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Re: Controlling load of the generator
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Originally Posted by Roadam
I am looking into possibility of constructing a small hydro turbine behind my house which was a mill a way back.
Anyway, while I was struggling with drawing some kind of a transmission as the turbine would rotate at the same speed at different power levels, an Idea struck me. 
So, as far as I know generators only do something when the load is applied. And for a set rotation speed they have some voltage as induction induces voltage difference.
What if some kind of a buffer would be used between the generator and the rest of the grid, so that generator wouldn't feel its load. Say a big capacitor and you would be able to change the rate of its filling, or in the other words, the load on the generator.
That way it may be possible to set how much power would it make without changing its rotational speed.
Or did I miss something again?  |
Just add water and gravity.
What you need is large water pumping station that would use the power during least usage, at night to fill a large reservoir. Then during peak hours the water helps the turbines with extra load.
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Last edited by Thunderbird; 11-11-2008 at 05:21 PM..
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