Generator parallel cables
I already know that I have a 8kw diesel generator on board but for a lot of reasons I am thinking of purchasing 2 Yamaha 2000W inverter generators and paralleling them together for 4000w of power. Whe...
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wa8yxm wrote:rgatijnet1 wrote:
Won't work. With AC current, two generators, running at two different speeds will not be able to sync with each other to give you a cumulative total of voltage/power. If you were talking DC, yes, but with 60 cycle AC, nope.
To the OP: Yes, it has been done and with great success.. I can not help you with the job though since I have not done it. Of course they must be INVERTER generators and they must be the ones that are capable of parallelling.
To Rgatijnet1
For many years Honda was the only company that made an Inverter generator that was advertised as being able to work in tandem with another (in parallel) This is because of the inverter technology.
However in recent times Yamaha has now started marketing parallel kits for some of their inverter generators as have some of the Chinese knock off imitation jobs as well.. I do not recommend those.
I am assuming the O/P was planing on using the "i" series of inverter generators.. (And as you see I included that as a provision of the advice I gave him).
You are right and as with a lot of things, technology has improved. I did do a search of the Yamaha website to educate myself and they did state that yes you can connect the two 2000 watt units together for 4000 watts but you cannot leave them connected and shut one down. They both must remain running when connected.
