Technical topics
In this article we are going to review the 11 most common causes of generator failure and what to do to solve them.
We will look into the procedures for the review and the analysis of typical failures of an industrial-type electric generator, although they can be perfectly applied to smaller generators, since the operating principles of a generator are the same for all sizes.
Since a repair of a generator set (for example of 500 KW) can be costly, it pays off to have all the knowledge and skills necessary to deal with a failure and recognize, which generator failure symptoms require us to hire specialized support, and which can be resolved by internal personnel available in your company.
In the following article we share with you two very interesting episodes of Kohler’s “CriticalPowerCast” podcast series.
Both episodes take a look at the work of Cleaning up the Generator Specs, based on the work of Dave Schuh, leader of Kohler Power’s Technical Solutions Group (episode 1) and Nicole Dierksheide of Kohler Power Systems marketing team (episode 2).
In the first episode Dave speak about your alternator section and some “hot topics” that Dave runs into regularly as the leader of Kohler Power’s Technical Solutions Group. In the second episode Nicole dives a bit deeper into the controller section.
In the following article we will discuss what to take into account when we want to install our generator, following the recommendations of the manufacturers and taking into account the necessary accessories for the correct and safe operation of your generator, all elements that will be considered as “generator installation cost”.
Portable generators are extremely useful for the multiple functions they have. They are always available when we need power in the garden, on our camping trip or when facing a power outage at home.
Sticking to the power outage at home, it is always slightly risky to be connecting improvised extensions throughout the house and realizing that we cannot always connect everything we would like at the same time. Not because of the capacity of the generator, but because the extensions that we have do not reach the needed distance, or because we cannot agree with the family on the priorities, of which devices are we going to use during a blackout.
How to make a comfortable and safe use of a portable generator during a blackout at home?
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Whether we believe it or not, it is a fact that climate change is affecting our daily lives and impacts us to an extent we can no longer ignore. It has been common in the recent decade that we experience power outages caused by powerful storms and hurricanes. This clearly puts the entire operation of the public electricity network to the test since such climatic phenomena are ever more frequent and carry more force.
However, in recent times we have been facing new threats, increasingly frequent and intense heat waves that are testing the energy supply globally presenting a series of new problems.
The following article offers a detailed analysis to help you understand why the recent heat waves produce long power outages ever more frequently in all corners of the world. Importantly, it will give you tips to prevent being affected by this new reality.
