Diesel Power Generator

There is always risk - you have to ascertain the amount of risk, minimise it, and see whether it's acceptable when compared with the alteratives/benefits and cost.

It depends.

Maintenance is one key to diesel generator set reliability

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Emergency Diesel Generator Power System Reliability

Only if a reliable source of fuel can be made available!

What does the project engineer suggest to use? Hopefully that's not you! You should asking him/ her and not an anonymous forum, we're not the one being paid for the job

The key to reliability is redundancy...and I might add, a qualified staff....

I respond to ANONS once every 6 months, I'll get back to you

Nothing in this world is "...reliable without any risk..., except preplanning your funeral arrangements.

DGS are as reliable as the next power source... I use large 1Mva sets in the desert and providing they are maintained properly, then you will have no problems with them.

I suggest you have more than one DGS, as when one is off for maintenance, the other can carry part of the load. You also have to have someone that is Gen Set savvie, so you don't load the set to much.

FYI.... I have installations that ONLY run on DGS, as we have no highline power and these units have been running for several years

Dear friend,

Since it is a project stage, lot of welding will be involved and pl. ensure no over-load comes on the DG SET. Proper Sizing and Capacity of DG set is one of the Important point.

Pl. ensure load is close to Balanced Load.in all the 3 phases.

Ensure engine maintanance is carried out at correct interval such as changing of oil filters, fuel filter etc.

Use SOLAR powered energy efficient LED LIGHTS during nights which can be used even after commissioning the Sub-Station. Perhaps cost may be high but in the long run - it will prove to be most economical.

DHAYANANDHAN.S

Really? We ALL got it wrong?

Enlighten us please.... this should be interesting!

you said..

"Nope, you got it all wrong."

as your post was not address to or in reply to anyone, I assume you were directing your comment to everyone.

If you were addressing your comment to someone, then you either click the reply button on that persons comment or mention that person in your comment that... and in keeping with the forum, and manners mean everything, that 'in your humble opinion' they are wrong. Then you explain why...

As you did neither and still haven't come up with a a valid reason for your comment, one can only assume you directed your comment at everyone.

So who said something that was incorrect in your opinion, and what would be in your humble opinion the correct reply?

Is it not the OP I am directing to?

It would seem you are NOT replying to the OP... did you click 'reply' nope! opps how silly of you!
300 plus posts under your belt and you still can't work this forum proper!!

You could be my personal speaker if that's the case.

Perhaps you could do comments for me too?

No you wouldn't want me, I'm to expensive and far to clever for you.. Good try, but no cigar for you today!

What can I say...

GA from me!!

I don't know with you Lyn.

"Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience."

― George Carlin

It may be time for admin to step in and block him or boot him out, either way he hasn't brought anything constructive to the forum. You said it best, " he's a troll"

This thread is finished.

We're not adding anything either any more.

Cheers.

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Back up the power generator with a power generator if you will, this reduces the risk.

I guess for 415 Volts you need to define the Amperes as well to make sure you can run everything.

See you later!

Harmonics don't happen just because your using a DGS. Anything that rotates an alternator at constant speed provides clean power. Dirty power comes from having harmonic issues in the load. The best example of that would be using a SCR system to drive a DC motor.

Regular hotel loads would be fine as long as the phases are loaded correctly.

The biggest risk after everything is working correctly will be un-clean fuel and no back-up.

"... Anything that rotates an alternator at constant speed provides clean power..." is a common misconception, even an unloaded alternator can produce a distorted waveform, as can one that is supplying only a purely resistive load.

Then there's the natural mechanical distortion/harmonics caused by the cyclical pulsations of the firing of of a reciprocal engine, or a phenomenum known as Subsynchronous Resonance/Torsional Interaction on some turbine driven alternators.

Granted that nonlinear electronic devices contribute the greatest percentage of distortion, but keep in mind that any electrical device that has iron in it is inherently nonlinear due to hysteresis, especially when it is operating near or above its design rating.

"Regular hotel loads would be fine as ......." Huh? Where did the OP mention any hotel loads? I could have sworn about a sub station under construction. "......to power the 415 Volts auxiliaries of a new (Under construction) 300/132KV main intake Substation......."

Maybe I missed something?

No, you didn't miss something; I just used a slang term. My apologies. "Hotel loads" refers to the auxiliary loads, air conditioning, lights, etc; support power for the substation vice anything to do with the distribution of power.

No problem, Their in over their head if they're here asking if a DG set is suffice to run the "hotel loads" and hoping it's not the project engineer asking an anonymous forum if a "Diesel Power Generator" can handle the loads.

Sizing based on load is important.Risk is always there in any equipment

Yes diesel power generator will be reliable power source if you have sufficient storage and availability of diesel for 6 months. But diesel generators need maintenancce very frequently so down time will be more and alternative source has to be maintained in case of outage.