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Diesel Generator Set Room Design


Pay attention to the following points when selecting the site of the machine room:

a. It should not be located in a room without an external wall, creating favorable conditions for the hot air duct and the exhaust pipe to extend outside;

b. Try to avoid the main entrance, facade and other parts of the building, so as to avoid the impact of smoke exhaust and air exhaust.
c. Pay attention to the impact of noise on the environment;
d. It should be close to the substation of the building, which is convenient for wiring, reducing power loss and facilitating operation management;
e. It should not be located directly below the toilet, bathroom or other places where water is often accumulated.

Layout of equipment in the machine room: The equipment layout shall be based on the unit capacity and number of units, and shall be compact, economical and reasonable, safe and easy to maintain.



When there is only one unit in the generator room, if the unit capacity is 500kW or less, there is generally no control room. At this time, the power distribution screen and control panel are conveniently arranged on the generator end or the generator side. The requirements for its operation and maintenance channel are that the screen front distance from the generator end should not be less than 2m, and the screen front distance from the generator side should not be less than 1.5m.

For multiple units with a single unit capacity of 500 kW and above, a control room should be provided taking into account the convenience of operation and maintenance, management and centralized control. Generally, the generator control panel, the unit operating platform, the power control (screen) station, and the lighting distribution box are placed in the control room. The layout of the control room is the same as the technical requirements of the layout of the low voltage distribution room.

In the machine room, the unit should be arranged horizontally (vertically), so that the center line of the unit is perpendicular to the central axis of the machine room, easy to operate and manage, short in pipeline and compact in layout. When the generator room is placed adjacent to the control and power distribution room, the generator outlet end should be arranged near the control and power distribution room.

Selection and laying of power distribution wires in the machine room: power cables or insulated wires should be selected according to the wet environment in the diesel generator room; the lead wires from the generator to the power distribution screen should be copper core cables or closed bus bars; strong electric control measurement lines and excitation lines should be the copper core control cable or the copper core wire; the control wiring, the excitation wiring and the power wiring should be laid underground or laid along the cable trench, and the excitation line and the main line can be worn in the same pipe when the steel pipe is used for power distribution. The fixed lighting of the diesel generator room shall be connected to the emergency power supply.

Grounding of the machine room: Three types of grounding are generally applied to the diesel generator room:

a. working grounding: grounding of the generator neutral point;
b. protective grounding: grounding of the metal shell with normal electrical equipment without electricity;
c. anti-static grounding: grounding of the fuel system equipment and pipeline.
Various groundings can share the grounding device with other groundings of the building, ie, a joint grounding mode.

Storage of fuel: there should be a daily fuel tank for 8 hours of continuous operation in the generator room or in the oil storage room. However, when the oil volume exceeds 100L, it should be placed in the special oil storage room with a fireproof partition wall in the machine room

The above information is shared by Jiangsu Starlight Electricity Equipments Co.,Ltd.

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