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Paul has a topic on Alternative Energy,
May I post a side-line to this?.
What are the requirements for connecting an
AC Generator to an installation, where you live, where it is not required to give No-Break continuity.
Your thoughts, please-

The main requirement is that the generator feeds through a proper transfer switch, switching all phases across, or by other suitable interlocked switches so that there is no possibility of connecting the generator directly to the utility line.

I don't have the specs at hand, but there are certain minimum contact spacing requirements for such switches. and they need to have a center "off" position.

Paul,
Seemingly, if there is a chance that this type of equipment can back-feed into the
Grid system, does it need to be synchronised with the same?.

No. The rules are based upon making sure that the generator can't back feed into the network, so there's no requirement for synchronization.