The stock 617 would do it, but you're going to need some sort of governor, either mechanical or electronic (isochronous) to regulate the speed.
Also, unless you're coupling it to the generator (alternator) with a gear or belt drive, the engine is going to have to run at 1800/3600 rpm of 60 Hz, 1500/3000 rpm for 50Hz. Check the horsepower curves for hosepower at these speeds - that will give you an idea of how many kW you can get out of the engine. Dan (former generator guy) --- Peter Merle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We are starting to have several power outages where > I stay and I was > wondering about getting a spare OM617 ( non turbo ) > and hooking it up to > an alternator and powering my home . It is a bit of > overkill but it also > servers the purpose of having a hot standby OM617 on > call. ( I have 3 > other vehicles with this engine.) The problem I > foresee is how to govern > the engine to run at a constant 3000 rpm in order to > maintain a stable > voltage and frequency under varying load. Can the > existing MW pump be > converted to operate in constant rpm mode? > Peter > > _______________________________________ > 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 > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get the free Yahoo! toolbar and rest assured with the added security of spyware protection. http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/norton/index.php _______________________________________ 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
