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	<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Comment on generator related question? by oeman50</title>
		<link>http://www.dieselgeneratorhq.com/small-diesel-generator/generator-related-question/comment-page-1#comment-891</link>
		<dc:creator>oeman50</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If you have periods where your electrical load is very light, you could use the 200 kva generator because it should use less fuel at 200 kva than the 1000 kva generator running at less than 200 kva.  And, of course, you would have to power down the larger generator to get the fuel savings and bring it back on when the load goes back up.  

Use of the step up transformer would only make sense if the smaller generator were far away and you are just trying to minimize line losses, however, I expect that the losses due to the transformer efficiency will be larger than the savings you would get from the higher voltage, in any case you will not be able to get more than 200 kva.  

There are number of energy sources that will drive your generator, wind, water, alternative fuels, etc, but not knowing your location, I can't tell which one would be economical for you.  Why don't you ask a follow-up question on that topic?&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;power engineer</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><p>&#73;&#102; &#121;&#111;&#117; &#104;&#97;&#118;&#101; periods &#119;&#104;&#101;&#114;&#101; &#121;&#111;&#117;&#114; electrical load &#105;&#115; very light, &#121;&#111;&#117; &#99;&#111;&#117;&#108;&#100; &#117;&#115;&#101; &#116;&#104;&#101; 200 kva generator &#98;&#101;&#99;&#97;&#117;&#115;&#101; &#105;&#116; &#115;&#104;&#111;&#117;&#108;&#100; &#117;&#115;&#101; less fuel &#97;&#116; 200 kva &#116;&#104;&#97;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; 1000 kva generator running &#97;&#116; less &#116;&#104;&#97;&#110; 200 kva.  &#65;&#110;&#100;, &#111;&#102; course, &#121;&#111;&#117; &#119;&#111;&#117;&#108;&#100; &#104;&#97;&#118;&#101; &#116;&#111; power down &#116;&#104;&#101; &#108;&#97;&#114;&#103;&#101;&#114; generator &#116;&#111; &#103;&#101;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#101; fuel savings &#97;&#110;&#100; bring &#105;&#116; back &#111;&#110; &#119;&#104;&#101;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; load goes back up.  </p>
<p>&#85;&#115;&#101; &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; step up transformer &#119;&#111;&#117;&#108;&#100; &#111;&#110;&#108;&#121; &#109;&#97;&#107;&#101; sense &#105;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; smaller generator &#119;&#101;&#114;&#101; far away &#97;&#110;&#100; &#121;&#111;&#117; &#97;&#114;&#101; &#106;&#117;&#115;&#116; trying &#116;&#111; minimize line losses, &#104;&#111;&#119;&#101;&#118;&#101;&#114;, I expect &#116;&#104;&#97;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#101; losses due &#116;&#111; &#116;&#104;&#101; transformer efficiency &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; &#98;&#101; &#108;&#97;&#114;&#103;&#101;&#114; &#116;&#104;&#97;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; savings &#121;&#111;&#117; &#119;&#111;&#117;&#108;&#100; &#103;&#101;&#116; &#102;&#114;&#111;&#109; &#116;&#104;&#101; higher voltage, &#105;&#110; &#97;&#110;&#121; case &#121;&#111;&#117; &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; &#110;&#111;&#116; &#98;&#101; &#97;&#98;&#108;&#101; &#116;&#111; &#103;&#101;&#116; more &#116;&#104;&#97;&#110; 200 kva.  </p>
<p>&#84;&#104;&#101;&#114;&#101; &#97;&#114;&#101; number &#111;&#102; energy sources &#116;&#104;&#97;&#116; &#119;&#105;&#108;&#108; drive &#121;&#111;&#117;&#114; generator, wind, water, alternative fuels, etc, &#98;&#117;&#116; &#110;&#111;&#116; knowing &#121;&#111;&#117;&#114; location, I &#99;&#97;&#110;&#8217;t &#116;&#101;&#108;&#108; &#119;&#104;&#105;&#99;&#104; one &#119;&#111;&#117;&#108;&#100; &#98;&#101; economical &#102;&#111;&#114; &#121;&#111;&#117;.  &#87;&#104;&#121; don&#8217;t &#121;&#111;&#117; &#97;&#115;&#107; a follow-up &#113;&#117;&#101;&#115;&#116;&#105;&#111;&#110; &#111;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#97;&#116; topic?<br /><b>References : </b><br />power engineer</p>
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		<title>Comment on generator related question? by indian tiger தமிழன்</title>
		<link>http://www.dieselgeneratorhq.com/small-diesel-generator/generator-related-question/comment-page-1#comment-890</link>
		<dc:creator>indian tiger தமிழன்</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>u cant use 200kva instead of 1000kva.. eventhough u use stepup transfrmr, u couldnt meet the required load demand with that 200kva generator&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><p>u cant &#117;&#115;&#101; 200kva instead &#111;&#102; 1000kva.. eventhough u &#117;&#115;&#101; stepup transfrmr, u couldnt meet &#116;&#104;&#101; required load demand &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#116;&#104;&#97;&#116; 200kva generator<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>Comment on generator related question? by peterngoodwin</title>
		<link>http://www.dieselgeneratorhq.com/small-diesel-generator/generator-related-question/comment-page-1#comment-889</link>
		<dc:creator>peterngoodwin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wind power generator&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><p>Wind power generator<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>Comment on How many hours can I expect this generator to last? by Tony</title>
		<link>http://www.dieselgeneratorhq.com/portable-diesel-generator/how-many-hours-can-i-expect-this-generator-to-last/comment-page-1#comment-886</link>
		<dc:creator>Tony</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Just give it a lot of love and it'll last a real long time. haha And when it dies, get another. Don't worry about it.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><p>&#74;&#117;&#115;&#116; give &#105;&#116; a lot &#111;&#102; &#108;&#111;&#118;&#101; &#97;&#110;&#100; &#105;&#116;&#8217;ll last a real long time. haha &#65;&#110;&#100; &#119;&#104;&#101;&#110; &#105;&#116; dies, &#103;&#101;&#116; another. Don&#8217;t worry &#97;&#98;&#111;&#117;&#116; &#105;&#116;.<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>Comment on I have a Diesel fuel Generator 600KVA, I uesd it 10hrs a day. one litter of Diesel fuel is US $0.8? by oil field trash</title>
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		<dc:creator>oil field trash</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>All engines have a measure of the amount of fuel they use. It is based on horsepower hours. That is so much fuel per horsepower-hour. Get that information for your generator and you can figure out the fuel consumption.&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><p>&#65;&#108;&#108; engines &#104;&#97;&#118;&#101; a measure &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; amount &#111;&#102; fuel &#116;&#104;&#101;&#121; &#117;&#115;&#101;. &#73;&#116; &#105;&#115; based &#111;&#110; horsepower hours. &#84;&#104;&#97;&#116; &#105;&#115; &#115;&#111; much fuel per horsepower-hour. &#71;&#101;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#97;&#116; information &#102;&#111;&#114; &#121;&#111;&#117;&#114; generator &#97;&#110;&#100; &#121;&#111;&#117; &#99;&#97;&#110; figure out &#116;&#104;&#101; fuel consumption.<br /><b>References : </b></p>
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		<title>Comment on How many hours can I expect this generator to last? by roc/WLA</title>
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		<dc:creator>roc/WLA</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ok so you a caring owner of the kubota gen. well a bit of smoke is ok w/ 1k hrs and you dont say how many times you use it  ie you start it up  just to ck it or your actualiy putting a load on it  with power  being draw on the gen. ?? also its important that the oil your using is combatible with the weather and area your using it in trust this 40 w in the rockies aint gonna work and in winter you need a heater in the sump too keep oil warm&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;References : &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;life</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><p>ok &#115;&#111; &#121;&#111;&#117; a caring owner &#111;&#102; &#116;&#104;&#101; kubota gen. well a bit &#111;&#102; smoke &#105;&#115; ok w/ 1k hrs &#97;&#110;&#100; &#121;&#111;&#117; dont &#115;&#97;&#121; &#104;&#111;&#119; many times &#121;&#111;&#117; &#117;&#115;&#101; &#105;&#116;  ie &#121;&#111;&#117; &#115;&#116;&#97;&#114;&#116; &#105;&#116; up  &#106;&#117;&#115;&#116; &#116;&#111; ck &#105;&#116; &#111;&#114; &#121;&#111;&#117;&#114; actualiy putting a load &#111;&#110; &#105;&#116;  &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; power  being draw &#111;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; gen. ?? &#97;&#108;&#115;&#111; &#105;&#116;&#115; &#105;&#109;&#112;&#111;&#114;&#116;&#97;&#110;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#97;&#116; &#116;&#104;&#101; oil &#121;&#111;&#117;&#114; using &#105;&#115; combatible &#119;&#105;&#116;&#104; &#116;&#104;&#101; weather &#97;&#110;&#100; area &#121;&#111;&#117;&#114; using &#105;&#116; &#105;&#110; trust &#116;&#104;&#105;&#115; 40 w &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; rockies aint gonna work &#97;&#110;&#100; &#105;&#110; winter &#121;&#111;&#117; need a heater &#105;&#110; &#116;&#104;&#101; sump &#116;&#111;&#111; keep oil warm<br /><b>References : </b><br />life</p>
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