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  • Sep 24, 2012, 06:16 AM
    ebayeh
    Using 2 or 3 power generators together
    I have three generators: two 2kw wind powered generators and one 3 kw solar powered generator. How can I use all three together to get the maximum possible 9 kw?

    Can they be daisy chained together? Or do I need to segment my appliances to run each segment on each generator, an option which is not optimal usage.

    Can you advise,
    Thanks in advance,
    -E
  • Sep 24, 2012, 06:28 AM
    smoothy
    You have to segment your appliances... these do not have the capacity to phase sync with each other OR deal with load sharing.
  • Sep 24, 2012, 07:35 AM
    ebayeh
    Thanks. Isn't there a device, or some mechanism, that will allow the three to load share sort of a mini-grid?
  • Sep 24, 2012, 07:41 AM
    smoothy
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by ebayeh View Post
    Thanks. Isn't there a device, or some mechanism, that will allow the three to load share sort of a mini-grid?

    Nope... because for that to happen... those generators would HAVE to be able to be controlled on Phase, frequenncy and load sharing...

    Large commercial UPS systems do however... as they are designed to for scalability and redundance.

    However... if they all fed a common multi input battery charger to charge a common battery bank... and your entire load pulled off a common inverter on that battery bank... then it would be possible.

    Incidentally.. you math is off. You would have a MAX of 7 KW assuming no losses with 2 - 2KW wind generators = 4kw, and the 3kw solar equals 7kw, not 9kw. And that's on a clear sunny AND windy day.

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