We were talking about in a regen application.  Generally speaking during 
regen it's tough to spin the motor at a constant RPM (or "faster" "to 
get more voltage").

Lee Hart wrote:

>Peter VanDerWal wrote:
>
>>Actually you can use induction motors as generators without any
>>controller, in fact many people do this for micro-hydro generators.
>>...the tricky part is controlling the voltage produced.
>>
>
>Not really. The voltage and frequency are strictly tied to the rpm. If
>you spin it at just over synchronous speed, then you get essentially
>normal AC voltage and frequency. To get more voltage, you have to spin
>it faster -- and the frequency goes up, too.
>

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