Making a simple generator
Making a simple generator
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question???
i have a 1075rpm 240v 2hp electic motor. If I connect it's shaft to a 10hp gas engine. Will it product 240volts while the gas engine is spinning at 1075rpms??
i have a 1075rpm 240v 2hp electic motor. If I connect it's shaft to a 10hp gas engine. Will it product 240volts while the gas engine is spinning at 1075rpms??






RE: Making a simple generator
If the terminals are connected to a 240V line, then it can generate power back into the line as an induction generator. The engine would need to turn slighly above synchronous speed for that to happen.