Companies looking to improve their sustainability while continuing to protect their power systems against risk are beginning to incorporate renewable energy into their distributed energy power systems.

When calculating three-phase systems, electrical engineers frequently assume that the loads to be carried will be evenly balanced across coils. The problem is experience proves the opposite. Most of the systems we encounter have unbalanced loads.

Rolls-Royce and its MTU distributor partner, Western Branch Diesel, received an order for three MTU 16V2000 DS1250 standardized backup generator sets to service an area of the University of North Carolina’s Charlotte campus.

MultiCare Auburn Medical Center’s management decided its central utility plant (CUP), including its backup power generation system, needed an upgrade. So they went looking for a group of trusted contractors to collaborate as a team to build and integrate a new CUP utilizing the latest technologies that would fit both the facility’s budget and unique specifications.

The Cat® XQ230 is a 60 Hz mobile diesel generator set rated at 182 kW (227.5 kVA) that meets Tier 4 Final emission standards for prime operation set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

KOHLER’s APM603 is an Advanced Power Management (APM) controller for industrial generators, which provides intuitive control, system monitoring, and system diagnostics for single generators or as many as eight units installed in parallel.

Caterpillar Inc. has introduced the Cat® XQP30, a 50/60 Hz mobile diesel generator set rated for 30 kVA prime power.

Caterpillar Inc. has announced that the company will showcase its targeted power solutions and expertise for data centers at 7×24 Exchange International’s 2019 Spring Conference, which will be held June 2-5, 2019, in Boca Raton, FL.

Diesel generators that are used by data centers to provide back-up power are often not exercised in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.