small diesel generator [RE-wrenches]

[Tom Lane, Energy Conservation Services]

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Lane" <tom at ecs-solar.com>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 8:18 AM
Subject: Re: small diesel generator [RE-wrenches]


> If you want to learn about DC generators --take 5 minutes to go to
> Fischer.com    --then look under marine -commercial and military
categories
> for DC GENERATORS  gator tom
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ray Walters" <ray at solarray.com>
> To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 2:17 PM
> Subject: Re: small diesel generator [RE-wrenches]
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> Hi All;
> I agree with Jay, reliability is #1. As far as efficiency goes, it depends
> on the charger. I have a Manzanita Micro Power factor corrected charger
> that has efficiency over 95%. With a Yamaha 1000 watt invertergenerator
(at
> 7000 ft altitude) we were putting out 900 watts AC (kill-a-watt meter) and
> putting 870 watts DC into the batteries (E-meter) I'm sure with better
> metering I could measure some actual losses, but they're still pretty low.
> I had a customer with an expensive DC genny Honda motor etc (Twin
Rivers?).
> He hated it, never did work right. The efficiency is there theoretically,
> but it just doesn't pan out in reality. Tom was going on so about DC
> generators, could he point us to a reliable unit and back it up with real
> world numbers? I'm still interested, especially for cabin systems (DC
only)
> & EVs.
>
> Ray
>
>
> >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
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