On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 12:23 AM, Alex Rubenstein <a...@corp.nac.net> wrote: > At least here in JCPL territory (northern NJ), closed transition is frowned > upon. Too much risk, they think. They are correct, really, but the risk is > mostly yours. If you lock to the utility out-of-phase, you will surely lose > and they will surely win. The fault you create that they will see will > probably not hurt them. Unless it is extraordinarily large and you are very > close to the nearest substation.
Utilities concern themselves with not only their gear and your gear, but also your neighbor's gear. I would not like to be next-door to a large genset that is connected to the grid out-of-phase. My equipment would be affected by such an event. -- Jeff S Wheeler <j...@inconcepts.biz> Sr Network Operator / Innovative Network Concepts
