Diesel generators are essential for many industries, shops, services and businesses. However, many users must learn how to optimize fuel use in their diesel generators. Using the correct fuel and keeping the device running at the proper settings can significantly affect your generator’s power-producing operation costs.
In this article, we will detail the aspects on which fuel savings depend on the operation of your diesel generator.
A generator stops being efficient when it works outside the operating specifications for which it was designed.
A power generator of good quality of manufacture and design is usually equipped with fuel control devices, such as regulators and ignition mechanisms. The generators also have mechanical and electronic components designed and optimized to ensure operation within design specifications. When it operates within the ranges contemplated in its design, it works efficiently, bringing fuel savings as a direct consequence. Why? Being made up of mechanical parts precisely coupled according to a design, the mismatch and damage to parts are part of the variables it can face during its useful life. These damages can contribute to a significant increase in fuel consumption, among many other consequences.
Here are 14 recommendations to save fuel in the operation of a diesel generator.
1. Use the right fuel:
It is important to use the proper diesel fuel for your generator. The use of fuel of poor quality or with characteristics not recommended by the manufacturer can negatively affect the efficiency of your generator. Therefore, always use premium quality fuel to ensure optimum performance.
2. Correct fuel pressure setting:
Proper regulation of fuel pressure in the system is crucial to the efficient operation of your generator. If the fuel pressure is too high, fuel consumption will increase. Therefore, it is important to adjust the fuel pressure properly, and in the terms the manufacturer recommends.
3. Use a good quality fuel filter:
Fuel filters are designed to filter fuel to ensure optimal operation and efficient combustion. If the filter is dirty or damaged or does not filter the fuel correctly, it can reduce the generator’s efficiency and increase fuel consumption. Therefore, always using a good quality, undamaged fuel filter is important. For this reason, the fuel filter change is always within your generator’s maintenance schemes.
4. Use the right amount of oil:
Using the correct amount of oil is crucial to the optimal operation of your generator. If the oil is above or below the recommended level, it can push the generator out of its optimal operating specifications and reduce its efficiency, increasing fuel consumption. Therefore, it is important to ensure the oil level is always correct.
5. Clean the generator regularly:
Regular generator cleaning is also important to improve the efficiency. If the generator is dirty, it can negatively affect combustion and efficiency. Therefore, it is important to clean the generator regularly to maintain optimal performance. A clean generator can have additional advantages since you will immediately notice a fuel or oil leak or a damaged functional element, which will not happen if the generator is dirty. All this can also affect fuel consumption.
6. Use clean fuel:
It is important always to use clean fuel to improve the efficiency of your generator. If the fuel contains impurities or sediment, it can damage the generator, clog the filters and reduce combustion. Therefore, using clean fuel is always important to avoid these problems. Usually, the causes of impurities present in the fuel (when it is not a poor quality fuel) are due to poor storage.
7. Set your generator spin speed correctly:
The correct adjustment of the rotational speed of your generator is essential for optimal operation. If the rotational speed is too high or too low, it can reduce the generator’s efficiency and increase fuel consumption.
8. Use a good quality spark plug:
Spark plugs are one of the key components for the optimal operation of your generator. If the spark plug is dirty or damaged, it can reduce combustion and efficiency.
9. Fuel Feed Valve Adjustment:
The fuel feed valve is one of the main components of the diesel generator. If the fuel feed valve is incorrectly adjusted, it can negatively affect combustion and the generator’s efficiency. Therefore, ensuring that the fuel feed valve is always set correctly is important.
10. Use a good quality air filter:
Air filters are designed to filter the air to ensure optimal operation and efficient combustion. If the filter is dirty or damaged, it can reduce the generator’s efficiency and increase fuel consumption. Therefore, it is important always to use a good quality air filter and replace it with a new one according to the manufacturer’s recommended maintenance schedule.
11. Fuel control:
A fuel control device adjusts the amount of fuel that enters the engine through the fuel valve. It can help improve generator efficiency and reduce fuel consumption.
12. Temperature control:
A temperature control device is a device that is used to control the temperature of the engine. Engine temperature is related to the amount of fuel entering the engine through the fuel valve. A temperature control device can help improve generator efficiency and reduce fuel consumption.
13. Pressure control:
A pressure control device adjusts the amount of fuel that enters the engine through the fuel valve. A pressure control device can help improve generator efficiency and reduce fuel consumption.
14. Timing:
A timing control device is used to control the engine’s running time. This device can be accomplished by adjusting the fuel that enters the engine through the fuel valve. A timing control device can help improve generator efficiency and reduce fuel consumption.
We hope that these 14 tips to save fuel in the operation of your diesel generator will be useful to you. Remember that it is not only desirable to save fuel so that your budget is not affected, but also to save fuel is to think about the environment.
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At Brags & Hayes we offer all the necessary support to advise you on purchasing and maintaining your diesel generator.
Contact us at +1.954.657.7777, or email us at info@bnhgenerators.com, and we will gladly help you.
