Generator Specifications

1-General
This specification covers Diesel Engine driven electric generating alternators,
380/220Vac ±10% ,3ph,4 wires ,50HZ ,1500 rpm , continuous out put rating 15kVA,
and 0.8 PF at altitude 2200m ASL and 40C , weather proof canopy outdoor unit.
To supply the telecommunication services as an automatic units. It shall feed BTS
stations through electronic thyristor based rectifiers regulated. In addition, they shall
feed single phase and three phase air conditioners, single phase lights, fans etc.

The tenderer shall provide evidence that similar equipment has been supplied and
given satisfactory service . A list indicating the places where such equipment are in
operation shall be furnished .

2.1 Sites conditions

The derating for electric power generator sets shall be provided at following
conditions :
Altitude: up to 2500m ASL
Ambient Temp. : from -10 to 450 C
Humidity : up to 90%
Derating tables and curves shall be supplied by the tender.

2 –2 Engine
1500 RPM , industrial type, air cooled, in-line arrangement, direct injection, 4
stroke and anticlockwise rotation , oil pressure protection should be a switch
normally closed and temperature protection as a switch normally closed that be
provided.(normally close switch : that means it's contact still closed at normal
operation and don’t changes to open except in case of related fault exist)
Oil and Temperature analogue readers - sensor (VDO) type

2 – 3 cooling system
Air cooled system , centrifugal fan shall be heavy duty, anti-corrosion , easy to
maintain , and shall be sized for continuous full load. Belt fan switch shall be
include.

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 2 – 4 Fuel System
• Fuel injection pump with fuel lift pump and full flow replaceable filter plus
separate preliminary fuel filter and electric fuel solenoid should be provided.
The tenderer shall furnish details of fuel injection pump, fuel consumption at
full load and at varying loads.
• Flexible hoses shall be used for connections to the input and output. Fuel drain
must be connected to an external outlet.
• All fuel-lines before the cut off valve (Solenoid) shall be fireproof.

2 – 5 Lubrication
Full pressure lubricating oil system, including an oil cooler, is to be fitted. The
tenderer shall indicate the frequency of changing oil.

2 – 6 Mechanical Type Governor

Under steady state conditions , whatever the load be , the rotational speed shall
remain between N and 1.04 N , where N is the normal speed in the event of a sudden
load variation of 0.25 l nominal , but with the load remaining between 0.5 L and L
nominal , m Where L nominal is the rated load , the instantaneous change in speed
should not exceed 4% of N . The rotational speed should then be returned within
offset limits is less than 3 seconds and stabilize in less than 8 seconds .
The tender shall enclose graphic diagrams showing the derating of his
units depending on altitudes , temp. and humidity varying .

2 – 7 service and power rating

The engine shall be selected for a 1000 h continuous power condition, unless
otherwise stated, such that its capacity is adequate to drive the associated alternator
and accessories continuously at rate output at an altitude of 2200 m, air temperature
of 40°C and relative humidity of 90%.

2 – 8 Exhaust system
• Exhaust system shall be provided with high standards and weather conditions.
• The outside exhaust system be manufactured from stainless steel materials.

2 – 9 Air Filter
Air Filters Shall be dry type, heavy duty, with replaceable elements. The
efficiency of the system at various stages shall be furnished.

2 – 10 Engine Safeguard
Oil protection shall be offered as standard. The system shall be arranged for
fail-safe operation by de-energizing a solenoid coupled to the fuel injection pump
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 with shutdown protection against high cylinder temperature, low lubricating oil
pressure, coolant temperature, belt failure, or any other fault.

2 –11 Flexible Coupling

A heavy duty flexible block coupling shall be fitted between the engine and the
alternator to absorb the transmission of shock loads . details should be offered by
the tender.

2 –12 Batteries
The battery shall be fitted on the vibration free main chassis complete with all
the necessary acceessories ,flexible interconnecting cables and lugs. The battery
shall be heavy duty, free maintenance type with suitable capacity to be enough for
current cold starting (CCS) at the worst conditions. The battery is to be supplied
in a dry-charged condition securely placed on a rack .
The battery shall be kept in good condition for starting the gensets and shall be
adequately charging either from mains supply and / or from the genset supply
through the unit control panel.

2 –13 Components Guard

All exposed parts of the engine and alternator accessories shall be fully
guarded . Guards shall be all arround the coupling , generator air intakes, and any
rotating parts.

3 – Alternator
1. The alternator shall be brushless type , class H, design of welded steel
construction, three phase , four wire, screen protected ,star connected rotating
field, salient pole, self excited, self regulated type.
2. The overload characteristic should be able to handle (300%) or more of the
rated power of the alternator for at least 10 seconds and 110% of rated
power continuously for at least one hour every 12 hours .
3. Alternator shall withstand short circuit fault conditions without any damage
with full protection against abnormal conditions.
4. All protections shall be in details by the tender.

3 – 1 compliance
All specification Shall comply with Standard Specifications British B.S 2613 or
German VDE 0530 or French NFC 51 – 100 and 112, or the recommendations of
the International Electrotechnic board. The standard applied shall be mentioned
in the offer .

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 3 – 2 Excitation System
Permanent magnets (PMG) in exciter field is prefered (for fast voltage build up
both after a short circuit and also after a long time of inactivity).
Self excitation is acceptable, if it gives fast voltage build up both after a short
circuit and also after a long time of inactivity. The exciter technique shall be
technically described in full details by the tenderer .

3- 3 Automatic Voltage Regulator(AVR)

Under Steady state conditions, the output voltage should be held to within + 5%
of nominal for all load values and for any power factor between 0.8 and 1 ,
whatever be the alternator temperature. Schematic diagram for A.V.R shall be
provided . The AVR full technical data shall be provided .

3 – 4 Wave shape
The output waveform should be pure sine. The residual harmonic percentage
between full load and no load should no exceed +5% .

3 –5 Sensing Dangerous Conditions

Sensing electrical conditions which might cause damages to the generator
e.g. high and low output voltages and frequency and sudden severe phase
unbalance .
In such circumstances and any fault electric problem the control equipment
shall immediately isolate the generator from the load, stop the diesel engine and
raise an alarm.

3 -6 Wiring and Conduits

Engine and alternator Control wiring shall be multi-strand annealed
copper conductor encased by cross-linked Polyethylene insulation resistant to
heat, abrasion, oil, water, antifreeze, and diesel fuel. Wiring shall be suitable for
continuous use at 120 C (250F ) with insulation not brittle at -50C (-60F ) .
Cables shall be enclosed in nylon flexible conduit which is slotted to allow easy
access and moisture to escape.

3 –7 Finish
(a) The engine color shall remain the original colour as supplied by the
manufacturer.
(b) Rubber hoses used on lubricating oil or fuel systems and rubber belts shall
not be painted.
(c) Rubber material, which is not fire or fuel proof, is not acceptable.

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 4 – Generator Control Panel (A.M.F)
4–1 The control panel shall be fitted on the generator set to work as
the following:
a) Automatically starts up the generator set when the voltage of the
triple phase public supply ( mains ) goes outside 0.95 and 1.05 of its
nominal value , or when main frequency goes outside the limit of 46 and 52
Hz , and when there is a phase messing or phase sequence reversing .
b) Automatically checks on diesel engine, electric alternator, and all
generator set main devices by means of appropriate devices and fitting .
c) Automatically cuts off the generator set when the signal come from ATS to
stop the generator set for any reason (for example : mains voltage is
restored to nominal voltage and frequency) , and automatically , it stops
the genset for any abnormal action .
d) Operation, monitoring, measurements and protections processes should be
done by using electronic card. It's preferred to be DEEP SEA type. The
card shall contain The following functions:

• Operation mode selection :

The card shall contain at least three operation modes:
1- Auto operation mode
2- Manual operation mode
3- Test operation mode
• Monitoring, display and protection functions :
1. Ac (line – line / line – neutral) Voltage values monitoring, display
and protection.
2. Ac Current values monitoring, display and protection .
3. Frequency values monitoring, display and protection.
4. Phase sequence and missing protections.
5. Running hours for the generator set .
6. Mode selector switch ( off – Auto. – Manual) .
7. Battery DC voltage.
8. Battery DC ampere.
9. Oil pressure value (par).
10. Engine Temp. Value (cº).

• Indictors and alarms lights for :

1. G.S working normal
2. Starting failure
3. High engine temp (Shutdown).
4. Low oil pressure (Shutdown).
5. Battery charger fail .
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 6. Over speed (Shutdown).
7. Belt rupture (Shutdown).
8. Generator output voltage missing/ failure (Shutdown).
9. Over load (Trip).
10. Dynamo charge fail
11. Frequency failure (Shutdown).

4 - 2 Protections devices :
- G.S output circuit breaker with thermal over load protection 4 pole
(MCCB), meeting protection at least IP 22, over load current adjustable
from (1.5 – 10) rated current, and short circuit current at least 16kA.
- 4-pole GS out put surge protection device.
- Suitable MCBs protection for all input and output (AC /DC) circuits.

4 – 3 Battery charger:

- Automatic Battery charging (shall be adjustable charge current

(up to 5 A)) , 12VDC.

4 – 4 Alarm Retransmission:

- Gen set running (shall be potential contact)

- Gen set failure (shall be potential contact)

4 – 5 Labeling and Fixtures:

• Each parts shall be labeled similar to the drawings .
• All wires and terminals shall be labeled according to the drawings.
• All wire terminals and lugs should be tightly fixed.

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 5 – ATS Automatic transfer switch.
The ATS unit shall beseparate, floor mounted,supported by a stand and can be
fixed to the wall if needed. ATS described as follow :

ATS panel shall be control the operation and the protection for two sources
and the load , whatever the type of the sources is (that means the two sources
can be two generators , main and one generator or, main 1 and main 2) . This
type of ATS shall be equipped with :
• One- High efficiency 12-volt DC electronic programmable logic controller, to
control the two sources working in two main operation modes (auto/manual).
• The PLC shall have interface port suitable for inserting external back -up
Memory and/or connecting PC interface Cable. And 12- volt 6-amphours
battery shall be provided.
• Each PLC shall be equipped with, programming-supervision software and
connecting cable.
• One selector switches to show the current case of primary operation modes.
(Enable Auto operation switch).
• Two (on/off) switches to select the auxiliary operation modes in binary code
Each switch will send a status signal to programmable logic controller
(on=1,off=0) and each switch related with one Source. Number one always
related to the Mains source and number 0 always related to the Generator.
• Two Digital modules to measure and display the operation parameters and
protect load circuit, (one module per one source).
• Three Current transformers that to be connected with special module.
• One digital module read CTs current, display current values for each phase
and protect load circuit.
• Six indicator lamps to indicate source available, source on load case and,
source failure (three lamps for each source (source1 & source2).
• MCBs circuit breakers to protect control components of ATS circuits.
• Power terminals which connect between sources and ATS contactors.
• Control and Alarm terminals which connect control cables between sources
and ATS.
• Free contact terminals to transmit alarms from ATS relays (normally
open/close contacts) to special external alarm box.
• Four – dc relays to receive alarms signals come from the sources.
• Other parts may be required for design.
• ATS LOAD circuit breaker with thermal over load protection 4
pole (MCCB), meeting protection at least IP 22, with adjustable
over load and short Circuit current ratio. The over current up at
least 16kA.
• Load terminals which connect the out-put of ATS with the load cable.
The ATS dimensions should not be less than (W x D x H)= 600 x 250 x800 mm.
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 • Two selector switch for chosen the loading as follows:

o Mode Selector switches (Manual – OFF-Automatic) mains tansfer.

o Loading selector switch (source1-Off-source2)
o Two Contactors, Four pole suitably rated, Mechanically and electrically
interlocked.

5-2 Operation mechanism

1- Primary operation modes:

1. Auto operation starting and/or loading shall be don via the PLC.
By sending signals to plc and close the contactors circuits.

There are three aux operation operation modes determined by the status of two toggle
switches as follow:
- on- on : reveal that the sources are : mains-mains
- on- off : reveal that the sources are: mains- generator
- off-on : reveal that the sources are: generator- mains
- off-off : reveal that the sources are: generator- generator

2. Manual operation for starting and loading the two sources.

3. Programmed PLC timers:

All timers shall be adjustable and implemented in software, no external hardware

timer will be accepted. the following timer shall be exist.

- Incoming source failure timer

- Incoming source restoration timer
- Sources supply/incoming supply loading timers
- Engine cooling-off timer (in case one or both of the source is/are generator).
- In case the two sources are two Gen-sets; with Auto operation mode, each
Gen-set shall operate each gen set for 6 hour and 2 hour rest frequently.

5- 4 Digital measuring instruments within the card:

5- 4- 1 characteristics:
– Input voltage: 220-240VAC
– Operating frequency: 50Hz
– Housing: flush mount
– Degree of protection: IP54 on front.
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 5- 4- 2 Programming protection relay:
The out-put relay(s) shall be available within the module with changeover contact (s).
And will be activated when the following conditions:
- High /low voltage
- Phase missing
- High /low frequency
- Phase sequence
- Over and short circuit current .

6 - Lifetime , Vibration & Noise

The Tenderer shall state in his offer the expected lifetime of the engine
generator sets, under the specified operation conditions .
Detailed figures regarding the vibration and the noise levels shall also be
provided in the tender .

7- Any other facilities

Improvements or deviations shall be stated clearly in the offer and shall be
considered in evaluating the tender.

8- Spare parts

- Spares for each engine.

- Spares for each Alternator.
- Spares for each control panel.
- Spares for each A.T.S.

9- Complete set of documents including

- Electrical diagrams.
- Electronic diagrams.
- Engine hand book.
- Workshop hand book.
- Spare part manual with identification No. for each parts and device.
- Full technical detailed data for all units shall be provided with the offer.

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 Any provided offer with out complete technical data for all units and part
will be output of evaluation.

10- Tenderer shall provide information about manufacturer’s current

location and product country of origin for the following equipment

- Engines
- Alternators
- Fuel pump
- Solenoid valve ( shut down dives )
- Dynamo charger
- Starter motors
- Sensors for engine temp.
- Sensors for oil pressure

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 11- LIST OF THE REQUIRED MATERIALS

Capacity at
No Description specified site QTY.
condition
1
Gen set with Automatic control panel 15kVA 120

2 ATS control for TWO sources 15KVA 80

4 Genset mechanic & electrical spare parts

5 ATS Electrical Spare parts

Notes
1- The tenderer shall indicate clearly the manufacturer ,country of
manufacturing and the country of origin .
2- Complete and detail technical specifications and manfacturer original
catalogues for all equipments and devices of the system shall be
submited along with the offer.
3- The Tenderer must quote two separate optional quotations for
carrying out the trainning course for Yemen Mobile engineers.
The first quotation is for carrying out the trainning in out of
Yemen, the other alternative quotation is for Trainning abroad
for five engineers for a period of three weeks at least to cover
topics mechanical , electrical and control. The Training
Program must be described in details, specifying trainning
course duration etc…

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 12- Engine Suggested spare parts

NAME OF model
ITEM DESCRIPTION Qty. U.P
COMPANY NO.
1 Oil filter
2 Fuel filter
3 Air filter
4 Injector nozzle with washer
5 Manual fed pump
6 Sensor h. temp.
7 Sensor reading temp (sender).
8 Sensor low oil pressure
9 Sensor reading oil press
(sender).
10 Main fan V. belt
11 Dynamo charge
12 Top head gasket set
13 Piston (per engine) set
14 Cylinder(per engine) set
15 Brach (journal bearing) set
16 Starter motor
17 Solenoid valve
18 Dynamo charger

The tenderer shall provide the spare part lists with item code no. full description , no. of tems
and diagrams of each item have been mentioned.
The spare part lists , should be provided with the spare parts hand book .

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 13- SPARE PARTS FOR EACH GENSET CONTROL PANEL

COMP. Model
ITEM DESCRPTION QTY. U.P
NAME NO.

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 14 -SPARE PARTS FOR EACH ATS units

ITEM DESCRPITION COMP. Model Qnty U.P

NAME NO.

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