How to choose a diesel generator

Owners of secluded and remote country houses, cottages know no insidious about interruptions with electricity supply. The power supply of household, lighting devices, pumping systems of water supply and heating will provide a diesel generator. The advantages of this equipment: a wide range of capacity, economical fuel consumption, can operate at low temperatures and in intensive mode. The stability of power supply in critical situations will depend on the choice of a high-quality diesel generator.

Decide which generator you need - standby or autonomous. The last type is used if there is no other power supply, in addition to the generator set. The backup is chosen as an additional power supply to protect yourself from the poor quality characteristics of the industrial network.

The most responsible moment is the choice of power, as the cost of the device will depend on it, and its uninterrupted work. The power of the generator equal to the calculated power of the connected equipment, with an increase in the load, can lead to an overload of the device. The recommended load of the diesel generator must be 35-75%.

To operate a diesel power station in the open air, you need to use the generator under the hood. If the generator is in a closed, the ventilated room is chosen the device without hood. In the absence of a special room, it will be costly beneficial to choose the generator installed in the frame container on the frame.

Depending on the purpose and possibility of maintenance, 4 modes are distinguished:

Manual is the easiest of service and requiring the presence of attendants.
Autonomous and manual mode - all functions are automated, manual mode is required to start an aggregate.
Remote and manual mode - remote control of the additional function to manual and makes it possible to control the distances.
Remote control is used in objects with a high-tech, branched power supply system in the presence of a dispatching point.

For a backup power source, select an automatic generator.

The selection of the generator will also depend on the types of loads. For lighting, applying devices with household load are suitable, for rooms with an electric furnace, the motor load is chosen by industrial load. To recharge the batteries, the motor power supply is needed a thyristor load generator.

Choosing a generator, it should be remembered that the equipment will need to constantly refuel and carry out maintenance. With long exploitation, it is necessary to replace the worn items. Therefore, choose those models that are distributed in the generator market, as parts for them can be achieved without problems.