How to choose a backup source of power supply Bashny.Net

If the house lights went out, no problem. The trouble is, if the house will not appear as a backup power supply. In summer and winter in the country house can not do without the generator. Portable power station or a generator intended for a few hours, or even days, to feed your energopribor in the event of an accident on power lines.

Mini electrical power stations Elite company Briggs & Stratton is equipped with a tank of 30 liters of gasoline and ensure smooth operation for 12-13 h.



Choose a generator based on the goalsfor which it will be used:

• Go on a journey far from civilization — take a easy and inexpensive petrol unit.
• Use whimsical to quality of power equipment (e.g., computers or audio equipment) — stock up on gasoline generator inverter type.
• Suburban residents living permanently in villages and towns should have in the economy of devices of different types (petrol and diesel), because short-term blackouts happen in the winter often, and this attack, like freezing rain, can leave you without lights for a few days in a row. Powerful diesel generator, capable of running on one tank for a long time, will definitely not superfluous.
• If your home is connected to natural gas or you use cylinders of liquefied gas for cooking, there is another option auxiliary power — gas power plant.

First, the source of electricity. It can be single or three phase. Let's see what devices you will connect to the generator. If one of these devices has at least one three-phase, can not do without three-phase generator. If only single-phase devices, possible options: you can use single-phase and three-phase models. However, the correctly, without the so-called phase plug single-phase devices three-phase generator can only specialist.

Another important selection criterion is the service life. The diesel generators are several times more than petrol. The latter is more suitable if there is no light in the house an hour or two. If you know exactly what you will use the generator frequently or even constantly, choose a slow speed diesel generator with water cooling. These units are significantly more expensive than the others (100 thousand rubles), but is guaranteed to last for years in your home country.

The company Generac in addition to the traditional, gasoline (photo) and produces a gas model. Their main advantage is low noise.



Inverter generators Yamaha indispensable as a source of backup power for electronic equipment. At low load they allow to reduce fuel consumption.
 



 
Tip: Before the winter season check the willingness of the generators to work. The easiest example: if you used a diesel generator during the summer, remember that for operation in the cold need winter diesel fuel, or the unit just won't start. published

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