista controller directly to the growatt and then into the lithium batteries from there? what kind of batteries you use?

[@flyingtools]

Hi! Its connected directly to my battery bank. I have built my battery from two vw e-up Hv battery 36kwh lion. Now I use a battery from an vw id3 on 400v 62kwh instead of 48v. Thanks for your comment, have a great one🙂

[@LastEmpireOfMusic]

@@flyingtools ui, where did you get your hands on these EV batteries in sweden?

[@flyingtools]

@@LastEmpireOfMusic I bought them from a junkyard in Norway.

[@djdidodi]

Hello, can you share the wiring diagram how the solar and wind inverter are connected together with the battery and grid.

[@flyingtools]

They are connected exactly as the wiring diagram in the manual, no connection to the grid. The meter does only need + and - and the shunt In series wit the battery, you will find that wiring diagram on the meter it self.

[@millennialocracy]

I have a Growwatt inverter also, I'm curious how you have it hooked up to the wind generator. I have been wanting to do a solar over wind setup lately and can't find much info.

[@flyingtools]

Hi! The wind turbine has its own charge controller, but it would be grate if growatt had a wind controller to. Thanks for your comment 😊

[@millennialocracy]

@@flyingtools are they hooked to the same battery bank?

[@flyingtools]

@@millennialocracy Yes 👍🏻

[@DovskiRae]

So, did you just parallel the outputs from wind controller and solar to the same battery bank? Or a blocking diode to prevent the inverters and wind controller from interfering with each other.?

[@flyingtools]

@@DovskiRae just parallel, no diodes.😊

[@eL3M3nT4LisT]

What materials did you buy for the turbine, do you need a dumpload resistor or is the 2000w charge controller enough? How do you convert the 3 phases into one phase? So if I could buy i-2000w charge controller and 4 metres tower is enough to use wind system. Thank you in advance my dear friend

[@flyingtools]

Hi! I just bought some iron pipes and steel wire. I machined a tube at the top that fits perfectly to my windturbine so it don’t have any play in it. I only use the charge controller and no resistor. The rectifier are built in to the charge controller and converts the three phase ac power to dc. I recomend a much higher tower then 4 meters, 10-20 meters if possible. Hope this helps:-)

[@eL3M3nT4LisT]

@@flyingtools Thank you very much for your help. I will try a taller tower .. I have a question About the length of the cable and the distance of 150 meters. if the distance were double what cable thickness is needed to avoid large losses? also you use growatt inverters instead of victron multiplus II 48v. Why? Are more cheaper inverters or are lower consumption? Yours sincerely, Prokopis

[@flyingtools]

300m and 2awg will give you around 8,5% voltage drop. Growatt, best value for the price at that time.

[@mattefactor]

Hi, very nice video!! I have a little question, the Brake handle, when is supposed to be used? And, when is in "Brake mode" will still charge the battery for a little amount or not? Thank you very much!

[@flyingtools]

Hi and thank you! I use the brake when I disconnect my battery bank for example or do some other work in the system. In the break mode it will short-circuit the three phases so the turbine will stop and no charging is possible.

[@mattefactor]

@@flyingtools Thank you very much! And the "DC Amp Meter", showing the Watt, Amperage and Volt that the wind turbine produce, how i'ts wired to the controller? Thank you in advance for your time!

[@flyingtools]

Hi, it has its own power shunt that is connected in series after the rectifier an then you just have to connect it to the power. + and - really simple.

[@mattefactor]

@@flyingtools Thank you!

[@DerMuffin]

Hi, That blue Display..Is it "Plug and Play"? There are 4 wires thats going to the original Display. Can i just use theese to plug it in the New Display? In my Controller i only see 4 wires to the Display. You have 4 for one Display and 4 for the other. Did you do it yourself? Thanks

[@flyingtools]

Hi, no it’s not, but it is very simple to install. The original display is the voltage regulator so you need that to be connected as it is. The blue display is only a power meter and you just connect + and - and the two other to the current shunt that comes with the power meter. The original voltage regulator did I just glue on the inside on the hatch. Hope this helps and good luck with your installation😊

[@DerMuffin]

@@flyingtools can you share a link?

[@turtlezed]

a TESUP controller has manual adjustability…..but no solar input control, its purely dedicated to the wind power control….

[@flyingtools]

Ok, that’s good. I did not use or test the solar charger on this, but hopefully it worked.

[@user-rr8ve3gv5h]

good morning, I have the same inverter and the same control, with the difference that I have a bigger generator. Could you tell me how they are connected, I can't wor

[@flyingtools]

Hi. Sorry for my late reply. The inverter and the wind controller are only connected to the same battery, not together with each other.

[@Selfmadestrom.de_Blog]

Hello! Which Kind of Batterys you charging with this Controller? I have the istabreeze I-2000 Windsafe and searching for a Controller which can handle lifepo4 batterys. Thanks in advanced!

[@flyingtools]

Hi.I have a lithium-ion bank on 36 kWh that I used together with my solar panels and also this wind turbine and it seems to work just fine. With a 16s lifepo4 I think you be good but you have to check the end voltage to know for sure.

[@Selfmadestrom.de_Blog]

@@flyingtools thx!

[@Selfmadestrom.de_Blog]

@@flyingtools Witch Battery Cells you use? Maybe have a link or something? That would be awesome.

[@flyingtools]

@@Selfmadestrom.de_Blog i have built my battery from 2 Vw e-up. So I don’t think you will find individual cells. I think any cell big enough to handel your power and voltage will be just fine.

[@Selfmadestrom.de_Blog]

@@flyingtools Hello Again! Which Cabel Diameter you use for your setup? (From Windturbine to Charge Controller) and which distance? I have about 40 Meters from my Windgenerator to the Charge Controller and search for a earthcabel.

[@xXJusTMichelxX]

Hello, can you please help me. I have bought an Instabreeze 2kw 48v and I have a chinese Hybrid Controller 2kw 48v but it seems that it doesn't charge at all. When i connect only two wires it starts spinning and It shows that is charging but when i connect all 3 it slows down (no brake) and only charge up to 50w when outside are strong winds, no matter how strong they are the turbine is not spinning fast enough. The brake works fine and I had winds where it came active. I've tried to disconnect two wires, it starts spinning very fast when i connect the other two it still charging good for another minute then it slows down again for no reason, no break active. Thank you in advance. I have struggling for 1 month and still can't fix the issue.

[@flyingtools]

Hi! It’s really hard to say what’s wrong but from what you say here I definitely had tried another charge controller, or only a rectifier to try with. It sounds like it’s shorted out.

[@2netgear]

i currently use 2 x 100ah lead acid car batteries. thank you so much if you can help me !!!

[@flyingtools]

Ok. I use lithium ion batteries so sadly I can’t answer for the other types of batteries.

[@daisick7953]

Hi, the one I have just bought says the opposite on the front cover of my instruction manual but by holding down the middle button it then allows me to make alterations. But the manual is not very well explained and I have no idea what the letters mean. UP dn Op Dop Fop ? Off I guess is when it turns off at full charge and ON I'm not sure about either, any help 😊

[@flyingtools]

Hi, yes up is the highest voltage, the controller will activate the brake at that setting. And dn is when its going to release the brake.

[@daisick7953]

Thanks for the answer. Do you know what the other symbols indicate? Mine also with the bottom arrow seems to turn 'off' which would be crazy because the batteries would not stop charging. Does your manual explain how to alter settings and what the symbols mean? Thanks again for any help 🙂

[@flyingtools]

Here is what I found: OP: turn-on time, dOP: delay turn-on time (0-999 seconds), FOP: forced turn-on time (0-10 seconds) in discharge mode. Search for “cd60 charge controller” then you will find more about it. Hope this helps🙂

[@daisick7953]

Thanks that's very helpful 👍🏼 Now I know the screen model and it describes how to set it up, so problem solved!

[@neznyloket]

Hello! Thanks for nice video - woudl you be so kind and send me a pictrure how have you done wiring of the meter inside the controler. Thank you very much. Also if anybody knows what is F0-F03 settings? Thank you!

[@flyingtools]

Hi and thank you. The wiring is very simple. Just connect the positive and the negative to your incoming battery wires and the other two to the shunt. If it shows you the wrong charge/discharge current just change the position for the wires on the shunt. Good luck and welcome to my channel 😊

[@neznyloket]

@@flyingtools Hello and thank you for reply!!! By shunt you mean what please? ;-) Good luck with new invertor! Also going to get newone soon for my system!

[@jhojaD]

this controller is pwm, how do you charge your lithium battery bank with that controller? I understand that lithium is only charged by an mppt controller

[@flyingtools]

Good question. No this is not an pwm controller. It is just sensing the voltage, and when the preset value are reached it just activate a relay that short the 3 phases from the wind turbine. So it is a very basic controller. As long as I not exceed the max c-rating and max voltage on my battery I pretty much can charge it with anything.

[@optopot4965]

Lithium batteries require perfect flat DC signal, to avoid damaging it. I don't know the circuitry of this controller but i would rather use an oscilloscope to check first before connecting to lithium batteries.

[@tryingtosucceed]

I asked istabreeze if turbine + controller will work with lifepo4, they said its not compatible, probably because voltage is not adjustable?? Should I buy? And do what you have done?

[@davefroman4700]

Just put a buck converter inline and limit that to your 56V. Which is fine for a 48V lithium Ion cell bank.

[@flyingtools]

Already done that in the next video. Thanks for your advice anyway.

[@Dharaldsson]

Bra info :-)

[@flyingtools]

Tack ☺️

[@lesjones7617]

Well dun you1

[@flyingtools]

Thank you😃

[@2netgear]

hello and thanks for your reply. now i use lead acid batteries for cars. i ask you if you can send me the values for lead, gel, agm, li ion. thank you very much and congratulations !!!

[@flyingtools]

Hi, I don’t have the numbers in my head, just search the Internet whenever you need the values and I’m sure you will find it.

[@2netgear]

@@flyingtools grazie

[@pascalm3580]

bonjour j'ai le meme regulateur et il freine des que l'éolienne démarre savez d'ou cela peux provenir merci bonne video

[@flyingtools]

Hi and thank you. Maby a to low volt setting in the controller or a broken controller. Im not really sure.

[@pascalm3580]

@@flyingtools bonjour , je ne peux pas le regler j'ai le meme que vous je pense casser merci

[@TheMrTape]

It's a common lie that opening your devices voids the warranty. That's illegal mostly all over the world. The manufacturer has to prove that you caused the issue to legally refuse the warranty, regardless of you having opened it or not.

[@flyingtools]

Hi, that’s good to know, but in my case I did some modifications on it so it would be hard to claim any warranty after that. Thanks for your comment👍🏻