Line voltage north-eastern Australia?
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From: Michael A. Terrell on 31 Mar 2010 04:36 "Paul Hovnanian P.E." wrote: > > Joerg wrote: > > > > Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote: > > > Joerg wrote: > > >> Jim Thompson wrote: > > >>> On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:41:31 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> > > >>> wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> Gents, > > >>>> > > >>>> A product is going to be test marketed in Australia, northern half of > > >>>> the east coast. We know the line voltage there is 240V/50Hz but not > > >>>> which tolerances apply. The upper limit is important to us, and also > > >>>> whether it tends to exceed whatever the standard might say. Can someone > > >>>> elucidate? > > >>> I had a customer in Adelaide (more central), but I'll ask. > > >>> > > >> Thanks. From inland areas I've heard some horror stories. Huge surges, > > >> people having several PC power supplies on the shelf as spares, UPSes > > >> blowing up and all that. > > > > > > You'd have to verify this with engineers from AUS, but one of the > > > features of their rural primary distribution systems is single wire, > > > earth return. That doen't result in very good voltage regulation. > > > > > > > Ouch. That must be pretty uncomfortable for all those little critters > > living in the ground. > > Why do you think the kangaroos are always hopping? To stay away from Phil? -- Lead free solder is Belgium's version of 'Hold my beer and watch this!'
From: PeterD on 31 Mar 2010 08:51 On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:41:31 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >Gents, > >A product is going to be test marketed in Australia, northern half of >the east coast. We know the line voltage there is 240V/50Hz but not >which tolerances apply. The upper limit is important to us, and also >whether it tends to exceed whatever the standard might say. Can someone >elucidate? Can you give a city reference? I've quite a few friends there who may know.
From: Joerg on 31 Mar 2010 12:41 PeterD wrote: > On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:41:31 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> > wrote: > >> Gents, >> >> A product is going to be test marketed in Australia, northern half of >> the east coast. We know the line voltage there is 240V/50Hz but not >> which tolerances apply. The upper limit is important to us, and also >> whether it tends to exceed whatever the standard might say. Can someone >> elucidate? > > Can you give a city reference? I've quite a few friends there who may > know. It's actually the whole NE coastline in Queensland, from Brisbane all the way up north to Cooktown. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
From: Greg Neff on 31 Mar 2010 16:40 On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:41:31 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >Gents, > >A product is going to be test marketed in Australia, northern half of >the east coast. We know the line voltage there is 240V/50Hz but not >which tolerances apply. The upper limit is important to us, and also >whether it tends to exceed whatever the standard might say. Can someone >elucidate? For verification:: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r10/nsw/subpages/history/Australian-AC-Line-Voltages.pdf http://www2.energyaustralia.com.au/internet/pdfs/ENOS%20June%202009_published_.pdf http://www.ena.asn.au/udocs/ENA%20Customer%20Guide%20to%20Electricity%20Supply.pdf For validation, I'm not sure I would rely on anecdotal comments from NGs. If this is a significant concern, and it were me, I would talk to some linemen and/or electricians in the target area to get some data. ================================ Greg Neff VP Engineering *Microsym* Computers Inc. greg(a)guesswhichwordgoeshere.com
From: Joerg on 31 Mar 2010 17:06 Greg Neff wrote: > On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:41:31 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> > wrote: > >> Gents, >> >> A product is going to be test marketed in Australia, northern half of >> the east coast. We know the line voltage there is 240V/50Hz but not >> which tolerances apply. The upper limit is important to us, and also >> whether it tends to exceed whatever the standard might say. Can someone >> elucidate? > > For verification:: > > http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r10/nsw/subpages/history/Australian-AC-Line-Voltages.pdf > > http://www2.energyaustralia.com.au/internet/pdfs/ENOS%20June%202009_published_.pdf > > http://www.ena.asn.au/udocs/ENA%20Customer%20Guide%20to%20Electricity%20Supply.pdf > > For validation, I'm not sure I would rely on anecdotal comments from > NGs. If this is a significant concern, and it were me, I would talk > to some linemen and/or electricians in the target area to get some > data. > Actually, one guy on the Australian group corroborated the numbers in the links. 216V min and 264V max, scary. Queensland is supposedly better where it's served by Energex but even if you asked a lineman in Brisbane it might be all nice and dandy there while it's very different up north. However, I did ask my client to request info via their Australian people. BTW, the poster in the AU group measured the current voltage and got a reading of nearly 258V (!). -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
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