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Regarding voltage regulation of a synchronous generator
My textbook somewhat ambiguously defines the voltage regulation of a synchronous generator as the difference between the induced EMF and the full load terminal voltage, divided by the full load ...
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DC Generator to AC Alternator Retrofit [closed]
I want to put together a proposal into retrofitting the damaged DC generator with an AC alternator, and fitting the two other working generators with AC alternators.
The diesel engine is still ...
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What is the slip factor for an induction generator in an island network?
Most textbooks covering induction machines cover only the motor use-case scenario. When the machine is used as a motor, the slip factor is determined by the frequency of the stator current by the ...
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3 phase vs 1 phase alternator
I have an automotive alternator, and would like to rewind it for higher voltage for wind power application. Since I am going to use it for Battery Charging, should rewinding it for single phase ...
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Will a 3 phase induction generator fight its own rotation?
So in a 3 phase induction generator with coils for the stator and magnets for on the rotor, I am wondering if the the current induced in the coils would create a magnetic field that would oppose the ...
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Is there a device that converts any AC frequency to 60 hz?
If I have something like a windmill generator that generates AC current, but at variable frequency, what device(s) would I need to convert that variable frequency into a constant 60hz frequency, so ...
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Alternation of Magnet Poles in DC and AC Generators
I want to create a generator. The current design I am looking at has several magnets along a wheel, with coils around the outside of the wheel. The wheel then spins generating current.
I know that if ...
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Is direct current really better for pumped-storage hydroelectricity facilities?
Currently the article equivalent to War of the Currents in Russian Wikipedia section says that direct current is beneficial to pumped-storage hydroelectricity plants and provides no reference to that ...
