Again... all of this intrigues me! I read an article a few years ago. There was a company was experimenting with a system which used a small diesel driven electric induction motor. It was a home heating/electric generator thing. The liquid cooled engine provided heat and when turing the induction motor "backfed" power through a 10AMP 240v circuit. The electricity was synchronous with the grid as it required power to excite the motor. In other words, it wouldn't produce electricity in a power outage.
I've always been intrigued with the idea of having a electric clutch type PTO on one of the old cars (or even the lawn tractor) to drive a small generator. PTO being a hydraulic pump maybe? In all of this "emergency heat thread," I haven't read anyone's mention of waste oil heaters like many mechanic shops use? T > From: "Alex Chamberlain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:27:01 -0800 > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] EMERGENCY HOUSE HEAT > > On Dec 14, 2007 10:05 AM, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Generators burn a lot of fuel and convert 70% or more into heat, so >> cogeneration, if you can make it safe, would work quite well. I'd love >> to use a water cooled diesel generator for a boiler and electric source, >> (biodiesel project) but I can't find one small enough or cheap enough. > > I knew there was a reason why I had the pad for the generator at my > new place poured within spitting distance of the water heater! I've > already made plans to plumb in a supplemental solar hot water heater > for the summer (55 gallon plastic drum painted black)... it won't take > much more work to work the exhaust of the generator, its radiator, or > both into the system somehow. > > Alex Chamberlain > '87 300D Turbo et al. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
