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Re: Induction generator VS standard generator.....
« Reply #30 on: March 30, 2008, 04:42:48 AM »
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Yep, for "non-scientists" that's the only option...

That's the nice thing about a little applying science or math to real world problems.  You can get a handle on a project's viability before spending the money or time to test it.  Does it guarantee you'll get it right the first time?  Hell no.  But it can reduce the chances of making a stupid mistake.

Ok, call me a dummy.
Hope your neck doesn't get stiff, walking around with your nose in the air as you 'look down' on us grease monkey - hands on types...... ;)
I don't get along too good with over-educated types. My buddy says 'educated beyond their intelligence'. 
Best to have fun with your armchair math and don't get your hands too greasy watching that lister waste fuel......
Let me guess, you probably have 6 old John Deere Tractors painted up in BETTER-THAN show room condition too!

Jus kiddin....
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Re: Induction generator VS standard generator.....
« Reply #31 on: March 30, 2008, 04:52:02 AM »
Best math is done with a slide rule.

You have to fudge the numbers and you need to understand the math because of built in error. Sadly we live in a world where people plug formulas into scientific calculators and the machine vomits 6 decimal places of nonsence that may not even be close to right and the button pusher can't tell the difference because he doesn't have to understatnd math anymore.

Thanks to Computers the only people any good at math anymore are Mathimaticians.

I can't use a slide rule or program a Laplace transform into my scinetific calculator so I am screwed.....
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Re: Induction generator VS standard generator.....
« Reply #32 on: March 30, 2008, 05:32:00 AM »
...Hope your neck doesn't get stiff, walking around with your nose in the air as you 'look down' on us grease monkey - hands on types.....


Just came in and washed the grease off my hands after turning out a little steel part on my old vertical mill.  I don't own anything in pristine condition.  And I've learned way more in my 25 years of hands-on engineering than I ever learned in school.

Sir,  In one of your first posts, you told me you'd  "been doing the math for years" regarding your cogen idea.  I asked for details.  You never provided them.  Now, I've concluded you are blowing smoke.

Good Bye. 





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Re: Induction generator VS standard generator.....
« Reply #33 on: March 30, 2008, 07:31:18 AM »

I can't use a slide rule or program a Laplace transform into my scinetific calculator so I am screwed.....

Was the laplace transform when they changed the law so that patrons could touch the strippers?   ;D
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Re: Induction generator VS standard generator.....
« Reply #34 on: March 30, 2008, 03:42:48 PM »
Best math is done with a slide rule.

I can't use a slide rule or program a Laplace transform into my scinetific calculator so I am screwed.....

Here's an on-line one, you need Javascript enabled.

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« Reply #35 on: March 31, 2008, 12:55:20 AM »

Whew......looks like (hope)  that did the trick.......  ::)
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Re: Induction generator VS standard generator.....
« Reply #36 on: March 31, 2008, 06:51:46 AM »
just a note,

there is a guy over on otherpower.com's forum
that has a huge 3phase ups he picked up
it has a 120vdc front end as well

he is talking of parting it out for copper!!

maybe you and he should talk?

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Re: Induction generator VS standard generator.....
« Reply #37 on: March 31, 2008, 07:22:12 AM »
Best math is done with a slide rule.

I can't use a slide rule or program a Laplace transform into my scinetific calculator so I am screwed.....

Here's an on-line one, you need Javascript enabled.

 http://www.taswegian.com/TwoHeaded/UniVirtual/UniVirtual.html 

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Re: Induction generator VS standard generator.....
« Reply #38 on: March 31, 2008, 04:33:20 PM »
Best math is done with a slide rule.

I can't use a slide rule or program a Laplace transform into my scinetific calculator so I am screwed.....

Here's an on-line one, you need Javascript enabled.

 http://www.taswegian.com/TwoHeaded/UniVirtual/UniVirtual.html 

Something changed by itself in my Internet Exploder and now I cannot view U-toob videos.  I get a message saying my javascript needs to be enabled. Stupid computerz!  >:(   How do I do this please?


Use Firefox - download from here   http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html  Chose your language  about 6MB and install it.

Then go to the Java site, download the latest (about 8MB package size) and install
   http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

The ancient Microsoft JVM bundled with Explorer, is NOT supported anymore, and that may have caused your trouble.   
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Re: Induction generator VS standard generator.....
« Reply #39 on: May 05, 2008, 09:36:46 AM »
Da Math In Hawaii.
$611.53 / 1644 KWH = .37197688564476885644768856447689 per kilowatt

Pretty High - Huh?

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Re: Induction generator VS standard generator.....
« Reply #40 on: May 06, 2008, 03:51:45 AM »
Which makes me wonder...

What the heck do electric utilities in Hawaii use for fuel?  Oil?  Coal? Nuclear? Pineapples?

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Re: Induction generator VS standard generator.....
« Reply #41 on: May 06, 2008, 02:14:21 PM »
Which makes me wonder...

What the heck do electric utilities in Hawaii use for fuel?  Oil?  Coal? Nuclear? Pineapples?

It is fuelled directly by the tourism industry.  I think they have a deal with the airlines.  They collect and burn all that lost luggage.   ;D
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« Reply #42 on: May 06, 2008, 07:50:19 PM »
Hawaii's electricity is produced from diesel.  Well, about 92% is.  Some liberals want to go to vegetable oil but we know a good thing when we pay for it.  Thank Gosh we decided not to burn our garbage to generate electricity.  Those states down wind of us are greatful too.

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Re: Induction generator VS standard generator.....
« Reply #43 on: May 06, 2008, 09:14:26 PM »
Noticed some really big wind farms up near Hawi when we were there last week Casey.  Any plans for expanding them?  I also noticed all the trees are permanently bent in one direction so it looks like a good place for a wind farm or a bald guy.  ;)
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Re: Induction generator VS standard generator.....
« Reply #44 on: May 07, 2008, 01:20:44 AM »
Hawaii's electricity is produced from diesel.  Well, about 92% is.  Some liberals want to go to vegetable oil but we know a good thing when we pay for it.  Thank Gosh we decided not to burn our garbage to generate electricity.  Those states down wind of us are greatful too.

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There are couple of new technologies on tyhe horizon that sue fluid bed and gasification technology to burn waste.
The trouble is WE need to learn not to buy disposable toxic things and we need to learn to seperate our waste streams better.

Coal is a dirty word but mix coal with clena biomass and you can reduce polution while burning a low grade fuel that would othersie not be cost effective.
in Canada we have a lot of peat but burning peat doesn't make money. mix Peat and thermal coal and you can reduce polution without significantly altering the basic coal fired plant.

There are solutions we just need the will to stop doing everything on the cheap
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