TDEGC Computer Controlled Diesel Engine Electrical Generator Application

The Computer Controlled Diesel Engine Electrical Generator Application, "TDEGC", has been designed by EDIBON to conduct studies and research on the operation process of real power plants running with diesel gensets. This equipment is composed of two main parts: the engine-generator set and the control, signaling and monitoring panels where the regulators, controllers, instrumentation and electronics necessary for the correct operation of the equipment are integrated.

The engine-generator group is mounted on a baseplate which in turn serves as a tank for the diesel fuel. All its components are visible for a good understanding of the operation of the parts of the group. The air filter, the oil filter, the electronic linear accelerator, the starter battery, as well as many other elements that make up any industrial engine-generator set are clearly visible.

The command, signaling and control panels include real genset control and supervision devices such as the multifunction frequency/ voltage regulator, which has functions such as over voltage, under voltage, over frequency, under frequency, reverse power, over current, load unbalance protection, among others. It also has an integrated digital synchronoscope to carry out synchronization maneuvers of the genset with the electrical network. The equipment also includes a Control and Data Acquisition Software (SCADA) from which all power signals can be controlled and monitored to analyze the behavior of the power plant.

There are multiple situations that can be studied with this equipment. For example, how a diesel genset working as a backup system in a hospital would respond to a sudden blackout, or a situation where it is necessary for the genset to start automatically and synchronize with another electrical grid to support power production. This and many other situations can be studied with this equipment and simultaneously analyze all the power and control signals of the system.

Since there are countries with 50Hz or 60Hz grid frequencies, Edibon offers two different references according to the frequency of the country where the equipment will be located:

• TDEGC/50. Computer Controlled Diesel Engine 50Hz Electricity Generator.
• TDEGC/60. Computer Controlled Diesel Engine 60Hz Electricity Generator.