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Electrical Commissioning at Race Rocks May 2006
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| Turning on the power. The diesel generators are hooked into the charger for the battery banks. | The central control unit. As of May 2, the batteries were being charged by the diesel generators. | Wiring up the hybrid propane backup units. |
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| Technician from Xantrex connecting the propane generators to the system | Three propane generators will provide power-leveling backup if needed. | One of the CMM 500 generator units. |
| When the complete integrated electrical unit is fully operational, the Xantrex conditioning unit will allow input from the following generating sources as needed.
1. Tidal current turbine |
 The combination of the different inputting sources of generation will enable a constant high level of charge in the storage battery bank. Click on this graph to see the amount of time that the tidal generator will be producing electricity in a typical day. The other sources will be used to maintain a high level of charge of the batteries only if and when it is needed. For more information on the tidal current velocities of Race Rocks go to this file. |
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Link to the Tidal Current Power Project Index Launch of the Project at Pearson College, |