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Hello, greetings to all!
I recently took charge of a Cummins 15MW diesel power plant. One of the first things I noticed on the initial walk through was the extremely low power factor ranging between 0.65 and 0.75 (on a good day). The power factor seems too low to be the standard offenders (transmission lines, transformers, reactive loads, etc.) so I am thinking it could have something to do with the field current, possibly an improperly installed control system. The plant was installed by a Cummins rep who understood very little about the generators and electricity (or even the way the plant operates) so an improperly installed field control system is not a stretch by any means.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
I recently took charge of a Cummins 15MW diesel power plant. One of the first things I noticed on the initial walk through was the extremely low power factor ranging between 0.65 and 0.75 (on a good day). The power factor seems too low to be the standard offenders (transmission lines, transformers, reactive loads, etc.) so I am thinking it could have something to do with the field current, possibly an improperly installed control system. The plant was installed by a Cummins rep who understood very little about the generators and electricity (or even the way the plant operates) so an improperly installed field control system is not a stretch by any means.
Any ideas?
Thanks!