Generator Hunting
Generator Hunting
(OP)
Does anyone have leads where I could find information on hunting issues with natural gas generators? In the process of gathering price quotations, I had a generator rep tell me that he would not quote a natural gas generator over 150kW due to hunting problems. I am looking to educate myself on said subject. Web links, book recommendations, or personal knowledge would be very much appreciated.
Much Thanks,
EE_Pup
Much Thanks,
EE_Pup






RE: Generator Hunting
rmw
RE: Generator Hunting
RE: Generator Hunting
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One day my ship will come in.
But with my luck, I'll be at the airport!
RE: Generator Hunting
Our local university has a cogen system that is rated 1.5MW. They converted it to natural gas from oil they found that they could not keep the frequency constant with pure NG. They now run 10% diesel 90% NG and have no problems other than the reality of only 1MW now available.
That said, I still agree with rbulsara, ScottyUK, and rmw find another dealer.
RE: Generator Hunting
My follow up question is one of terminology - when we talk about the response of generators, isn't the type of generator important? What I mean is, is it a piston engine, turbine or something else?
On the question itself, I recently visited a site with multiple Caterpillar Diesels converted to natural gas able to run any from 1 to 10 of the 1MW units with no problems.