On Jun 25, 2011, at 11:03 AM, Jason Roysdon wrote: > > On 06/25/2011 07:49 AM, Jay Ashworth wrote: >> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Jussi Peltola" <pe...@pelzi.net> >> >>> On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 06:29:14PM -0400, Jay Ashworth wrote: >>>> This is gonna be fun, no? >>> >>> If your definition of fun is spending a year watching an old microwave >>> clock lose or gain a few minutes. >>> >>> I don't see how this has anything to do with syncing two generators. >>> The grid is in sync, and if the frequency of the grid changes (as it does >>> all the time) it will stay in sync. It has nothing to do with the >>> absolute frequency. >> >> Perhaps I read the piece incorrectly, but it certainly sounded to *me* like >> the part that was hard was not hitting 60.00, but *staying in sync with >> others*... >> >> Cheers, >> -- jra > > Generators all stay in sync. Generator owners have expensive devices > that sync the phase before the generator is connected to the grid. Once > a generator is connected to the gird, it will stay in sync - in fact > that is why they have the expensive devices to make sure that they are > in sync before they connect them, as if they are not, it will instantly > jump to being in sync, which may destroy the generator. > As a matter of fact, it may destroy the generator, the housing, the building, the damn, and more. An out-of-sync generator becomes a motor until it is in sync. lt can be a graphic and dramatic event.
Owen
