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I am looking at installing a recloser on diesel supplied distribution system.  Can this be harmful to the diesel gensets to be opening an dclosing the line quick succession.


RE: Reclosers

Off the top of my head, I would think you have to be careful about the load rejection and fast loading capabilities of the diesel genset.  If it is a new recloser you can program whatever time you want for the reclose.  This can then be coordinated with the genset limitations.
The genset will probably not have a problem with the load reject.  Hopefully the system was spec to handle a complete load rejection.  The real limitation is on how much load it can pickup rapidly.

RE: Reclosers

If the reclose happens on to a fault, it could cause pole slip and thus stress the generator shaft.

RE: Reclosers

Suggestion: It depends how the generator is loaded when the recloser call comes. Also, the genset control needs to be assessed for reclosing

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