Aryan165
Plastic
- Joined
- Apr 24, 2017
- Location
- United Kingdom
Hi all,
I've been wondering if it's possible to drive a 3-phase generator with a suitably sized single phase motor, to provide 3-phase for a shop? I'm thinking a ''motor-generator'' set up, but to get 3 phase from single phase. I remember reading the Monarch 10EE had a motor generator, where a 3 phase motor turned a DC generator that powered the DC spindle motor.
Is it possible to buy 3-phase generators on their own, without them attached to an engine, and spin them at rated speed? I realize this would be complicated with a single phase motor, and possibly require mechanical transmission to spin the generator at correct speed to have standard line frequency out of the generator, but say you could do that. Is this done anywhere commercially? Has anyone done such a thing? I'm thinking if you have a powerful enough single phase motor, and you could spin the generator at the right speed, you'd have a much quieter 3 phase generator that you could keep inside the shop, and power moderate loads with it (say 3 hp motors?)
I've been wondering if it's possible to drive a 3-phase generator with a suitably sized single phase motor, to provide 3-phase for a shop? I'm thinking a ''motor-generator'' set up, but to get 3 phase from single phase. I remember reading the Monarch 10EE had a motor generator, where a 3 phase motor turned a DC generator that powered the DC spindle motor.
Is it possible to buy 3-phase generators on their own, without them attached to an engine, and spin them at rated speed? I realize this would be complicated with a single phase motor, and possibly require mechanical transmission to spin the generator at correct speed to have standard line frequency out of the generator, but say you could do that. Is this done anywhere commercially? Has anyone done such a thing? I'm thinking if you have a powerful enough single phase motor, and you could spin the generator at the right speed, you'd have a much quieter 3 phase generator that you could keep inside the shop, and power moderate loads with it (say 3 hp motors?)