[Milsurplus] Hig frequency power

[J. Forster]

Mike Hanz wrote:

> Jack Antonio wrote:

> [snip]Happens when you lose an engine and can't feather the prop... :-)
>
> More seriously, the frequency of wartime AC generators was anything but
> constant, and the Navy aircraft had both 400~ and 800~ (nominal)
> generators that established the initial range. [snip]

It might have been a provision for future use with turbine engines or APUs.
That's just a guess.

>From a design point of view, it's pretty easy to make transformers work at
higher frequencies. You don't have to add iron, just make the laminations
thinner to reduce the eddy current losses. Fans will find their own operating
points.

FWIW,
-John