small diesel generator [RE-wrenches]

[Jay Peltz, Peltz Power]

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HI Hugh,

I view the generator to be dual purpose: charge the batteries and provide
backup for the inverter in case if fails.

I currently don't view efficiency to the be the most important issue,
reliablity is the most important to most applications that I deal with.

I use AC gennys.

jay

Peltz Power
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hugh Piggott" <hugh at scoraigwind.co.uk>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 9:00 AM
Subject: Re: small diesel generator [RE-wrenches]


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> Tom Lane and others,
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> Since no one else is chiming in here I can only assume that I am
> wrong, and I thank you for enlightening me.
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> I really was not aware that AC generators were so terribly
> inefficient.  My experience of using my DC welding generator to
> charge my batteries has not been that brilliant.
>
>   I wonder why there are so many systems being installed using
> synchronising sine wave inverters, SW, FX etc...  We should ignore AC
> generators and sell our customers DC generators.  Why didn't we do
> this years ago?  Why is there even a market for the SW and other
> inverter/chargers?  What's going on??
>
> I shall have to study the matter and find out how many kWh of AC per
> gallon you can expect from a well loaded conventional generator and
> compare this with how many kWh/gal you can get from a DC machine.
> Perhaps you can offer this information or suitable links?  I really
> am surprised by what you are telling me and very puzzled that these
> super-efficient generators have not caught on to more widespread use
> and made inverter/chargers obsolete.  They must be very good if they
> can win out, even with the added penalty of the inverter losses (10%
> ish I believe) and the rectifier losses.
>
> When I referred to the battery cycling losses, I assumed that you
> were talking about a regime where you rely on brief high charge
> boosts from the generator.  That's what I was trying to argue against.
>
> Learning something new every day and sorry for wasting your time.
> Still very puzzled and wondering how it can be better to produce DC
> if what you need is AC but I'll gradually get my head around it if
> it's really more efficient....
> -- 
> Hugh
> Scoraig Wind Electric
> http://www.scoraigwind.co.uk/
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