GENERATOR SIZING PROCEDURE

STEP 2. CALCULATE ANY DERATE REQUIREMENTS FOR STEADY STATE

ALTITUDE DERATE TEMPERATURE DERATE POWER FACTOR DERATE

4500 60 0.1

POWER FACTOR COS Φ

ALTITUDE IN METRES

4000 0.2

TEMPERATURE IN ºC
55
3500 0.3

3000 0.4
50
2500 0.5

2000 45 0.6

1500 0.7

1000 40 0.8
1.0 0.95 0.9 0.85 0.8 1.0 0.95 0.9 0.85 1.0 0.95 0.90 0.85
DERATE MULTIPLIER DERATE MULTIPLIER DERATE MULTIPLIER

NOTE 1 : A DERATE of 3% is required for every 500m above 1000m ASL.

NOTE 2 : A DERATE of 3% for every 5°C above 40 °C at the GENERATOR AIR INTAKE .

NOTE 3 : POWER FACTOR DERATE refers to LAGGING P.F.

NOTE 4 : DERATE MULTIPLIERS are CUMULATIVE , (if more than one derate applies).

PRODUCT TRAINING