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Wonder what power company (and neighbors) think of rural 100hp single phase motors. There website seems to say rural is primary market for their 30-100hp motors.
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One of the principal investors is a manitoba rural electric co-op.
Yeah, I read some of their info. If I understand correctly a 100hp single phase motor will require approx 1/4 the usual starting inrush amps, but for 15 seconds or more. So basically a 25hp starting load that doesn’t just give a less than one second “flicker” to same line loads but a 15 second drop. Wondering what this would do to line integrity sensors and other folks on your line.
Not being an electrical engineer, I’m interested in pro’s opinions and where does this fit with say, vfd set ups rurally.
And the Manitoba Hydro subsidiary you were mentioning is Meridium Power. This is not a rural electric co-op, rather a Provincial Crown corp subsidiary. They were, if I understood correctly, wanting to sell the technology all across Canada after being one of the original beta testers. Not sure if that went anywhere; this was almost twenty years ago. Thus, my question, wondering what a power authority thinks of it now.
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They indicated that the motors would bring high HP to rural areas, eliminating diesel engine driven machinery.
Uhm...yeah.
irrigation pumps run 24/7 for months at a time, the consumption of diesel fuel is a real cost & logistic problem.
Who said anything about running a genset on electricity ?...
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