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    Abnormal PSC Motor Current Draw?

    We use 3/4 horsepower PSC motors operating at 120VAC. Normal current draw is 8 amps. Locked rotor current is 13 amps. We have a circuit that monitors the motor current and shuts off AC power if it exceeds 12 amps for a fraction of a second. The PSC capacitor is 90uF. With an average...
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    Reading material re grounding transformer for solar project?

    Thanks for the feedback, guys. In the end the solar contractor did interpose a 3 phase 45kVA Hammond isolation transformer containing a grounded wye secondary that faces the utility. I think there was also a reactor connected to the isolation transformer. These additional measures satisfied...
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    Reading material re grounding transformer for solar project?

    My church constructed one of the last PV solar projects in Indiana to receive net metering certification before the legislative door closed on December 31st, 2017. As the lone, gray-haired circuit board designer in this technology-averse congregation, I got tapped to work with the church's...

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