AustralIan
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Hi. It turns out running just inverters off of a generator is bad for the generator.
Any tips? Ideally I would like to size my diesel generator to 1.2 * the motor kW rating.
I was thinking maybe put the diesel generator on a vsd as well and link the DC bus, but then how would you start the system with no initial AC power?
Perhaps there is a specific generator to get for such an application? I am not familiar with the different generator options out there, but my understanding is the ones we use at present are the "couple a diesel engine to an AC motor" type, but this will be for new applications.
I would like a solution for around 5kw and for around 100kw, possibly two completely different architectures.
Would an active harmonic filter help / be cost effective?
Any tips? Ideally I would like to size my diesel generator to 1.2 * the motor kW rating.
I was thinking maybe put the diesel generator on a vsd as well and link the DC bus, but then how would you start the system with no initial AC power?
Perhaps there is a specific generator to get for such an application? I am not familiar with the different generator options out there, but my understanding is the ones we use at present are the "couple a diesel engine to an AC motor" type, but this will be for new applications.
I would like a solution for around 5kw and for around 100kw, possibly two completely different architectures.
Would an active harmonic filter help / be cost effective?