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De: Charlie McCook <k4yc@AMERICA.NET>
Para: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Fecha: Viernes 30 de Enero de 1998 14:27
Asunto: Re: [OT] Re: A.C.Power - In The Beginning (off topic)


>>flicker in a ordinary light bulb and they used this to synchronies
>>another generator when
>>they wanted to supply more power to the line.
>
>Professor Wiley Hartzog (Auburn U.) said they put a bulb between the two
>lines, and when it went out, they threw the knife switch to bring on the
>other generator.

Not one bulb, but two in series (because one will burn out immediately); the
normal way is to use six bulbs,  two between corresponding fases of the two
generators; when all bulbs are out, you can put the second generator on the
distribution bars, because that way they are phase synchronized. Have done
myself this way with two hydro-powered 50 kVA generators somewhere in
Northern Argentina, in a small Andes-town...

Albert Smulders
InSAD - Encarnaci—n, Paraguay
insad@itacom.com.py