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Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 7:07 PM
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Subject: Re: [Biofuel] considering a purchase of a diesel home
generator,input appreciated
You are right David. Induction generators are essentially the same
MarkNormally I wouldn't recommend using car batteries, because they are not deep cycle batteries, and will fail pretty quickly -- less than a year. But if you can get them for free I'd recommend golf cart batteries at the very least. Stick a bunch of them in the bed of the chevy luv...
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24, 2006 7:07 PM
To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] considering a purchase of a diesel home
generator,input appreciated
You are right David. Induction generators are essentially the same as AC
induction motors.
On 1/24/06, David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
Good info Darryl. A few additions.
There is not much gain from using 24 volts vs. 12 volts as the native
voltage.
Actually, almost all off grid houses use 48 volts nowadays. Cheaper
since equipment is usually limited by the amperage it can take, and if
you have a 10kW inverter bank, the
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Zeke Yewdall
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:45 AM
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Subject: Re: [Biofuel] considering a purchase of a diesel home
generator,input appreciated
Good info Darryl. A few additions.
There is not much gain from
] considering a purchase of a diesel home
generator,input appreciated
I don't know about that model of Isuzu engine, but their little truck
engines are good, so I would tend to think it's a good engine. A direct
injection engine isn't quite as good for straight veggie oil, but will run
on biodiesel fine
I'd check out homepower.com Especially their older articles (they've become much less techy over the years as the target audience has changed). The system I was referring to is essentially the same as for a wind or PV system, but with a biodiesel generator as the prime mover instead. Having the
Mark,I agree that a 50 kVA genset is overkill unless you live in a mansion, BUT you can check with your local utility (Reliant? or Coop?) about Net Metering. Since your meter would run backward, you could 'store' power into the grid when you run it and pull power from the grid when you aren't.
Another issue with net metering will be interconnection standards. Generally if you are connecting a rotating generator to the grid, you will need a level of protective relaying that will be prohibitive for the scale you are talking about -- like $25k or $100k. Using a grid connected inverter will
I built a similar one (gas not diesel).
Picture: http://www.mullan.ca/images/gen_2a.jpg
There is now a 1800W inverter bolted to the right side (not shown). The
battery is not the sole storage device. I clamp on my battery pack deep
cycles to this battery to charge them up and/or to support a
My friend picked up a Listeroid lister (Indian made lister) 12hp and
a 7.5kw generator. It cost him less than 2 grand new. It is great for
a few reasons; it has a 24/7 duty cycle, it runs at 600 rpm (muffled
properly it is quiet), it runs on veggie oil, and it looks cool.
James Demer
On 1/24/06,
Paul S Cantrell wrote:
Mark,
I agree that a 50 kVA genset is overkill unless you live in a mansion,
BUT you can check with your local utility (Reliant? or Coop?) about
Net Metering. Since your meter would run backward, you could 'store'
power into the grid when you run it and pull power
To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] considering a purchase of a diesel home
generator,input appreciated
My friend picked up a Listeroid lister (Indian made lister) 12hp and
a 7.5kw generator. It cost him less than 2 grand new. It is great for
a few reasons; it has a 24/7 duty cycle
You are right David. Induction generators are essentially the same as AC induction motors.On 1/24/06, David Miller
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Paul S Cantrell wrote: Mark, I agree that a 50 kVA genset is overkill unless you live in a mansion,
BUT you can check with your local utility (Reliant? or
I don't know about that model of Isuzu engine, but their little truck engines are good, so I would tend to think it's a good engine. A direct injection engine isn't quite as good for straight veggie oil, but will run on biodiesel fine.
The capacity seems a little high to me. The problem is that
Surfing on the net it is possible to find small residential diesel generators, rated 5.5kW for continuous operationfor $3.000 or less (new). So maybe that's a good option to look at.
Cheers!
Diego
On 1/21/06, Mark Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Input will be greatly appreciated.I have been
Mark, in Houston. 50 to 100 kw is alot more than you would need for the
average home generator . 4 to 10 would be more realistic.
Jerry
Northern Wi.
On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 00:39:42 -0600 Mark Kennedy
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I have been considering a purchase of a home
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