AusLee
Electrical
- Sep 22, 2004
- 259
Hello,
I intend to purchase a 1,000 kVA generator for an office building with a maximum expected demand of around 700 kVA.
My problem is that it is very possible that the public energy will cut out at night, and in this case the generator will enter, through the ATS switch, to supply a building with very low load, mainly some UPS and exterior lighting, summing up to not more than 50 kVA <<< 1,000 kVA.
Could you please tell me what damage this could cause, as i was told that the oil will not heat enough and the elevated friction in the generator will deteriorate the cylinders, plus i will have an oil leake from the join (i do not know why)?
Isn't there some kind of a heater available as an option one can buy for the generator in order to resolve this problem? I know there are heaters for the coolant water, used in cold countries to allow the generator to take the full load on startup, but what about the oil?
Thanks.
I intend to purchase a 1,000 kVA generator for an office building with a maximum expected demand of around 700 kVA.
My problem is that it is very possible that the public energy will cut out at night, and in this case the generator will enter, through the ATS switch, to supply a building with very low load, mainly some UPS and exterior lighting, summing up to not more than 50 kVA <<< 1,000 kVA.
Could you please tell me what damage this could cause, as i was told that the oil will not heat enough and the elevated friction in the generator will deteriorate the cylinders, plus i will have an oil leake from the join (i do not know why)?
Isn't there some kind of a heater available as an option one can buy for the generator in order to resolve this problem? I know there are heaters for the coolant water, used in cold countries to allow the generator to take the full load on startup, but what about the oil?
Thanks.