Do you have equipment that is very sensitive to frequency? Most newer stuff
uses switch-mode supplies which typically can operate fine over a wide
range of voltages and frequencies.


On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 1:12 PM, Matt Hoppes <mhop...@indigowireless.com>wrote:

> I'm looking at inverters as a solution.
>
> We have several generators (they increase throttle based on load and
> generally have very unclean power).
>
> We also have one Sear Alternator that runs at a constant RPM and
> provides some of the cleanest power I've ever seen.  60Hz on the nose @
> 120volts.  As you load it, the voltage slowly goes down, but the Hz
> remains constant.
>
> On 5/8/13 1:00 PM, Chris Fabien wrote:
> > I am not sure exactly what you are getting at by using the term
> > alternator. But a good option is any of the honda or yamaha inverter
> > generators. These have a DC generator system running a power inverter so
> > the power output is much more constant. They are also quieter and more
> > fuel efficient because the engine RPM can slow down to match the load
> > where a normal generator must run at 3600rpm to get your 60hz power.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 12:55 PM, Matt Hoppes <mhop...@indigowireless.com
> > <mailto:mhop...@indigowireless.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     This is the third time in about two years that we've had some major
> >     power outages across our region due to the supplier lines going down.
> >
> >     Every time the situation is the same,
> >
> >     We roll out our portable generators to a few of our smaller sites
> that
> >     don't have full-time generators -- and every time we have to fight
> with
> >     them to get clean power out of them -- usually just ending up putting
> >     equipment directly on the generators and bypassing the UPS systems.
> >
> >     I've seen the generators go everywhere from 40Hz to 90Hz.
> >
> >     Has anyone come across a nice portable alternator (as opposed to a
> >     generator) that can be taken to tower sites as supplementary power?
> >
> >     ~ Matt
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