Hospital Emergency Backup Power

Project Overview
Complete retrofit of a hospital emergency backup power engine/ generator set, and the emergency backup set used to export power to the utility, providing additional revenue to the hospital. The customer wanted to integrate the four principal devices (PLC, governor, air/fuel ratio control) plus the speed switch into one common control.

This engine control, alarm and monitoring system was designed to control a Fairbanks-Morse 8 cylinder engine running on natural gas. Engine control functions were spread among the PLC, governor and air/fuel ratio control, the speed switch and vibration meter. 

GCS Reference: 7047

Control System Components

• Valtek 25 Gas Control Valve
• 828 Digital Controller with Linknet modules
• DSCL generator control
• IC900 Ignition System
• Remote monitoring via telephone

Control/Customer Benefits
Improved reliability and placement of engine and gas piping and enhanced predictive maintenance.  Increase in performance, improved transient response and serviceability, set-up and trouble shooting. The entire engine control system and all its ancillaries are available from any location - a single point for system configuration and trouble shooting.