Phase converters are pretty easy to make if you have a spare 3 phase motor. They work fine for occasional use.
Dave On 7/30/2014 3:11 PM, Jack Coats wrote: > For a demo, getting a machine to just do it (even if it takes 'breaks' due > to excess temperatures) for a while, would be fantastic. Just might need > 'yet another sensor'. > > Especially for demo, being able to run continuously is great but not > essential. For proof of concept (or ability with 'limited' (no 3-phase) > power) is a great goal. Document it and call it a feature! :-) > > For those that MUST use 3-phase, I have used for computer operations > "motor-generator sets", basically a single phase motor driving a 3-phase > generator. A pretty high energy loss, but in my case, it allowed > generating 400Hz power for a mainframe. > > I talked with a commercial CNC guy in my area, listening in the background > to his motor-generator set that he used for machine power. He hated the > excess noise and power loss, but commercial 3 phase was not available where > he was. But it did work well enough for him to be in business using it! > So it can be done. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Infragistics Professional > Build stunning WinForms apps today! > Reboot your WinForms applications with our WinForms controls. > Build a bridge from your legacy apps to the future. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=153845071&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Infragistics Professional Build stunning WinForms apps today! Reboot your WinForms applications with our WinForms controls. Build a bridge from your legacy apps to the future. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=153845071&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
