BRAUN Windturbinen GmbH

Heating mode

ANTARIS – Wind heating: clean and cost-effective! 3.5 kW to 10.0 kW (max. 12.0 kW)

This control system is a control electronics with wind characteristic curve guidance. This enables the ANTARIS to start up load-free with a smooth transition to the optimal speed range to achieve the highest possible heating power.

To ensure proper operation of the control system, a cartridge heater with twice the nominal power of the generator must be provided, otherwise the voltage cannot be maintained. The 6.0 kW heating cartridge is screwed into a water buffer tank, with the increased heating capacity serving as an additional storm protection in addition to the helicopter protection.

In contrast to a thermal solar system, the ANTARIS harvests the most energy in the “cold and windy” season, when it is needed! But a combination as a hybrid system of both systems is also quite useful!

Optionally, you can also combine heating and grid-parallel operation. When the boiler temperature is reached, the automatic soft switchover takes place and the Windy Boy grid inverter is switched on.

This control system can be operated for all wind turbines with three-phase generators in the power class 1.0 kW – 10 kW.
The control system is individually adapted to the turbine voltage and power!

Examples

Schaltschema für den Heizbetrieb

Technical description

  • Connection thread size heating rod: 1 1/2″ male thread
  • Heating element power: 6.0 kW
  • Length of heating rods: Screw-in length 450 mm
  • Generator power on the DC side 500VDC/12ADC max. up to 12kW
  • Generator Short Circuit Switch
  • Connection option for 2 cartridge heaters of 6.0 kW each (or brake resistor) with temperature switches, and Windy Boy
  • Integrated fan for PCB cooling with temperature sensor
  • characteristic curve controlled
  • Optionally switchable heating / mains
  • Power supply via the mains (normal operation), in the event of a grid failure, the power supply is automatically switched to generator supply
  • Visualization (touch panel)
  • all settings and status indicators are done via the TP