The charge controller for wind energy source is operated as: blocking reverse current, preventing overcharge, control set poi nts v
temperature and control set points vs. battery type. In wind generator, the reverse current is controlled by using one kin d
semiconductor diode. The diode used for blocking reverse current is called a “blocking diode”. The overcharging of the batter y can b
prevented by using pulse width modulation (PWM) controller. The ideal set points for charge controllers depend on th e types of th
batteries. Some controllers have a means to select the type of battery.
II. PROPOSED CHARGE CONTROLLER
The charge controller intended to design and implement in this research work is a small power charge controller. Figure 2.6 s hows th
block diagram of the charge controller. The charge controller is built around semiconductor switches (silicon controlled rectifier -SCR
rather the electromechanical switches (relays). The microcontroller is used to control the overcharging of the battery, to di splay th
battery voltage continuously and to make audible alarm when the battery is fully charged. Firstly the battery is charged usin g hig
current through the SCR. When the battery almost reaches its full terminal voltage (full charge) high current char ging is cut off an
slow charging (trickle charging) is still done. At full charge condition the charging is totally cut out by the control of th
microcontroller. The current coming from the wind turbine through the converter circuit is diverting to another load (e.g. lamp). B
this means the overcharging of the battery is prevented. The constructed charge controller can charge the 12 V battery with u p to 6
of current. The amount of charging current can be increased by changing some components in the cha rge controller without an
difficulty.