If I had one generator for the entire USA

8 comments

Rate

Anonymous Poster	If I had one generator for the entire USA 07/22/2008 4:56 PM
	If I had one generator for the entire USA how many KW would it need to deliver?
	Reply

Interested in this topic? By joining CR4 you can "subscribe" to
this discussion and receive notification when new comments are added.

Dragonsfarm Guru Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: The Nevernever as much as possible, Earth when I have no choice. Posts: 665 Good Answers: 11	#1 Re: If I had one generator for the entire USA 07/22/2008 11:53 PM
	Dear Guest, At least one reckoning states the the total output would need to be in the TERRA (trillion) WATT range. Regards Dragon __________________ Ignorance is the beginning of knowledge. Heresy is the beginning of wisdom. The ignorant heretic is the wisest of all.
	Reply

Dragonsfarm Guru Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: The Nevernever as much as possible, Earth when I have no choice. Posts: 665 Good Answers: 11	#6 In reply to #1 Re: If I had one generator for the entire USA 07/23/2008 3:52 PM
	I apologize, my calculations were for the entire planet not just for the United States. Accordingly a rough estimate would be between 80,000 and 90,000 5 MW generators if the AWEA estimate is correct. Regards Dragon __________________ Ignorance is the beginning of knowledge. Heresy is the beginning of wisdom. The ignorant heretic is the wisest of all.
	Reply

bwire Guru Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upper Mid-west USA Posts: 7498 Good Answers: 97	#2 Re: If I had one generator for the entire USA 07/23/2008 4:03 AM
	All you could produce cause we don't want to conserve __________________ If death came with a warning there would be a whole lot less of it.
	Reply

Sparkstation Guru Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Christchurch, (The Garden City), South Island, New Zealand Posts: 4395 Good Answers: 230	#3 Re: If I had one generator for the entire USA 07/23/2008 6:48 AM
	Hello Guest, The entire USA includes Alaska and Hawaii. You should realise it is impractical to run cables from the 48 states to either of the above. The other principle to remember is the very old one, of eggs and a basket. If your giant single Alternator failed, how are you going to get a replacement made, within at least 2 years. As far as motive power for your single alternator goes, the logistics of bringing fuel to a single central point is impractical. Likewise the radiating out of the Distribution network from a single point, is also impractical. Just my thoughts. Kind Regards.... __________________ "The number of inventions increases faster than the need for them at the time" - SparkY
	Reply

Anonymous Poster	#4 In reply to #3 Re: If I had one generator for the entire USA 07/23/2008 10:03 AM
	I guess I asked the wrong question. How many 5 MW generators would be needed to power the entire USA?
	Reply

bwire Guru Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upper Mid-west USA Posts: 7498 Good Answers: 97	#5 In reply to #4 Re: If I had one generator for the entire USA 07/23/2008 3:00 PM
	1 MW is enough to power 270 - 300 homes according to AWEA...Hope this helps __________________ If death came with a warning there would be a whole lot less of it.
	Reply

Just an Engineer Guru Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 2181 Good Answers: 255	#7 Re: If I had one generator for the entire USA 07/23/2008 5:47 PM
	U want buy 80,000 generators? Cntakt our Asia plant for reel good price. We supply heaps. Work reel good. Othere factories help. U want DC? We supply plenty spares so all never stop. Sorry all but couldn't help jumping in before those enthusiastic sales guys from Asia jump into the thread. __________________ Just an Engineer from the land down under.
	Reply Off Topic (Score 5)

Dragonsfarm Guru Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: The Nevernever as much as possible, Earth when I have no choice. Posts: 665 Good Answers: 11	#8 In reply to #7 Re: If I had one generator for the entire USA 07/23/2008 10:16 PM
	Just An Engineer, ROTFLMAO!!! Dragon __________________ Ignorance is the beginning of knowledge. Heresy is the beginning of wisdom. The ignorant heretic is the wisest of all.
	Reply Off Topic (Score 5)

Copy to Clipboard

Anonymous Poster (1); bwire (2); Dragonsfarm (3); Just an Engineer (1); Sparkstation (1)

	Got Something to Say?
	Ask a Question Start a Discussion

	Aerospace
	BioMech & BioMed
	Chemical & Material Science
	Civil Engineering
	Communications & Electronics
	Education and Engineering Careers
	Electrical Engineering
	General Discussion
	Instrumentation
	Manufacturing
	Mechanical Engineering
	New Technologies & Research
	Software & Programming
	Sustainable Engineering
	Transportation

	Site Directories
	Forum Directory Blog Directory User Group Directory RSS Feeds CR4 Rules of Conduct CR4 FAQ Site Glossary Who's Online (68 right now) Show Members