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Cable sizes and current carrying capacity will depend on your expansion plans, that you have two conduits is very helpful.
allan
It seems like the better way to do it is to transport the power any distance as AC, then rectify at your control area.
3 phase AC takes 3 conductors. DC takes 2. Plus you cannot combine the AC from turbines on a common cable run. You can combine DC sources on the same cable run.
There are some specifics but that is the nutshell version.
Tom
separate conductors Otherwise one turbine would look like a more or less short to the other. The rectifier block this from happening with the DC. As long as you observe polarity DC sources [rectified turbine outputs] can share the same cables. The cable needs to be heavy enough to handle the combined current with an acceptable voltage drop, of course. This is where higher voltage shines. Less current for a given power so less loss in the cables.Hope that helps.Tom
This is where higher voltage shines. Less current for a given power so less loss in the cables.
Hope that helps.
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