Question about using run/start capacitors
This is for any electricians versed in the use of load and run capacitors to help with ac surges on the genny or the inverter. I am in the middle of a teardrop build and I am trying to get away wi...
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I designed and built analog synchronization stations for gensets up to 100 Kw. What I read above is IMHO absolutely right on the mark. With analog versus digital control it takes a trained operator and specially matched generators to have an -effectively- paired set. Constant monitoring is a must.
Just for chatter, improper monitoring provides the possibility of a leading/lagging pair in which the leader is dragging the lagger, which will overload and overheat the former.
The idea of large inverter gensets appeals to me. Tweaking waveform automatically (limiting THD is one benefit). The second is variable prime mover speed according to load. Of course with diesel and turbocharging the speed range is limited.
I did handstands finding a top quality 12 turn small head (generator), and invested a fortune into modifying a Kubota diesel to effectively have power at 12 turns (1,200 RPM). It agonizes me to see that generator loaf at perhaps 2Kw. Still rotating at 1,200 RPM
I'm envious :)
Just for chatter, improper monitoring provides the possibility of a leading/lagging pair in which the leader is dragging the lagger, which will overload and overheat the former.
The idea of large inverter gensets appeals to me. Tweaking waveform automatically (limiting THD is one benefit). The second is variable prime mover speed according to load. Of course with diesel and turbocharging the speed range is limited.
I did handstands finding a top quality 12 turn small head (generator), and invested a fortune into modifying a Kubota diesel to effectively have power at 12 turns (1,200 RPM). It agonizes me to see that generator loaf at perhaps 2Kw. Still rotating at 1,200 RPM
I'm envious :)
