Hybrid solar/wind charge controller recommendations

cloudpunch

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Does anyone use both solar and wind power in their off-grid setups? I'm currently using a Renogy 100 Watt 12 Volt Monocrystalline Foldable Solar Suitcase with a 20 Amp Voyager controller (RNG-KIT-STCS100D-VOY20) and want to integrate a Water/WindLily (https://www.waterlilyturbine.com) into the system. Doing a Google search for hybrid controllers comes up with some options, but I can't seem to find much in the way of real world information or articles, so I'm looking to the forums for more info and advice.

I'm not too sure what else anyone would need to know. I'm charging a single 12 volt deep cycle battery (DieHard 50033) in a small off-road teardrop trailer. Thanks in advance for any input!
 

cloudpunch

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@Verkstad - Thanks for your response! I finally got a similar answer from the Waterlily team themselves. I have some SAE to Anderson adapters on order and already have the splitter I need. I'll follow up here with how well it works once I've had the chance to get some use out of it.

The 'Lily will swivel. There is a tail kit available for it, but I want to see if I actually need it before spending the additional $$. I've currently got it set up on an old camera tripod where I'm just leaving the head of the tripod loose so it can turn freely.

Like you've mentioned it's small and doesn't put out a great deal of power but I'm really just looking for supplemental power and backup options during inclement weather and at night. I'm not powering much - LED lights a ARB refrigerator. If necessary, I can alway s get another 'Lily and daisy chain it. The option of dropping it in a stream and/or wind seems nice. It's also pretty quiet (so far).
 

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