| It's been some time since I did power distribution theory, so could a
| guru answer this please?
|
| The
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wind generator plugs straight into a socket in
| your house. It apparently phase-locks with your house supply and then
| supplies your mains appliances with a proportion of the energy they
| consume. I am interested in knowing what governs the proportion of
| power an appliance consumes from each source. In other words how can
| the wind generator electrically muscle in over the (presumably
| colossal) capacity of the grid?
Raise the voltage until the level of current reaches the level intended
to be supplied, but not over the maximum current and not over the maximum
voltage. The wind generator would just look like a power factor of -1 to
the utility (meaning, current flows the other way).
Note that paralleling with the utility can be dangerous if not connected
with the right equipment. Also, connecting it at the wrong place in the
house can be dangerous, too. I hope these are accounted for.