I know someone who has 4 motor-generators. Each
consisting of a 15 HP 220/440vac 60 Hz 3 phase motor,
directly coupled to a 240v DC motor with interpoles and
shunt and series fields. If anyone is interested in one
of these contact Lee Hart at XURQ03A@prodigy.com.
He is located in Minnesota.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Drew Mutch [SMTP:dmutch@mit.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 1998 9:23 AM
> To: JAMES_S_WALLACE@HP-Canada-om1.om.hp.com
> Cc: shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Generators
>
>
> > generator section, which you can buy separately. The trick is
> that you
> > have to have the motor run at the right speed, to provide the
> right
> > voltage out of the generator. (Not hard, just measure the
> voltage and
> > vary the throttle till it's at 120.)
>
>
> it's trickier than that - if you are talking about an AC generator to
> provide house power, you need to control generator speed (by governing
> engine speed) precisely to maintain the frequency at 60 Hz.
>
> If you're just running lights, frequency doesn't really matter, if
> you want to operate anything with a motor, (other than AC/DC motors
> such as simple drills and the like) frequency becomes more important.
>
>
> Regards,
> Drew Mutch
>
> 87 VW cabriolet
> 83 VW cabriolet (now a parts car - anybody want some?)
> 66 Chevy C-10 (I wish I had it here in Boston)
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