What is a voltage regulator

written by: Sarah Michaels; article published: year 2009, month 10;

In: Root » Home and family » Personal life

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If you are searching for diesel generators in Florida or other parts of the Gulf Coast region preparing for hurricane season, you might see that many generators advertise something like a voltage regulator. This might leave you confused and wondering exactly what this means.

A voltage regulator is designed to keep electrical power flowing on a continuous level. It acts as a safeguard against the surges that are commonplace with electrical power, especially coming from something like a 20 kw diesel generator. It performs this task by providing closed loop control of the alternator output voltage through regulation of the exciter field current.

Many leading companies use the R448 voltage regulator produced by Leroy Somer in their generators. This model offers voltage regulation at plus or minus 0.5%, plus a response time of one second for normal variations or three-tenths of a second for a rapid response. Once the power reaches the load impact, the system will also drop the voltage being carried by 15% and the active load by 25% until the rotation speed of the generator reaches its rated value.

Whether you are looking for a 60 kw John Deere generator or something smaller, General Power Limited has the equipment you need to keep the power running. It's important to have backup power at any time, but especially during hurricane and storm season. You owe it to yourself and your family to have your emergency power needs taken care of as soon as possible.

If you are in the Miami area and need power, check out our range of generators from leading companies at http://www.dieselgeneratorsmiami.com. We stock a wide variety of emergency generators for uses ranging from personal backup to emergency power generator for commercial and industrial uses. No matter what your personal emergency power needs are, we can assist you.

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