Reactive power - Reactive Generator research from GotoLuc - discussion thread

[gotoluc]

Because im building your original setup to explain your question Quote:So if you think a power generating station generators will see an extra load if I power my load at a power factor of zero can you or Farmhand then explain why when I connect the same load to my Generator (mini power generating station) the generators does NOT see an extra load.

I don't see why building the original circuit will help answer that question since keep in mind I asked that question yesterday and have not been using a MOT for the past 2 weeks

I am also going to show you that a far greater load can be pulled from the generator ,than that that was drawn by your reactive circuit-without any extra load being placed on the prime mover.
You asked the question Luc,so im going to answer it-with a working device.

Well that will be great to see. Looking forward to your video.

But basically what you are doing,is taking some of the power from the exciter circuit to run your reactive circuit.What your reactive circuit disipate's is equal to the power lost in the exciter(tank)circuit of the generator.This is why you see no extra load on your prime mover-you have tuned your reactive circuit to the exciter tank circuit-every action has an opposite and equal reaction.

This remains to be proven and I have been trying to prove this to myself before I even started this topic. So far I have not been convince of this and this is one of the reasons I'm sharing. So if you can prove it without any doubt then I will be happy to accept it and will have a better understanding of the effect.

So I'm very opened to learning as much as sharing and look forward to your test results.

Thanks for taking the time to do this and share your result

Luc

[tim123]

Luc, if your drive motor uses an internal capacitor as a virtual phase - then that will be 'tuned' for load.

If that's the case, and you run it no-load - it will be relatively inefficient, and adding a load will improve it's performance.

Does the drive motor contain it's own capacitor(s)?

Regards, Tim

[gotoluc]

Hi Tim,

I think you know the answer to the question you ask me.

If this was the case, would you not see a phase shift in the Induction motor when the load is applied if you scope the motor input?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yudbBBSS58

Regards

Luc

[tim123]

No Luc, I don't ask questions I already know the answer to, that would be silly...

As for your question - I don't know the answer to that...

I take it from your response that it does not have capacitors then?

Would you please just describe your motor fully - for everyone reading the thread.

[gotoluc]

Okay Tim,

all single phase Induction motors will have a capacitor. Mine is a 3600 RPM slow start with a 8uf run cap.

Luc