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Set sizes range from 8 to 30-kW (also 8 to 30-kVA single phase) for homes, small shops, and offices, with the larger industrial generators from 8-kW (11 kVA) up to 2,000-kW (2,500-kVA three phase) used for office complexes, factories, and other industrial facilities. A 2,000-kW set can be housed in a 40 ft (12 m) ISO container with a fuel tank ...
A typical electrical generator rating plate contains the following parameters: [4] power rating is specified in terms of apparent power (KVA or MVA), since the exact power factor will be determined by the external factors; [5] power factor (PF) is the nominal power factor for other ratings; usually PF = 0.8; [5]
In the power systems analysis field of electrical engineering, a per-unit system is the expression of system quantities as fractions of a defined base unit quantity. . Calculations are simplified because quantities expressed as per-unit do not change when they are referred from one side of a transformer to t
A resistive load bank, the most common type, provides equivalent loading for both generators and prime movers. That is, for each kilowatt (or horsepower) of load applied to the generator by the load bank, an equal amount of load is applied to the prime mover by the generator. A resistive load bank, therefore, removes energy from the complete ...
In an electrical grid, the short circuit ratio (or SCR) is the ratio of: the short circuit apparent power (SCMVA) in the case of a line-line-line-ground (3LG) fault at the location in the grid where some generator is connected, to: the power rating of the generator itself (GMW).
The rating of a brushless motor is the ratio of the motor's unloaded rotational speed (measured in RPM) to the peak (not RMS) voltage on the wires connected to the coils (the back EMF). For example, an unloaded motor of K v {\displaystyle K_{\text{v}}} = 5,700 rpm/V supplied with 11.1 V will run at a nominal speed of 63,270 rpm (= 5,700 rpm/V ...
Some devices, including uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), have ratings both for maximum volt-amperes and maximum watts. A common prefixed derived unit is "kilovolt-ampere" (symbol kVA). The VA rating is limited by the maximum permissible current, and the watt rating by the power-handling capacity of the device.
Ballard Power Systems Xcellsis HY-205 205 kW PEMFC [91] 2,170 kg 94.5 W/kg Mercedes-Benz Citaro O530BZ: UTC Power/NASA 12 kW AFC [92] 122 kg 98 W/kg Space Shuttle orbiter: Ballard Power Systems FCgen-1030 1.2 kW CHP PEMFC [93] 12 kg 100 W/kg Residential cogeneration Ballard Power Systems FCvelocity-HD6 150 kW PEMFC [93] 400 kg 375 W/kg