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On Tue, 16 Oct 2001 19:28:14 Harmon Seaver wrote:
I don't know how much you'd be saving, since in most places, they
aren't going to pay you nearly as much as they charge you, and you also have to
have a relay system set up so that if the
That's not hard, a used external-regulated alternator from a bus, truck, or
tractor could supply you with the necessary DC voltage [unless of course it is
really high]. The small diesel engine such as 5hp would be the harder part just
to find. And you would definetly want to disconnect the panels
On the subject of cogen, I am going to install a net- metering,
grid-intertie solar sytem in my house. That means I am using solar panels to
run an inverter (black Box) to feed power in to my electrical system, and in
the case of a generation surplus, into the grid.
I doubt yuou could get
You need a synchronised inverter which is fairly expensive to begin with
You'd have to calculate how much you think you'd save by not buying any
batteries, but what if the grid goes down, you probably want your generator to
be able to supply full load right, or you might want batteries and a
I don't know how much you'd be saving, since in most places, they
aren't going to pay you nearly as much as they charge you, and you also have to
have a relay system set up so that if the net goes down, you stop feeding power
into it.
Myself, I'd rather just concentrate on
That would be ideal.
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From: Anton Berteaux [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 1:44 PM
To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [biofuel] what is the fuel eficiency of a diesel generator?
is it feesable for powering a house?
On the subject of
am already putting in a grid intertie system, and yes it is kinda
expensive, but upgrading the inverter to add another 1,000 watts would not
be too expensive.
Also, I am in california, where the state will pay half of the cost of a
grid intertie system; they will not pay for batteries, and will
http://www.webconx.com/cogen.htm
Steve Spence
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I'll run some numbers by you. I use 1000 kWh's / month. Approximately 30
kWh's / day. If averaged across 24 hours that's nearly a 1kw generator. my
loads peak, so a 5kw generator would do the job better, but would have to
work a lot, and have reduced life. So, what do I do? I can put a bigger
this is very doable, and if handled properly, off the official radar system.
I firmly believe in the barter system, and have been able to get food and
other items by this method. I used to split wood for an older women who was
a fantastic baker, and had a big garden.
diesel efficiency is around
...good point, applies to any marine engine.
Check the marine yards for ready-to-go engines...the keel cooler just goes
in the house, is all.
BTW, saw one link a while ago where the guy had an interesting
concept...leave the engine in the car, fill the car with batteries (in the
trunk), and
see http://www.amplepower.com for custom regulators designed for battery
charging, and tips on multi alternator banks.
also: http://www.webconx.com/cogen.htm
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My apologies to the creator of that concept - I see now that he does in fact
list the vegoil/diesel option.
Ed B.
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From: Neoteric Biofuels Inc. - E. Beggs [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: [biofuel]
This would really be wasting an awfully lot of fuel tho. The amount of
electric produced and heat recaptured in pretty small for running that size
engine. Even if you're burning free WVO, it's still a shame to waste it.
The engine needs to be insulated so you don't lose any heat, and also
Eric,
Try http://www.chinadiesel.com/gen/8kw.html . and
http://www.chinadiesel.com/Index.htm - the company, Hardy Diesel, is in
Southern California, and sells diesel generators and solar panels. I'm sure
they'd be able to tell you what a typical house uses - and so could a
residential
that is an O.K. idea on the face of it, but if you add to it, it becomes a
great idea. If you run that generator on 100% biodiesel, you can use a
catalytic converter to make the exhaust squeaky clean (BD burns cleaner than
diesel, but is still something you wouoldn't want to lock yourself in the
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