I just realized how complex a cut off device is, a fuse, I mean they might want something more complex than that but if there is a blackout or brownout the power being supplied by the grid is ziltch or has dropped which means only your device is powering all those homes which will mean increased current draw, so a fuse will do, at least until there are so many homes putting power in that a blackout is no longer detectable, but then you may ask who needs to fix the grid if the lights are all still on.
On 2/2/07, Stiffler Scientific <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I don't know where you all get your power or why you think there will be a grid to sell power to, if we all get FE devices? In Texas where I live, with all the charges and fees I pay ~ 38 cents/kwh. Now in the summer when using AC I need a device with a capacity for a surge of some 38kw, why, well when AC starts it can demand from 3 to 4 times its running power during start period. A device that would supply the constant load of 4kw+3kw for two AC units would not be of any real value here. My average consumption is 18kw/24hrs and that is a minimum of a refer, freezer and lights and TV. My hot water is gas. SO unless you all live by oil lamp or candle, what do you plan on selling back? Lets see 50hp X 746 = 3.73E4 or 37,300 watts nice if it could run a genset at 100%/ 24/7? Nice, but show me its real and you could avoid the politicians. > -----Original Message----- > From: Hoyt A. Stearns Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2007 4:52 PM > To: vortex-l@eskimo.com > Subject: RE: [Vo]: Now what? An important theoretical question. > > > > 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. > > >
