Diesel Electric Generating Plants

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Section 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Scope
1.2 Diesel-Electric Generating Plant Types
1.3 Definitive Designs and Guide Specification
1.4 Usage

Section 2 POLICY
2.1 Diesel-Electric Generating Plant Design
2.2 Sources of Electric Power
2.3 Duty Types and Loads
2.4 Planning Considerations
2.5 Commercial Versus Government Ownership (Prime Duty Only)2.6 Fuel Selections
2.7 Reliability and Maintainability2.8 Economic Studies

Section 3 INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR DESIGN
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Electrical Loads
3.3 Duty and Capacity Requirements for Electric Generating Plants
3.4 Plant Location Factors
3.5 Cogeneration Information
3.6 Checklist for Facility Interfaces

Section 4 COGENERATION CONSIDERATIONS
4.1 Introduction4.2 Design Considerations
4.3 Heat Recovery Applications

Section 5 DEFINITIVE DESIGNS FOR DIESEL-ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTS5.1 Definitive Diesel-Electric Generating Plants
5.2 Criteria for Unit and Plant Capacities
5.3 Selection of Unit Capacity
5.3.1 Ability to Serve Load Under Abnormal Conditions
5.3.2 Load Shedding
5.3.3 Spinning Reserve
5.3.4 Type of Load Served
5.4 Fuel Selection

Section 6 SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS, EXCITATION, AND REGULATION
6.1 General
6.2 Synchronous Generators
6.3 Excitation and Voltage Regulation
6.4 Paralleling and Synchronizing

Section 7 ENGINE CONTROLS AND INSTRUMENTS
7.1 General
7.2 Speed Governing System
7.3 Controls
7.4 Instrumentation

Section 8 GENERATOR CONTROLS AND PROTECTION
8.1 Control Capabilities
8.2 Control Locations
8.3 Operating Control Requirements
8.4 Generator Protection

Section 9 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION FOR DIESEL-ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTS
9.1 Building Construction
9.2 Single-Level Diesel-Electric Generating Plant Layout9.3 Two-Level Diesel-Electric Generating Plant Layout

Section 10 NONSTANDARD DIESEL-ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTS10.1 Conditions for Nonstandard Plant Selection
10.2 Gasoline Engine Electric Generators
10.3 Gaseous and Dual Fuel Engines
10.3.1 Gas Heating Value
10.3.2 Wet Gas Treatment
10.3.3 Gas Supply Shut-Off
10.3.4 Gas Pressure

Section 11 WATER CONDITIONING

Section 12 PIPING

Section 13 INSULATION

Section 14 CORROSION PROTECTION

Section 15 MISCELLANEOUS CRITERIA