Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Year 2020
Date 06-Nov
Volume 225
Issue 4,651
Page 642
Category Electrical
Part 1
Title Petrol Engine and Alternator Sets - How to make them work well and why they often don't
Author Jon Freeman
Notes Explains how to make petrol engines and electrical alternators work efficiently together. Engine and choice of alternators, manual, reactive and proactive control, inverter generator and power supply, powering dummy load, inverter generator installed in Brushless Brute, inverter generators as locomotive power plants, to engines driving alternators, alternators were not designed for this, Lucas ACR alternator, Honda GX35 specification, engine and alternator test rig