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  1. Scoobyshep

    Generator harmonics

    Its because they are not ment to be used to power a house. The neutral is bonded to the chassis to provide a ground reference. Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk
  2. Scoobyshep

    Generator harmonics

    As long as it is rated for the current it should be fine.
  3. Scoobyshep

    Generator harmonics

    Circuit breaker 101 they typically go off from 1 of 2 things thermal (overload) or magnetic (short circuit) alot of times they will be rferred to thermalmag breakers, (there are variations but not going too indepth in that) . The textbook definition of grounding is Providing a low impedance...
  4. Scoobyshep

    Generator harmonics

    As long as the reactor is rated for the voltage and amperage it should be fine. Did you look at the field diodes? Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
  5. Scoobyshep

    Generator harmonics

    Hard to tell online. Alot of people make very bad mistakes with grounding and bonding (master electrician turned engineer here). You will need a 1 to 1 transformer to filter. Its size is determined by the output current. To prove the concept you can use a smaller transformer to test (in a pinch...
  6. Scoobyshep

    Generator harmonics

    It depends if there is a switching action on your neutral if you're switching the hots only then do not bond the generator if you are switching the neutral as well then you need to bond the generator. If you are running with a bond in the system can be at your panel if you're not switching the...
  7. Scoobyshep

    Generator harmonics

    Floating neutrals only work if you are using phase to phase loads. Without the bond you get weird voltages. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
  8. Scoobyshep

    Generator harmonics

    Make sure you have a healthy neutral to ground bond for starters. I've never seen it done with a generator but with motors and drives we used to use a line reactor to filter out weird harmonics. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
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