Re: [RE-wrenches] Apparent power

2012-02-06 Thread Darryl Thayer
The first thought that comes to mind is recative power is not real power, and is normally solved with pavsive devices like capacitor banks.  There are things like switchable capacator banks that canvary the reactive power by having diffreent amount of capacators to the line.    So although I th

Re: [RE-wrenches] Apparent power

2012-02-06 Thread Ray Walters
Hi Chris; Marco Manglesdorf (on this list) is the man to talk to about that. He is based in the Hawaiian islands; I only had the good fortune to work for him for a few projects. Ray Walters On 2/6/2012 5:30 PM, Comet Systems wrote: Ray, The idea that the utility in an island is seeing an a

Re: [RE-wrenches] Apparent power

2012-02-06 Thread Comet Systems
Ray, The idea that the utility in an island is seeing an advantage to having PV on the grid is a huge concept for me. As I am based in a small island with a utility that is scared of solar pv installations, this concept is tremendous ammunition for me. I am also fascinated by the idea of PV insta