Rather than taking off the grid, put power back into the grid. I think the cost would be much less. Get a 50 HP Steorn motor (and I now think I understand how it works, and it's simple), and drive a cheap surplus 50 HP induction motor above synchronous speed (induction generator). Your power meter will run backwards (I've tried it). You get to send the power company a bill for US$60.00/day :-) No electronics required unless you want the disconnect feature the power company requires to prevent back feeding in case of line down conditions. Even without the grid connection, an induction generator can be made to work with some capacitors (tried that too).
Hoyt Stearns Scottsdale, Arizona US -----Original Message----- From: Terry Blanton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 3:28 PM Recently I was asked what a demonstation unit would cost to take a home off grid with a 2kW FE device that does not output 120 VAC @ 60 Hz. My initial estimates, including a proprietary FE device was $60k. Payback is now 34 years.
