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Saleem Tahir
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Prime power DG set

06/24/2010 1:50 AM

Is it true that prime power DG set to be loaded on average load of 70%.Why not full rated capacity
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06/24/2010 1:57 AM

For one reason, there should be some reserve capacity for starting any large motors that might be fed from the genset. This is similar to providing a safety factor for any well engineered system.

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06/24/2010 8:12 AM

Besides that; rating of genset is in KVA and the load is in KW

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06/24/2010 4:19 PM

check generator's kVA, p.f and kW and compare it to your load kW. Do some calculation and you will get the reason.
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