Convert 50hz to 60Hz
Convert 50hz to 60Hz
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I need to test a genset that is destined for the USA 60Hz market. I need to do a parallel and load acceptance test but I only have 50Hz here in the UK. I have tried to get hold of some diesel rental sets at 60Hz but the market seems to have swallowed them all up.
Does anyone know of a way to convert our 50Hz supply to 60Hz. The set under test is a 2MW gas set.
Does anyone know of a way to convert our 50Hz supply to 60Hz. The set under test is a 2MW gas set.






RE: Convert 50hz to 60Hz
http://www.50hz.com/Rotary/rotary.htm#50
I am not sure how easy the investment in f/converter will be justified.
RE: Convert 50hz to 60Hz
One suggestion would be to look for a 50Hz rental genset and have the supplier speed it up.
RE: Convert 50hz to 60Hz
Rotary frequency converter is too expensive. Only solution is 50/60 Hz machine. I'll keep looking. The issue is it must have appropriate performance for load sharing and block load acceptance. If we speed up a machine that is not properly calibrated for 1800 rpm we wont get a true test result.
However there are (I have discovered) rental sets that are designed to be switchable form 50 to 60 Hz.
RE: Convert 50hz to 60Hz
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RE: Convert 50hz to 60Hz
RE: Convert 50hz to 60Hz
If you are interested i will try and send you contact details
RE: Convert 50hz to 60Hz
RE: Convert 50hz to 60Hz
the website you need is
http://www.cegelec-products.co.uk/contact.htm
send your enquiry to the general info.uk email address, say you want details of their test facility and they will help you.
RE: Convert 50hz to 60Hz
The disadvatage of this method is that ALL of the power will now be 50 Hertz. This will at least allow you to get rid of some bugs while looking for a 2 MW load bank to do the 60 Hertz testing. Once you get the 2 MW load bank you would then return the governor and voltage regulator to 60 Hertz operation and do the final load acceptance test.
In other words, there is a way for you to do about 3/4 of your testing by running it as a 50 Hertz genset. I know it sounds queer but checking for oil leaks after a few hundred hours of operation can be done this way.
RE: Convert 50hz to 60Hz
Regards,
Serb