Electric generators

The long-awaited hours without light, waiting for the opportunity to charge a gadget - this is familiar to us. But this horror ends at the very moment when a person becomes energy independent. There are several ways to do this, and one of them is to purchase a generator. An electric generator is a magic word during the lockdown. Every generator owner remembers how many times he helped him out in moments of power outage. And the boiler did not turn off and the lighting is present and the cash register in the store is working. And all this at a time when darkness spreads across the block or even the district.

So what is an electric generator?

This is an operational source of alternative energy. It is operational because it starts and works. Probably the biggest drawback of this means of energy production is the noise, which is tolerable, but there is nothing you can do about atmospheric emissions. Therefore, the generator will not be suitable for apartment dwellers, but it will be useful for owners of private houses and businesses. After all, it must be installed in open areas where there is a possibility of gas discharge. Which is impossible to do in an apartment.

So, we've figured out the use of electric generators. Let's look at what they are.

The vast majority of household and industrial electric generators run on two types of fuel - gasoline and diesel. The first type of fuel is more common and generators that require it are cheaper. Diesel generators are more expensive, but more cost-effective. They also have different starting methods - manual and automatic. If everything is clear with the first, then automatic start opens up some possibilities for the user. For example, it can be started remotely. From a button, relay and even a mobile application. Or connect to a hybrid inverter and start programmatically, according to a schedule, or the capacity of emergency batteries.

You should also know that not every generator is suitable for powering your devices. For example: to power most heating boilers, a clean, sine wave signal is needed, but not every generator can provide it. Inverter generators cope better with this task.

Electric generators exist as single-phase - for household use, and three-phase - for industrial use. Their power varies from hundreds of watts to several tens of kilowatts.