Simple Facts about Generators

Alternator and Engine

Generators though made up of many components but in general a generator can be  mainly categorized into two sections - one is alternator and other is engine. Alternator is a place where actually current is produced which is used for consumption and engine is the machine that operates at extreme speeds to generator current in alternator. Generally there are very few companies who produce both alternator and engine under same brand but in most cases a generator is a assembled product with different brand engine and different brand alternator positioned a single iron frame made up of MS Channel or MS Beam to become a single electrical device. 

Anti Vibration Pads

Anti vibration pads are the components fixed to bottom of engine and alternator before placing alternator & engine on the MS base frame. AVM'S are helpful in avoiding passing of vibration from engine to base frame thereby reduces the possibility of movement of generator due to engine vibration during running. In many cases AVM'S are also fixed bottom of base frame before generator is positioned on concrete foundation bed.

Diesel or Gas system engine

There mainly two models of engine's - diesel engine and gas engine. Diesel engine is designed and manufactured to run with the help of diesel engine and Gas engine with help of gas.

LT and HT variants

Generators are available both in HT and LT variants, depending on our usage & power setup, generator can be purchased.

Water Cooled and Air Cooled variants

As most of us know that a running engine becomes hot as it runs uninterruptedly, it requires an intermediate to cool the engine continuously to keep the moment of engine stable for long continuous  hours of running. Air cooled engine is mainly positioned in a place where there is sufficient space for the hot air coming out of radiator to flow away and vanish, Where as liquid cooled engine is used where there no sufficient place for air to flow away ex: building cellar, parking area  etc, in such cases liquid cooled engines are preferred. In liquid cooled engines water is pumped from special set named as cooling tower, water flow is just like cycling process means cool water from tower is pumped to running generator to make the engine cool and hot water coming out of generator is pumped back to cooling tower.

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