As part of a fusion project I’m working on, me and the Proton-Boron Gang have put up a Line Frequency Meter that shows the power grid frequency in Northern Illinois. It is representative of the grid frequency of the The Eastern Interconnection. We need some people to take a look at the page and let us know if you find any problems. You can leave a comment in the comment section here. Or use the contact form at the Proton-Boron site.
We are still in the testing phase and are trying to find out how visitors to the Line Frequency Meter site affect the display.
If you want to learn a little about how the power grid works you can check out How The Power Grid Works. And if you want to get social there is the Proton-Boron Facebook Page. We like likes.
We also have a twitter feed –> Twitter – Proton-Boron.
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7 responses to “Test Our Line Frequency Meter”
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60.000 HZ. We really are getting good at keep the grid synchronized.
Does this project make any use of HV / pulsed power type tech?
Looks good to me. Varied as 60 +/- 0.02 Hz.
MMM,
When the Power Reactor is up and running the output voltage will be on the order of 2 MV. If there is a DC line near by we will be using a switching converter to convert our power to the DC line voltage.
If only AC is around we will be using a HV inverter. I have price checked those and in low volumes they are $1 a watt.
Such a set up eliminates the steam plant so we should wind up with cost savings over a “conventional” plant – in volume.
$1/watt is pretty good. 2 MV at how much current?
Did you pick 2 MV purposely, or does your process just output lots of volts?
What will you be using for an insulation system? Pressurized SF6 or something else?
The process puts out 2MV. (there are details – but that is more or less correct).
2MV @ 50 Amps = 100 MW.
We don’t have a lot on the final design. The first step is to prove we can make net power. This is a high risk – high reward venture.
I should add that Eric got me started back in 2006 with this post:
Justin:
http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2006/11/long_shots_3.html
Eric:
http://www.classicalvalues.com/archives/2006/11/cause_for_optim.html