Moteurs Baudouin 12M26 Series, Operation & Maintenance Manual

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Operation & Maintenance Manual for 12M26 Series Gas Engine
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Emergency Standby Power (ESP)
The maximum power amidst a certain variable engine power series with yearly operation time
reached 200h.
3.8.1 Operation conditions and applications of the Power
Operation conditions and applications of the natural gas engine at different powers are shown in
Table 3-1.
Table 3-1 Operation conditions and applications of the natural gas engine
Power Category Operation Conditions Applications
Continuous
Power (COP)
1. Unlimited yearly operation time;
2. Operating with 100% of rated load;
3. Without overload capacity.
Can be operated under high
temperature and plateau
conditions.
Prime Power
(PRP)
1. Unlimited yearly operation time;
2. The average load rate shall not exceed 70% within each
250h running duration;
3. The yearly operation time with 100% of rated load shall
not exceed 500h;
4. 1h overloaded operation with110% of rated power
within 12h is allowed; the yearly cumulative overload
operation time shall not exceed 25h.
It's used for the specified
power output. If the utility
power is reduced, the
generating set can be
connected to the utility grid.
Emergency
Standby Power
(ESP)
1. The yearly operation time shall not exceed 200h,
including no more than 25h operation with 100% rated
load yearly;
2. The average load rate shall not exceed 80% within 24h
operation cycle;
3. Without overload capacity.
Provide emergency power
supply during power
interruption.
Note: 1. The continuous power is 0.85 times of the prime power;
2. The emergency standby power is 1.1 times of the prime power; the usage condition should be
clearly described to the users when sales.
3.9 Environmental conditions
The natural gas engine can be normally started when the ambient temperature is above -15
℃
; if
the ambient temperature is between -15
℃
and -35
℃
, auxiliary start device should be used for
normal starting of natural gas engine. If it's used in the area where the altitude and temperature is
relatively high, the engine power may reduce. The engine should stay far away from the
combustible and explosive environment.