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350kVA generator package for North London Magistrates Court
A special project undertaken by The Generator Company for a wellknown magistrate’s court in North London required the company to design, manufacture, package, deliver and commission a oneoff 350kVA prime rated open generator with Volvo TAD 532 GE diesel engine, along with silencer, new flue and an upgraded fuel system. UKPN has the story.
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s you'd expect, at the start of the project The Generator Company appointed an experienced Project Manager to ensure the smooth daily
running of the project and that all necessary drawings and other associated aspects of the project were managed in an appropriate and timely manner and the project was given 100% focus throughout. This guaranteed that the customer had a professional on hand for consultation whenever they were needed. The Generator Company’s project manager attended various onsite meetings with the customer and the end client to work out and finalise the work schedule for the project to enable the company to meet the tight deadlines and tight site constraints that were in place. Before any works could commence The Generator Company’s technical team had to strip down and remove the existing generator from site and also disconnect all cables, fuel lines, the silencer and the pipework to the existing external flue. Due to the size and height of the existing generator it had to be removed using specialist lifting equipment. Before The Generator Company’s engineers could proceed to dismantle the existing generator into movable size parts the concrete bund
wall around the existing set had to be knocked down and removed allowing all the equipment to be lifted out of the room. All the redundant equipment was then craned onto a flatbed lorry and transported away from the site ready for the new one to arrive. The new generator was broken down in to movable sections. On the agreed delivery date, the generator had to be offloaded using an oversized Hiab lorry and positioned in the generator room via the plant replacement access at the rear of the building. Once the generator was positioned into the
room, it was rebuilt by a team of experienced service engineers and manoeuvred into the correct position. This was followed by the installation of a new canvas connection between the radiator and discharge louvre along with the new silencer hung from the ceiling together with a new exhaust flue from the silencer to the existing flue. SECON-X flexible pipework was used for
the upgrade of the generator fuel system and with the new pipework being raised to a higher level the new pumps were moved from the generator room to the bunded tank room to keep the pumps at a positive head thus meaning the technical team had to extend the wiring from the new pump control panel located at the generator set to the pumps in the tank room.
“SECONX flexible
pipework was used for the upgrade of
the generator fuel system and with the new pipework being raised to a higher level the new pumps were moved from the generator room to the bunded tank room to keep the pumps at a positive head .”
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VOLVO PENTA TAD 532GE ENGINE? The Volvo Penta TAD532GE engine is
an in-line 4-cylinder, 4.8-liter, six-hole fuel-injected diesel genset engine with turbo and air-cooled exhaust manifold. The TAD532GE is a dual-speed engine – 50 Hz/1500 rpm and 60 Hz/1800 rpm – for prime and standby power generation. The TAD532GE has been designed for
efficient power generation and maximum uptime. The robust design makes the engine highly reliable, report Volvo Penta. Its rigid, in-line cylinder block with durable crankshaft bearings, aircooled exhaust manifold, and turbo provide a very powerful engine. Emissions are controlled with minimal vibrations and noise.
Following the installation and commission-
ing of all equipment a Site Acceptance Test was carried out, attended by The Generator Company’s Project Manager, Commissioning Engineer and a representative of the customer. It is normal for a test to be performed to
ensure that the equipment conforms to the client’s requests, is correctly installed, safe to use and fit for purpose and well as demonstrating the control and protection features for the generator to the client. On the satisfactory completion of the test, the representative of the customer signed the Certificate of Inspection in readiness for the equipment to be put into operation. The project was satisfactorily completed on
time and within the budget allocated. With the bulk of the works being completed in early morning and weekend shifts there were minimal interruptions to the live site, reports The Generator Company.
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