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    High voltage (11 kV) alternators have several advantages over low voltage (415 V) alternators: they have lower current carrying requirements, provide cleaner power through step-down transformers, have less voltage drop over long distances, and allow for easier motor starting. While high voltage alternators have a higher initial cost, the cost of low voltage power cables and additional equipment needed for synchronization often outweighs the savings of low voltage generators sets.

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    High voltage (11 kV) alternators have several advantages over low voltage (415 V) alternators: they have lower current carrying requirements, provide cleaner power through step-down transformers, have less voltage drop over long distances, and allow for easier motor starting. While high voltage alternators have a higher initial cost, the cost of low voltage power cables and additional equipment needed for synchronization often outweighs the savings of low voltage generators sets.

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    High voltage (11 kV) alternators have several advantages over low voltage (415 V) alternators: they have lower current carrying requirements, provide cleaner power through step-down transformers, have less voltage drop over long distances, and allow for easier motor starting. While high voltage alternators have a higher initial cost, the cost of low voltage power cables and additional equipment needed for synchronization often outweighs the savings of low voltage generators sets.

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    LT Vs HT

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    High voltage (11 kV) alternators have several advantages over low voltage (415 V) alternators: they have lower current carrying requirements, provide cleaner power through step-down transformers, have less voltage drop over long distances, and allow for easier motor starting. While high voltage alternators have a higher initial cost, the cost of low voltage power cables and additional equipment needed for synchronization often outweighs the savings of low voltage generators sets.

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    Advantages of 11 kV alternators over LT (415 V) Alternators

    1. Low current carrying capacity when compared with LT alternators, which


    means easy to handle in case of long distances from generator to source of
    usage.
    2. Clean power as the HT is stepped downed to 415 thru transformer, which
    avoids voltage drops.
    3. In LT after a particular distance the voltage drop would be as high as 3%
    depending on the distance. Conductor size has to be increased to overcome the
    voltage drop, which means increase in cost.
    4. Engine being a reciprocating machine, alternator being a rotating machine and
    Transformer being a static machine the life of the transformer is higher
    compared to alternator and engine.
    5. Motor starting capability is better with HT machine as the voltage drop is
    minimized.
    6. The HT transformer can be charged directly in case of utility failures.
    7. HT DG set gives a centralized power flow handling system. Easy for
    operations.
    8. Centralized Power System helps in reducing the redundancy requirement.
    9. KA capacity for LT Power System is Huge and hence its s always advisable to
    go with HT system in that scenario.

    Disadvantage.
    Cost of HT alternator compared to LT alternators, however the cost of LT power
    cables would offset the savings made by installing LT DG sets. And also if multiple
    LT DG sets are synchronized on a common bus the availability of 75/100 kA breakers
    and the cost of breaker and copper bus bars would increase the cost more than the
    investment on HT installation.

    Conslusion.
    The cost of LT power cables would offset the savings made by installing LT DG sets.
    And also if multiple LT DG sets are synchronized on a common bus the availability
    of 75/100 kA breakers and the cost of breaker and copper bus bars would increase the
    cost more than the investment on HT installation.

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