Diesel Generators: Applications and Device Features

ENERGY SUPPLY UNDER CONTROL. DIESEL GENERATORS

What should I do if suddenly the electricity is turned off, but I want to watch my favorite TV show? How to support medical equipment in the event of a power line accident ? How to ensure high-quality coverage of a dacha or a country house, to conduct a large-scale concert in the open air or to establish uninterrupted production at the plant? To cope with all these tasks, it is enough to purchase a diesel electric generator. This device is of great importance in everyday life and in production, but still not everyone knows what diesel generators are and how to use them.

DIESEL GENERATORS: WHAT IT IS
The principle of operation of diesel generators consists in obtaining electrical energy during the mechanical conversion. One of the main parts of the diesel generator is the crankshaft, it is located in the internal combustion engine. It is at the moment of its rotation that mechanical energy is generated, which is subsequently transformed into electric energy and used in everyday life, industry, and institutions.
Diesel generators were developed quite a long time ago, but their sphere of application in the past was limited to use in "field conditions": in the army, emergency services, housing and communal services. Gradually diesel generators became more and more popular and became part of the production process, bought by hospitals, supermarkets and entertainment centers. Today, a diesel generator is installed at almost every dacha, in every country house, and sometimes even in an apartment, especially if electricity interruptions occur frequently.

PLUSES AND MINUSES OF DIESEL GENERATORS
Diesel power generators have a large number of advantages:
1. The efficiency of diesel generators significantly exceeds the efficiency of gasoline devices. The efficiency of diesel generators is 36%, and this is a very high figure.
2. Diesel generators are not as explosive as gasoline generators, ignition occurs much less often. Diesel fuel evaporates slowly, which reduces the risk of ignition of the installation.
3. Diesel generators will cost cheaper than gasoline, as evidenced by the prices of diesel fuel and gasoline.
4. At operation of the diesel generator exhaust gases are less toxic, than at functioning of its petrol analogue. The exhaust gases of the diesel generator contain less carbon monoxide, and therefore its use is less harmful to the environment and human health.
5. The increased efficiency of power generation is due to the high torque coupled with the wide range of revolutions that a diesel engine can produce. This feature not only contributes to an increase in efficiency, but also makes the generator more reliable and powerful.

Minuses:
1. If the diesel fuel is not of sufficient quality (there will be particles or water in it), this will immediately affect the operation of the diesel generator. Their motors are sensitive to the composition of fuel, and therefore it is necessary from the very beginning to develop the habit of acquiring only good products (fuel) from a trusted supplier. Otherwise, you will have to give the money saved for repair or replacement of equipment.
2. Engineers and scientists work tirelessly to make the work of diesel generators absolutely silent. While they did not succeed, because when the device works you can hear a characteristic noise and knock. However, it is not too intensive, therefore it will not cause serious problems.
Diesel generators: classification
Diesel plants can have a variety of applications. Depending on this, their characteristics and design features differ. Diesel generators can be divided into classes.

Depending on the power distinguish:
• generators of low power;
• average power;
• Power plants (power plants).
This division is conditional, because it is unofficial and determined by the seller to help the consumer make the right choice when buying.
It is also possible to divide diesel devices by the way they are filled with air:
• Diesels without boost;
• Diesels with supercharging.

Diesel plants can use different types of fuel, depending on which they are allocated:
• Biofuel generators operating primarily on motor fuel;
• Single-fuel plants that operate on motor, diesel or gas turbine fuel.

Also you can divide the units by the number of cylinders. On the market in the range are represented both multi-cylinder and single-cylinder models.

MOST POPULAR MANUFACTURERS OF GENERATORS
Manufacturers of diesel generators are constantly working on the creation of new models, thanks to which the market has a large range of plants, which is constantly replenished. Many of them disappear from sale, and not having time to become popular, the rest, withstood a serious competition, are in demand in many spheres of human activity.
On the market are models of both domestic and foreign production. In terms of quality, they are almost inferior to each other, but the price of European products is usually higher. A good alternative to devices brought from Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Turkey, as well as made in Russia, can be considered Japanese, Chinese and Korean generators. They are distinguished by an affordable cost coupled with good quality products. The most famous companies, trustworthy consumers - Elemax, Yamaha, Green Field, Hitachi, KIPOR.
If we talk about popular in the domestic market of diesel generators, we can not fail to mention the brand "Vepr". The company adheres to the policy of affordable prices and at the same time pays much attention to the thoughtfulness of the design of devices and the expansion of the scope of application of the products. Today it is one of the most competitive manufacturers on the Russian market.
The recognized leaders of the domestic market can also be considered the company "Svarog" and PRORAB. They are working on the creation of installations used in everyday life and in industry.
The most popular European manufacturers of diesel engines are the German companies EKO and HAMMER, the French company SDMO, the manufacturer from Spain Gesan, the UK FG Wilson, Turkey Genpower, the joint production of the UK and China by Aiken, Germany and China HUTER. Despite the relatively high cost, the products of the above companies are characterized by very high productivity and a long service life.
The US companies Mustang, Generac and Ranger are also adding to the diesel market. They supply diesel generators of small size for use in everyday life, as well as industrial installations.

A wide range of diesel generators is a great advantage, allowing consumers to find a device that perfectly meets the requirements and corresponding to the purposes of application.