This is awesome. Such a clean and organized electrical/generator room. I wish I could tour one of these electrical/generator rooms, everything in there is just so interesting to me.
@@TexRider Very impressive generators and panel room, the panel you started at was the automatic transfer test console? When the generator was up to speed it dropped out the incoming 3 phase mains, over to the generator's 3 phase outputs? If the power fails it's automatic with in 10 seconds or instantaneously?
This is a "comforting sound" during an extended power failure .. the sound of a smooth diesel generator making life essentially normal again no matter how long the outage. ... thank you for sharing this interesting video.
That's pretty cool. Our building does generator tests and so do some of our clients (and the messages report to our system) but ive never seen the process. I know it's different for each setup but it's a good insight into something that we monitor. Thanks for posting this!
DC as in Data Center? Telecom hotels are neat places, the various tenants have their own backup power plants on the roof/top floor. A massive generator farm of all different shapes and sizes and colours!
@@TexRider Shame you've lost the bit you did. I think there will be some interest in how the system works - especially junctions. A completed video may get more interest if it was uploaded to a channel dealing with similar stuff like Practical Engineering' with Grady.
Brentwood, Tennessee has an AT&T facility that has two CAT generators. Our little company went in there and insulated the mufflers to keep the noise down.
Very nice! That all looks brand new! I do the same down at a hospital in Hamilton, only our newest stuff is closed transition, the rest we have a load bank on the roof or have to do it early when the power blip when transferring load wont cause any problems...
MultiReinforced :) though have to love others as I love myself. Nothing I enjoy more the working in and on a power plant. Health & Happy New Year to Yea.
I'm 100% for alternate energy and reducing pollution, but damn, there is nothing like a big diesel generator startup. :D You just don't get that with solar panels or wind turbines lol.
You say these are diesels but there is a natural gas main plumbed through to mixing valves on top of the engine? Are they dual fuel engines by chance, as it does seem to fire up a lot faster than gas engines I'm used to. Very nice installation by the way. Ray
Not diesel. Natural gas engines. MTU if you want to check. You can see the pressure regulator and shut off valve above the engine right next to the air intake filters at 1:32 partially cut off at the top of the screen.
They are diesels equipped with an altronic gas substitution system. It will run on diesel, or diesel combined with natural gas. This provides for an extended run time between diesel fuel ups.
Idk why my generator is loud cause when the power go’s out we turn it on at night and then there’s another one at a medical building which is also really loud at night so we hear to generators on at night cause I live on a mountain.
Cool video! But can you please explain what you mean by "Ride's" in your channel name? "Scotty Ride IS..." what? How can you BE a ride? Or what thing that belongs to a ride?
@@TexRider thatsvreally cool man, I'm a diesel mechanic on semi trucks right now but I'm very interested in the generators, I'm interested in how I would transition from one to the other?
no diesel will last a year or more .. after time it grows like a mold in it but you can add a stabiliser to it as well . You should run it once a month at least if you do get one as a test to make sure it works when you need it Size depends on what you want to run when the power is out ?? hole house or a few lights water pump etc
The biggest thing to remember with a diesel genset is to make sure it is substantially loaded during its exercise. Wet stacking from under loading can cause a host of problems and greatly shorten a generator's service life.
Wow, that's pretty cool! I see the name "Vulcan" on there. Is that the brand of generator? And is the engine a Waukesha? Also, what's the first sound we hear before you leave the gen room to show us the start panel? And then what's the noise in the other room?
"Vulcan" in white on gray, on orange panels at 0:23. Oh yeah, 2-stroke diesel; I should've been able to detect that sort of gurgle in the sound! Thanks. Also, what's the first sound we hear before you leave the gen room to show us the start panel? And then what's the noise in the other room?
the circuit breakers are schneider???i refer to the breaker who needs charge the springs,,,and the on -off buttons acts on and off....i have one in my house ,,,3x1200amp 400vac Merlin Gerin,,,wirh str 58u termomagnetic relay.
I believe those are not diesel but Natural Gas fueled generators due to the large pipe overhead with a sticker on it that says Natural Gas. And I'm going to assume they are Waukesha units since they are orange.
@@TexRider Ok I admit that I did put both of my feet in my mouth on this as they also are MTU and not Waukesha engines as I had originally thought regardless of the orange paint...
we don't get that weather here but they are on the top floor our old building they where on the ground floor they shack the birthing unit I think they are better on the ground
it is diesel but will add up to 40% gas.has knock sensors etc so will cut the gas back if it starts to knock etc. we do not use the gas as it is pointless haha
First thing immediately noticeable: Where the hell are your ear-defenders? If I went into a plant-room where there is auto-start, without defenders, I'd be thrown off the site and subjected to disciplinary action. Don't wear gear with the company logo if you ignore safety rules.
ours is closed transition but we still do it friday morning from 5 to 6 and second gen 6 to 7 about a year ago we had the micro switch's in ats 1 fail and it cause about 4 counts of switching on and off . I had to maualy kill gen and then by pass ats 1 all together until we got it fixd hospital experianced about 10 seconds of no power .. of course staff said it was like 10 minutes .. but automated logs showed other wise
Scott Wilson Funny you mention the failed transfer switch, we had one of ours fail mid transfer due to a control relay issue.. We lost some fans, elevators and essential circuits for a while until we figured out what went wrong and where the problem actually was. (long story).. Goes to show even if you have your switches serviced annually things can still go wrong.
