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Wayne,
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I have a 9 kW, 460 volt, 3-phase powered by a 1.5L 1980 VW Rabbit diesel and a 12 kW, 460 volt, 3-phase powered by a new Changfa 1115.  I have a spare VW engine available to drop in but it requires taking out of the car first.  It will be quite an upgrade since it is a newer 1992 engine of 1.6L with a turbo which has low miles since a rebuild.  That should get me into 12-15 kW on tap after the swap.

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Are you driving induction motor as generator?

No.  I have actual 3-phase synchronous alternators.  The one on the changfa is a STC-24kW/30kVA 12 wire, with an AVR board bought new from our friend Tom Osborne.  Induction motors are fine to power a string of incandescent street lights in an African village self excited or to push power into the grid but are not good for a general purpose replacement for Mr. Utility.  Voltage regulation is terrible and they won't run inductive loads like motors.