Thanks everyone for the feedback so far.
Area is Southern CA desert. Barstow. Very hot and dry most of the time, untill the monsoon season.
Does anyone know of any documents or regulations talking specificly about frequent energizing of transformers and expected life?
Thanks everyone.
itsmoked-
Thats an interesting idea, it would reduce the mechanical stresses, however like david said the thermal loading from operation at day/off at night would still be quite a problem.
I am not sure I could bring them up from the LV side, we need the grid to start the system every morning...
Yes 900MW, my bad.
The site will have 1000-1500 total transfromers. Starting with hundreds of small ones going from 575vAC-5kvAC, all the way up to the large 500kvAC output units that take it to the grid.
I agree with your statment of "more reliable life", but what does that really mean? Will...
Hello,
I am working for a solar company, they plan on creating a 900mw solar field. There has been talk about turning off all the power distribution equipment at night to save money. (No-load current, magnetic flux, hysteresis and eddy current losses)
What are your thoughts on 30 years of...
