Electric Generators: Understanding Your Power Needs
In order to choose the right emergency power source and to size it properly, you need to understand something about the power requirements of the devices you plan to operate.
The basic unit of power measurement is the watt, and with an emergency power source there are two wattage ratings that are important: steady-state wattage and surge wattage. A normal 60-watt incandescent light bulb requires, as you would expect, 60 watts, and it requires that wattage both when you turn it on and while it is running. A ceiling fan motor, on the other hand, might require 150 watts to get it started and 75 watts while it is running. That extra wattage to start the motor is called the surge wattage and is typical of anything that contains an electric motor.
Here are the usual wattages of some of the devices found in a typical household:
Device Typical wattage Surge Wattage
Light bulb 60 watts 60 watts surge
Fan 75 watts 150 watts surge
Small black/white television 100 watts 150 watts surge
Color television 300 watts 400 watts surge
Home computer and monitor 400 watts 600 watts surge
Electric blanket 400 watts 400 watts surge
Microwave oven 750 watts 1,000 watts surge
Furnace fan 750 watts 1,500 watts surge
Refrigerator 1,200 watts 2,400 watts surge
Well pump 2,400 watts 3,600 watts surge
Electric water heater 4,500 watts 4,500 watts surge
Whole-house A/C or heat pump 15,000 watts 30,000 watts surge
One thing you can see from this chart is that the heat pump or air conditioner for an entire house has a huge appetite for power. If your house has a heat pump and you want to be able to keep the house warm during a power failure in the winter, then you will either need to purchase a very large generator (which costs a whole lot) or you will need a backup heat source, such as wood or propane.
One other thing to note is that if you plan to operate sensitive equipment like TVs and computers from an emergency power supply, you will want to have in place excellent surge protection equipment and, in the case of a computer, an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). When a large device like a refrigerator turns on, there is no way that a small generator will be able to keep power stable during the surge. A UPS will prevent your computer from crashing during the blip.
To calculate your power needs, you need to add up the normal and surge wattage figures for all of the devices you want to operate simultaneously. Here are two examples:
1. If you plan to operate a small TV and two 60-watt light bulbs, then you need an emergency power supply that has a capacity of at least 220 watts and a surge capacity of 270 watts. Rounding up, that's 250 watts continuous and 300 watts surge.
2. If you plan to operate your refrigerator, a color TV and a microwave simultaneously, you need 2,250 watts continuous and 3,800 watts surge in the worst case (if all three happen to turn on at exactly the same moment). If you are willing to manage your power a bit and make sure they do not all turn on at once, then your surge power requirement is only 2,400 watts.
If you are willing to operate only one of these devices at a time, then, because your refrigerator is the largest power user, you need to size your emergency power system so it is large enough to handle the refrigerator.
The point made in the second example about staggering your power consumption is important. If you are willing to stagger your usage -- for example, running the refrigerator for an hour and then running the well pump, but never operating them together -- you can get by with a smaller generator.
Here is an example of a electric generator you can find at XG Power.
This one is a 6700-watt Electric Generator 110 / 240 volt with electric start
Our generator packs plenty of power to run heavy-load equipment like heaters or air compressors. Auto decompression ensures easy starting.
Dependable, maintenance-free ignition and brushless alternator. Large, super-quiet muffler. Black, tubular steel frame and easy-to-read fuel gauge. This super-fuel-efficient generator gets up to 11 hours of continuous operation on a tank of gas.
Generator Specifications:
* Type : Brushless AVR - Single Phase
* AC Frequency : 60 HZ
* Maximum AC Output : 6700 Watts
* Rated AC Output : 6000 Watts
* Rated / Maximum AC Current : 50.0 / 55.0 Amps @ 120 Volts
* Driving Method : Direct
* Two 110 volt and two 220 volt outlets
Engine specifications:
* Type : 4-Stroke, OHV, Air Cooled
* Rated Horsepower : 12HP @ 3,600 rpm
* Bore x Stroke : 66mm x 50mm
* Displacement : 357cc / 12HP
* Cooling : Forced Air
* Lubrication : Wet Sump
* Oil Capacity : 0.63 qt
* Starting Method : Recoil
* Ignition System : Transistor Controlled
* Fuel Tank Capacity : 5.5 gal (20.8 Litres)
* Recommended Fuel : Unleaded Regular
* Continuous Operating Hours : 11.3
* Dry Weight : 185 lb (84kgs)
* Noise Level
@ 25 ft : 73.5 dBA
* Package size: 27 in.L x 21 in.W x 22.5 in.H
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Visit us at http://www.xgpower.com or call 908-534-2117.
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