Hybrid Power Generation (Hygen) - from VoltAmpere Electronics Pty Ltd

Hygen Introduction

Hygen (Hybrid Generator) is an environment friendly, load-adaptive, variable-speed electricity generating and UPS system with energy storage, which can also convert electric power from other sources such as solar and wind. It integrates engine, alternator, power electronics and microprocessors into an intelligent power system that delivers reliable, high quality power at constant voltage and frequency suitable for all loads including modern electronic appliances and other sensitive equipment. It is programmed to optimize engine operation under all load conditions and it maintains its performance and high quality of supply even under the most abusive load conditions which conventional generators and UPS units cannot cope with without sustaining damage or compromise in performance or output quality.

Hygen does this far more economically than conventional gensets which operate at constant speed - with up to 70% fuel saving and 300% longer engine life in some applications. It can, however, be optimised for power or dynamic response, where these features are more important to a given user. It can also be used as a compact UPS with extended autonomy limited only by the quantity of fuel in the tank; there is no need for large rooms to accommodate storage batteries.

There is a fundamental difference between Hygen and other variable-speed systems. The diagrams show a standard variable system on the left and the Hygen system on the right.

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Hygen Technical Data

Alternate Current (AC) or Direct Current (DC)

PRIME POWER OPTIONS

* Stationary
* Mobile
* On-board (land and sea)
* Aircraft GPUs
* Equipment Shelters
* Hybrids with renewables

STAND-BY POWER OPTIONS

* Diesel-alternators With UPS
* Diesel-alternators Without UPS
* UPSs Without Diesel-alternators
* Line Sortering and Power Factor Correction
* Peak Shaving

Fielded Hygen systems include; 7 kVA, 13 kVA, 20 kVA, 25 kVA, 50 kVA, 100 kVA and 250 kVA.

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