Jorge, Based on my experience in Mexico, if you work for the electric company, that is the hardest part! Let me see if I can dig up a specific model of equipment that would be appropriate for the size you are requesting.
Best, Alex On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 7:58 AM, Montero Arguedas Jorge Mario < [email protected]> wrote: > Odd enough, I work for the electricity company!! And the interconnection > is just what we are promoting. Perhaps its easier because we are vertically > integrated and state-owned. Take a look at our program (sorry, Spanish > only): > > > > > http://www.grupoice.com/esp/temas/so_plan_piloto/so_plan_piloto_generacion_distribuida.html > > > > I understand you can go two ways for the interconection: through an > inverter or through synchronizing equipment. But we’ve had trouble finding > integrators providing the necessary engineering, and both the genset and the > synchronization/security equipment here in Costa Rica. > > > > I will look into inverter makers. > > > > Thank you. > > > > Jorge. > > > > *De:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *En nombre de *Alexander Eaton > *Enviado el:* lunes, 09 de mayo de 2011 10:03 p.m. > *Para:* For Discussion of Anaerobic Digestion > *Asunto:* Re: [Digestion] biogas electricity generation > > > > Dear Jorge, > > Almost any equipment that produces electricity can be connected to the grid > with the proper equipment, however the grid managers are concerned that you > have the right voltage, frequency, sine wave and that you have an automatic > transfer switch so that you will not continue to put power into the grid > when it goes down. For this, you can get grid interconnect synchroscope > that "cleans-up" the power that comes out of your device, and that will > automatically shut down if the grid goes (the scenario in which someone > working on a line thinking that the grid is down and then gets shocked by > the power you continue to put in is what utilities want to avoid). Try > Lactronics, SMA, or Xantrex or anyone that makes inverters or rectifiers. > Also, without this device, as long as the generator you are using is decent > and producing the same voltage as is delivered to you, it is probably > producing better power quality than the Costa Rican grid. In theory, you > can just hook your generator into existing lines, and if you have an > analouge power meter, and you are producing more power than you are using, > you will make the meter spin back. Not suggesting this, just illustrating > that connecting to the grid is really not too hard. > > The other hurdle more challenging than the technical part is likely going > to be getting the power company to sign on... > > Best, > > A > > On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 7:32 PM, Charlie Ramos < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Jorge Montero, > > > > Check out the Mopesa-60 KW. It is built in Mexico - > http://www.mopesa.com.mx/Biogas.html. We designed, built, and operated > over 300 anaerobic digesters in Mexico and several of them used the > Mopesa-60 KW. We also used the Caterpillar-85 KW that was imported from > USA. I do not remember if either of my suggestions meets the IEEE 1547 > (distributed energy) compliance, but you can probably find out very quick by > making a phone call to both companies. > > > > > > Good luck! > > > > *Charlie Ramos* > > *Managing Director/Principal Engineer* > > *BioGreen Engineering LLC* > > *[email protected]* > > *+1-407-459-7806 (office)* > > *+1-407-437-6194 (cell)* > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Montero > Arguedas Jorge Mario > *Sent:* Monday, May 09, 2011 3:41 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [Digestion] biogas electricity generation > > > > Dear listers > > > > We run a quite successful (I think!) biogas program here in Costa Rica, > which is growing in the size of the participating farms. By this time we > are trying to produce electricity with the biogas and connecting the > generators (with potential for producing some 60-150kW) to the electricity > grid within our distributed energy program. However, we haven´t found > equipment for generating and safely interconnecting to the grid (safe from > the super expensive Capstone turbines). > > > > Can anyone suggest some other equipment maker ? Other avenues? We do > require IEEE 1547 (distributed energy) compliance. > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Jorge Montero > > Costa Rica. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ing. Jorge Mario Montero. MSc > > Oficina (506) 2220 7835 / Fax (506) 2220 8206 / > > E-mail [email protected] / www.grupoice.com > > *Centro Nacional de Planificación Eléctrica CENPE* > > *Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad ICE* > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Este mensaje de correo electrónico, incluidos los archivos adjuntos, es > para el uso exclusivo de la persona a la que se ha enviado, y puede contener > información que sea confidencial o protegida legalmente. 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