diesl gen for electric mcc
diesl gen for electric mcc
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can a diesl gen runa without a load without doing any damage ?
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RE: diesl gen for electric mcc
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RE: diesl gen for electric mcc
RE: diesl gen for electric mcc
The wet stacking may lead to fires with the possibility of burning lube oil being blown out of the exhaust.
If this is for testing of a standby generator, you should try to run under load. You may be able to do a very fast transfer and run you facility from the generator for a test. This involves synchronizing with the grid and then opening the grid connection and closing the generator connection within a cycle or two. Service is maintained, most equipment will ride through a missing cycle or two. It avoids issues with the utility as the generator is never in parallel with the grid. It also makes for a nice transition back to the grid after an outage.
Bill
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"Why not the best?"
Jimmy Carter
RE: diesl gen for electric mcc
"...engineering is the art of doing for 10 shillings what any fool can do for a pound". Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellesley
RE: diesl gen for electric mcc
When I say "Frown" this may include the full weight of the utility's legal department and may include disconnection of your service with little or no notice. David Beach may have some comments from the utility's perspective.
Better to use a very fast open transfer and let the generator take the full load.
Better for the engine is good but life is hard for a standby set. The engine may have to be started cold, accelerated at full throttle and then hit with a transient overload, followed by full design load, all in 8 seconds or less. Life is hard.
Bill
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"Why not the best?"
Jimmy Carter
RE: diesl gen for electric mcc