Manual - TC.P Quadro
Hardware options
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Q14 ReGen option
Function
ReGen systems are DC power supplies with energy regeneration to the
power system that are added to TopCon power supplies. They operate
in the quadrants
Q1 (supply)
Energy is drawn from the supplying power system.
Q4 (regeneration)
Energy is returned back to the supplying power system and not
converted into waste heat.
ReGen systems exploit the following advantages of the regeneration of
energy to the power system:
The power consumption is reduced.
In many cases the saving is considerable.
There are financial savings.
Improvement of environmental aspects.
The basic problem
As a rule power supplies based on primary switching cannot absorb any
generated or reactive power from the load side.