On-Site Power Generation: A Reference Book

This text reviews the fundamentals and then in step-by-step fashion categorizes operations and maintenance issues within alternators (including synchronous and induction generators), voltage regulation, circuit breakers, automatic transfer switches, generator switch gear, air- and liquid-cooled spark-ignited and diesel engines, gas turbines, fuel systems, cooling and exhaust systems, and batteries. A wide-ranging appendix includes conversion charts, baseline equations, and a fact-packed rules of thumb section to enhance the book's value on the job site.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0962594911
• ISBN13: 9780962594915
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: Pennwell Books
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 3.41 lbs.

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