Conventional generators require more mechanical input power when delivering electrical output power due to armature reaction, which increases the mechanical power requirement by an additional 1 MW. In contrast, ReGenX generators reverse armature reaction, requiring less mechanical input power on-load than when idling. Specifically, a conventional generator needs 2 mechanical Watts of input for every 1 Watt of electrical output, while a ReGenX generator only needs 0.4 mechanical Watts of input for every 1 Watt of electrical output.

1. 1 MW Conventional Generator and 1 MW ReGenX Generator Comparison
Effects of Reversing Generator Armature Reaction in Electric Power Generation
Conventional Generator Operation: A 1 MW conventional generator generally requires about ½ a MW (500,000 Watts) of mechanical input
power to idle on no-load. When delivering 1 MW of output power on-load, Generator Armature
Reaction always causes the mechanical input power requirement to increase by an additional 1 MW for a
combined total mechanical input power requirement of more than 1.5 MW (or closer to 2,000.000 Watts
of mechanical input power when system losses are accounted) to deliver 1,000,000 Watts of electrical
output power. 2 mechanical input Watts IN for every 1 electrical Watt OUT.
ReGenX Generator Operation: A 1 MW ReGenX Generator also requires ½ a MW to idle on no-load. When placed on-load the mechanical
input power required to be supplied to the ReGenX Generator is always less than what was required at idle
on no-load because the ReGenX Generator reverses Generator Armature Reaction (or closer to 400,000 Watts
of mechanical input power when system losses are accounted) to deliver 1,000,000 W of electrical output
power. 0.4 mechanical input Watts IN for every 1 electrical Watt OUT.
Generator
Type
No-Load
Mechanical
Drive Shaft
INPUT
Power
(Watts)
No-Load
System
Equilibrium
Speed
(RPM)
On-Load
Generator
OUTPUT
Power
(Watts)
On-Load
Mechanical
Drive Shaft
INPUT
Power
Increase
(Watts)
On-Load
System
Equilibrium
Speed
(RPM)
On-Load
Total Drive
Shaft
Mechanical
Input Power
Requirement
Conventional
Generator
0.5MW 3500 1MW 1MW 3500 >1.5MW
ReGenX
Generator
0.5MW 3500 1MW 0.00W 3500 <0.5MW