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Hi,
I have a water turbine that is used to power a small kids shack ventilating fan next to a river, the input from the turbine is 2A (fluctuates), 12v. Will any of the charging control module for solar work for such an application? The load is 1.5A and I am planning to use a 12 V lead battery.
Hi @Nour Akel,
unfortunately this doesn't work. The MPPTs require at least +5v above battery voltage to start.
For a 12V battery this means 17V.
Not for 12V output from the hydro generator. But maybe @Markus has an idea. He's expert on hydro generators.
Unfortunately, as Stefanie said, your turbine is producing too little Voltage to connect it to a MPPT charger or charge a battery directly.
Depending on your load, it might work to connect the load directly to the (DC) turbine.
have you checked the voltage with a multi meter?
This is more along the lines of what you want.
https://www.victronenergy.com.au/dc-dc-converters/orion-tr-smart-non-isolated
the 12-12/30
