Boncuk
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Hi All,
living on the country side in Thailand is no fun considering electric supply. A thunderstorm some 20 miles away might cause mains to fail for several hours.
Building my new home an automatic switchover auxiliary generator is beyond my budget for now.
I decided to purchase a diesel driven generator supplying 5KW of power to take care of the most important items like refrigerators, water pumps, air condition and of course - PC (and last not least the TV to make my lovely stepdaughter happy).
Using a 4-pole double throw power switch I think switching from public mains to generator is the most economic solution for now.
Circuit explanation: As soon as mains fails somebody in the house will notice that and I'll throw the switch from "Normal" to "Emergency" - additionally start the diesel generator.
As soon as mains returns an alarm circuit will signal it to me, taking back the switch to "Normal" and switch off the diesel.
Is the schematic safe?
Regards
Boncuk
living on the country side in Thailand is no fun considering electric supply. A thunderstorm some 20 miles away might cause mains to fail for several hours.
Building my new home an automatic switchover auxiliary generator is beyond my budget for now.
I decided to purchase a diesel driven generator supplying 5KW of power to take care of the most important items like refrigerators, water pumps, air condition and of course - PC (and last not least the TV to make my lovely stepdaughter happy).
Using a 4-pole double throw power switch I think switching from public mains to generator is the most economic solution for now.
Circuit explanation: As soon as mains fails somebody in the house will notice that and I'll throw the switch from "Normal" to "Emergency" - additionally start the diesel generator.
As soon as mains returns an alarm circuit will signal it to me, taking back the switch to "Normal" and switch off the diesel.
Is the schematic safe?
Regards
Boncuk
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