Diesel engines are commonly utilized to power electric generators in emergency situations and peak-shaving services. This seminar offers a detailed exploration of diesel engines and their integration with associated generators. The topics covered encompass a wide range, including applications, diesel engines, electrical generators, controls, economics, preventive maintenance, and reliability. Participants will gain insights into equipment descriptions and operational experiences related to specific types of diesel generators. The seminar also addresses various field conditions in a generic manner to encompass equipment and applications from multiple manufacturers.

Course Objectives:

After participating in this course, you will be able to:

Know the major components and subsystems of various types of diesel engines
Examine the applications, performance and economics of diesel engine generation plants
Understand various equipment for diesel engine monitoring and control mechanisms, generators, and auxiliaries
Discover the maintenance required for diesel engine generators to minimize their operating cost and maximize efficiency, reliability and longevity
Increase your knowledge of predictive and preventive maintenance and reliability

Who Should Attend?

Engineering Managers
Electrical Engineers
Technicians & Technologists
Design Engineers
Process Engineers
Project Engineers
Operation & Maintenance personnel
Consultants

Course Outlines:

Engine fuel generator relationships
Combustion generated emissions
Advanced monitoring & control systems
Serviceability & service techniques
Preventive maintenance
Modes of operation
Unusual operating conditions
Generator power output system
Protective relaying systems
·Requirements for interconnection

Welcome, Introduction, Workshop Preview, Learning Outcomes and the Assessment Methods Diesel Generator Economy - An Overview

What is an emergency generator?
Justification for emergency generation and use of the plant for peak shaving
Economy of using diesel engine as prime mover

Engine Fuel Generator Relationships

Engine-generator performance and economy
Properties of fuels for internal combustion engines

Effect of Engine Parameters on Performance and Economy Fundamentals of diesel engine operation

Analysis of 4-stroke and 2-stroke cycles
Compression ratio, fuel air ratio, injection system timing
Turbo charging and turbo compounding

Effect of Operating Variables:

Fuel-air ratio, load, speed, timing, back pressure
Optimization of controllable variables

Matching Combustion Engines to the Job

Specifications, ratings, sizing and utilization
Standard and optional features
Factory testing

Combustion Generated Emissions

Preliminary aspects of U.S. heavy duty emission regulations with respect to the changing characteristics of the Canadian diesel fuels up to the turn of the century.

Advanced Monitoring and Control Systems

Electronic control systems, electronic governors, turbo-charging, after cooling compounding, adiabatic operation, ceramics, fuel consumption monitoring.
Microprocessor-based engine monitoring and control

Serviceability and Service Techniques: Troubleshooting

Equipment serviceability and how it can be serviced
Troubleshooting for uninterrupted performance

Preventive Maintenance

Preventive Maintenance Program
Non-destructive testing, oil and fuel analysis, exhaust analysis, back-pressure analysis, gauges, liquid levels
Site inspection
Planning, records, cost and implementation

Generators

Basic design principles
Stator construction (frame, core, windings)
Rotor construction (salient pole-and turbo-types)
Generator cooling methods
Excitation systems (brushless, static, DC)
Controls and monitoring instruments

Modes of Operation

Emergency systems isolated from utility power system
Generator systems capable of operation in parallel with utility system
Peak Shaving operation
Power factor correction
Operator interface-control and monitoring

Unusual Operating Conditions

Black start

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