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Hi Warren,
Most motors/generators are functioning like a reversible process. When the shaft turns slower than the line frequency they convert electrical power to mechanical power and thus are called motors. When the shaft turns faster than the line frequency they convert mechanical power to electrical power and thus are called generators.
Motor versus generator: https://circuitglobe.com/difference-between-motor-and-generator.html https://circuitglobe.com/difference-between-motor-and-generator.html
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-differences-and-similarities-between-electric-motor-and-a-generator-1 https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-differences-and-similarities-between-electric-motor-and-a-generator-1
Regards
Ole
---In [email protected], <schoonersolsticemoon@...> wrote :
Thanks Doug I thought that three phase motors can be driven by the shaft and become generators but have never knowingly done that. I can't seem to tell a motor from a generator by looking at them when it comes to ac.
I have both ac motors and generators, yet don't understand the subtle differences if any.
Cheers Warren
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On Mon, Feb 12, 2018 at 2:15 AM, konehead@... [EVGRAY]
<[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Warren
There is something called a "Lineator" that is electronic box you can buy that converts single phase power to three phase, and does it through filtering and who knows what else....I just came across this as I was copying all the files in files section and Chad Underwood (AKA Joe Low Watt) had a link for these in his folder and they seem like they would be just the thing your friend with machine shop needs...
Other than that, have him try converting some of his motors to rotovertor, use heavy UF run caps so they have some good shaft power. Maybe as they were, they did not need all that shaft power from 3ph being fed to them and they were being overpowered I don't know....
I will send the two PDFs I have about the lineator after this email, through sending emails with attachments to EVGRAY....there is a performance report too, it seems to work fine...
ciaoKone