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I'm running my 50A rv service with a Honda EU6500 connected to the 30A 240V receptacle. Everything works fine. My question is, would long term durability be improved if I switched to the110V only sett...
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Without question per lbs of fuel consumed fewer kWh are generated when loads are imbalanced. The 6-8% loss of economy is enough to have encouraged me to install a Scott Connection 3-phase to single phase transformer setup on my genset and to use a toroid wound transformer to obtain balanced single phase 120vac from the Scott connection transformers. A twenty gallon day-tank with markers does not lie. Nor does a 3-phase General Electric kWh.
The issue is for small systems is all this (for single phase) worth it?
Within 10% of a balanced load as determined by individual kWh measurement of a 240 single phase system I would have to say "no". I excess of a 30% difference the balancing is worthwhile only if the system is large enough to make the single digit percent economy gain worthwhile.
A single phase generator winding running at 70/30 imbalance makes the whole generator operate at a higher temperature. This is fact not conjecture.
Crunching numbers will reveal any relevancy to pocketbook impact.
The issue is for small systems is all this (for single phase) worth it?
Within 10% of a balanced load as determined by individual kWh measurement of a 240 single phase system I would have to say "no". I excess of a 30% difference the balancing is worthwhile only if the system is large enough to make the single digit percent economy gain worthwhile.
A single phase generator winding running at 70/30 imbalance makes the whole generator operate at a higher temperature. This is fact not conjecture.
Crunching numbers will reveal any relevancy to pocketbook impact.
