Re: [WISPA] Generators

2010-07-31 Thread Marco Coelho
I have been very happy with a propane genset, 450 gal tank, and ASCO
automatic transfer switch.  Propane fuel means never having to worry
about algae or having to put stabilizer in the fuel to keep your carb
from varnishing.

Regardless of how good your monitoring equipment might be, you MUST
check the genset by hand weekly.  I had rats chew through the exciter
wires once and render it useless.

Marco



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Re: [WISPA] Generators

2010-07-30 Thread jp
If you go propane/NG upsize quite a bit to have smooth power.
Diesel's torque makes for smoother power output undering changing loads. 
Diesel can run full rated load of datacenter load.

I went diesel (Cummins/Onan) for my datacenter. I put the generator 
inside to prevent winter fuel gelling, rodents, rust, etc... It's on a 
275 gallon heating oil tank. Looks almost like new still after 10 years. 
There's a whole set of design requirements for having a generator 
inside, in terms of fire safety, fresh air flow for combusition and 
cooling, etc..., that's why most are outside. I was building from 
scratch, so I put it where I wanted it. Had a boatbuilder put a custom 
stainless steel exhaust on it coming out the side of the building.

Get something that matches the voltage and phase your utility provides. 
Don't get a 1 phase for your 3phase service. Get an appropriate high 
quality auto transfter switch that can switch your whole datacenter 
over, not just select circuits. The transfer switch should also be able 
to exercize the generator on a schedule.

Check the hour meter and fluids once in a while so you know it's 
exercizing properly and ready for use. 

On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 03:02:28PM -0400, Chuck Hogg wrote:
 Ok, so I am in the market for a Generator.  Looking for probably
 30-45kW.  I've heard people say  I need a PMG Exciter??  Anyone with
 experience in doing this?   It's to support our datacenter, a few racks,
 a few 2200 UPS's and PDU's, and Cooling.  I find all kinds of different
 ones on eBay and elsewhere, and am hoping someone already did the
 legwork and figured out everything they needed and can share?
 
  
 
 Regards,
 
 Chuck Hogg
 
 Shelby Broadband
 502-722-9292
 ch...@shelbybb.com mailto:ch...@shelbybb.com 
 
 http://www.shelbybb.com http://www.shelbybb.com 
 
  
 

 
 
 
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Re: [WISPA] Generators

2010-07-30 Thread Greg Ihnen
A couple of things I added to our generator here (110KVA Perkins turbo diesel) 
which have really made life easier are a Murphy LM2000 Oil Level Maintainer 
http://www.fwmurphy.com/product_search/?p=lm2000 and a ControlByWeb X301 
controller http://www.controlbyweb.com/x301/. I'm not sure if the X301 would be 
of much benefit for a WISP backup generator (it gives Ethernet based control 
and monitoring) but the Murphy Oil Level Maintainer probably would be handy. I 
installed our LM2000 by connecting to the oil drain port (where the drain plug 
was) for the oil connection and I vented the LM2000 back to the crankcase 
through the dipstick tube (after removing the dipstick of course). The only 
other connection is a hose going up to an overhead oil storage tank (5 gallon 
bucket in my case). The LM2000 has a big sight glass so you don't need the 
dipstick anymore and inside it has a float valve. It keeps the oil level just 
perfect. Here in the jungle our generator is our only power. The X
 301 has a schedule and it starts and stops the generator automatically, and 
when lightning approaches we can shut it down via the web interface. With the 
oil level maintained we don't even have to go down to the plant house anymore 
except for period inspections and maintenance. Our generator has a DeepSea 
controller so it interfaces really nicely with the X301 and the heavy duty 
contactor. It's made for standby/backup operation.

Greg

On Jul 30, 2010, at 5:36 PM, jp wrote:

 If you go propane/NG upsize quite a bit to have smooth power.
 Diesel's torque makes for smoother power output undering changing loads. 
 Diesel can run full rated load of datacenter load.
 
 I went diesel (Cummins/Onan) for my datacenter. I put the generator 
 inside to prevent winter fuel gelling, rodents, rust, etc... It's on a 
 275 gallon heating oil tank. Looks almost like new still after 10 years. 
 There's a whole set of design requirements for having a generator 
 inside, in terms of fire safety, fresh air flow for combusition and 
 cooling, etc..., that's why most are outside. I was building from 
 scratch, so I put it where I wanted it. Had a boatbuilder put a custom 
 stainless steel exhaust on it coming out the side of the building.
 
 Get something that matches the voltage and phase your utility provides. 
 Don't get a 1 phase for your 3phase service. Get an appropriate high 
 quality auto transfter switch that can switch your whole datacenter 
 over, not just select circuits. The transfer switch should also be able 
 to exercize the generator on a schedule.
 
 Check the hour meter and fluids once in a while so you know it's 
 exercizing properly and ready for use. 
 
 On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 03:02:28PM -0400, Chuck Hogg wrote:
 Ok, so I am in the market for a Generator.  Looking for probably
 30-45kW.  I've heard people say  I need a PMG Exciter??  Anyone with
 experience in doing this?   It's to support our datacenter, a few racks,
 a few 2200 UPS's and PDU's, and Cooling.  I find all kinds of different
 ones on eBay and elsewhere, and am hoping someone already did the
 legwork and figured out everything they needed and can share?
 
 
 
 Regards,
 
 Chuck Hogg
 
 Shelby Broadband
 502-722-9292
 ch...@shelbybb.com mailto:ch...@shelbybb.com 
 
 http://www.shelbybb.com http://www.shelbybb.com 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Re: [WISPA] Generators

2010-07-30 Thread Jonathan Schmidt
I'm concerned with Diesel.  My first Mercedes Diesel quit when the fuel
tank turned into a blob of algae.  

I had never heard of anything eating that stuff but a pilot friend in the
Air Force said his plane had become clogged with algae.

He told me to put in a quart of high detergent 10W-40 in every tank.  It's
worked for 30 years.

...just a thought that had never occurred to me.

. . . J o n a t h a n

 

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If you go propane/NG upsize quite a bit to have smooth power.
Diesel's torque makes for smoother power output undering changing loads. 
Diesel can run full rated load of datacenter load.

I went diesel (Cummins/Onan) for my datacenter. I put the generator inside
to prevent winter fuel gelling, rodents, rust, etc... It's on a
275 gallon heating oil tank. Looks almost like new still after 10 years. 
There's a whole set of design requirements for having a generator inside,
in terms of fire safety, fresh air flow for combusition and cooling,
etc..., that's why most are outside. I was building from scratch, so I put
it where I wanted it. Had a boatbuilder put a custom stainless steel
exhaust on it coming out the side of the building.

Get something that matches the voltage and phase your utility provides. 
Don't get a 1 phase for your 3phase service. Get an appropriate high
quality auto transfter switch that can switch your whole datacenter over,
not just select circuits. The transfer switch should also be able to
exercize the generator on a schedule.

Check the hour meter and fluids once in a while so you know it's
exercizing properly and ready for use. 

On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 03:02:28PM -0400, Chuck Hogg wrote:
 Ok, so I am in the market for a Generator.  Looking for probably 
 30-45kW.  I've heard people say  I need a PMG Exciter??  Anyone with
 experience in doing this?   It's to support our datacenter, a few racks,
 a few 2200 UPS's and PDU's, and Cooling.  I find all kinds of 
 different ones on eBay and elsewhere, and am hoping someone already 
 did the legwork and figured out everything they needed and can share?
 
  
 
 Regards,
 
 Chuck Hogg
 
 Shelby Broadband
 502-722-9292
 ch...@shelbybb.com mailto:ch...@shelbybb.com
 
 http://www.shelbybb.com http://www.shelbybb.com
 
  
 

 
 
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Re: [WISPA] Generators

2010-07-30 Thread Greg Ihnen
There are professional treatments. I've not tried any but in googling for oil 
additives for other issues (stuck rings/excessive blowby) and I came across 
them.

Greg

On Jul 30, 2010, at 6:09 PM, Jonathan Schmidt wrote:

 I'm concerned with Diesel.  My first Mercedes Diesel quit when the fuel
 tank turned into a blob of algae.  
 
 I had never heard of anything eating that stuff but a pilot friend in the
 Air Force said his plane had become clogged with algae.
 
 He told me to put in a quart of high detergent 10W-40 in every tank.  It's
 worked for 30 years.
 
 ...just a thought that had never occurred to me.
 
 . . . J o n a t h a n
 
 
 
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 From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On
 Behalf Of jp
 Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 5:06 PM
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 Subject: Re: [WISPA] Generators
 
 If you go propane/NG upsize quite a bit to have smooth power.
 Diesel's torque makes for smoother power output undering changing loads. 
 Diesel can run full rated load of datacenter load.
 
 I went diesel (Cummins/Onan) for my datacenter. I put the generator inside
 to prevent winter fuel gelling, rodents, rust, etc... It's on a
 275 gallon heating oil tank. Looks almost like new still after 10 years. 
 There's a whole set of design requirements for having a generator inside,
 in terms of fire safety, fresh air flow for combusition and cooling,
 etc..., that's why most are outside. I was building from scratch, so I put
 it where I wanted it. Had a boatbuilder put a custom stainless steel
 exhaust on it coming out the side of the building.
 
 Get something that matches the voltage and phase your utility provides. 
 Don't get a 1 phase for your 3phase service. Get an appropriate high
 quality auto transfter switch that can switch your whole datacenter over,
 not just select circuits. The transfer switch should also be able to
 exercize the generator on a schedule.
 
 Check the hour meter and fluids once in a while so you know it's
 exercizing properly and ready for use. 
 
 On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 03:02:28PM -0400, Chuck Hogg wrote:
 Ok, so I am in the market for a Generator.  Looking for probably 
 30-45kW.  I've heard people say  I need a PMG Exciter??  Anyone with
 experience in doing this?   It's to support our datacenter, a few racks,
 a few 2200 UPS's and PDU's, and Cooling.  I find all kinds of 
 different ones on eBay and elsewhere, and am hoping someone already 
 did the legwork and figured out everything they needed and can share?
 
 
 
 Regards,
 
 Chuck Hogg
 
 Shelby Broadband
 502-722-9292
 ch...@shelbybb.com mailto:ch...@shelbybb.com
 
 http://www.shelbybb.com http://www.shelbybb.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Re: [WISPA] Generators

2010-07-29 Thread Glenn Kelley
Stick with Kohler. 

There are tons of brands - however...  The Sine wave that is produced buy 
others will absolutely kill your UPS's 
Take it from someone that has learned the hard way. 

Cat has some higher end that work very well - as well.   Kohler does much of 
what the PMG will do for you naturally. 
Also 

OVERSIZE...  

Our needs are 60 - so we went with 130KW. 

Gruber Power will spec everything for you out at no cost.then use that to 
shop around :-)




On Jul 29, 2010, at 3:02 PM, Chuck Hogg wrote:

 Ok, so I am in the market for a Generator.  Looking for probably 30-45kW.  
 I’ve heard people say  I need a PMG Exciter??  Anyone with experience in 
 doing this?   It’s to support our datacenter, a few racks, a few 2200 UPS’s 
 and PDU’s, and Cooling.  I find all kinds of different ones on eBay and 
 elsewhere, and am hoping someone already did the legwork and figured out 
 everything they needed and can share?
  
 Regards,
 Chuck Hogg
 Shelby Broadband
 502-722-9292
 ch...@shelbybb.com
 http://www.shelbybb.com
  
 
 
 
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Re: [WISPA] Generators

2010-07-29 Thread Justin Wilson
Don¹t skimp on the transfer switch. THE PMG exciter is a way of
providing good clean power to the voltage regulator. It¹s basically a kick
butt magnet.

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Subject: [WISPA] Generators

Ok, so I am in the market for a Generator.  Looking for probably 30-45kW.
I¹ve heard people say  I need a PMG Exciter??  Anyone with experience in
doing this?   It¹s to support our datacenter, a few racks, a few 2200 UPS¹s
and PDU¹s, and Cooling.  I find all kinds of different ones on eBay and
elsewhere, and am hoping someone already did the legwork and figured out
everything they needed and can share?
 
Regards,
Chuck Hogg
Shelby Broadband
502-722-9292
ch...@shelbybb.com mailto:ch...@shelbybb.com
http://www.shelbybb.com http://www.shelbybb.com
 






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Re: [WISPA] Generators

2010-07-29 Thread Paul Gerstenberger
Ours is a 35kW from Cummins Power Generation. We chose to run ours on propane 
so as to require little maintenance and full independence from other utilities 
(Natural Gas). We sized our tank so as to have plenty of runtime and the 
propane co is just down the road in case we need an emergency fill.

-Paul

On Jul 29, 2010, at 12:29 PM, Glenn Kelley wrote:

 Stick with Kohler. 
 
 There are tons of brands - however...  The Sine wave that is produced buy 
 others will absolutely kill your UPS's 
 Take it from someone that has learned the hard way. 
 
 Cat has some higher end that work very well - as well.   Kohler does much of 
 what the PMG will do for you naturally. 
 Also 
 
 OVERSIZE...  
 
 Our needs are 60 - so we went with 130KW. 
 
 Gruber Power will spec everything for you out at no cost.then use that to 
 shop around :-)
 
 
 
 
 On Jul 29, 2010, at 3:02 PM, Chuck Hogg wrote:
 
 Ok, so I am in the market for a Generator.  Looking for probably 30-45kW.  
 I’ve heard people say  I need a PMG Exciter??  Anyone with experience in 
 doing this?   It’s to support our datacenter, a few racks, a few 2200 UPS’s 
 and PDU’s, and Cooling.  I find all kinds of different ones on eBay and 
 elsewhere, and am hoping someone already did the legwork and figured out 
 everything they needed and can share?
  
 Regards,
 Chuck Hogg
 Shelby Broadband
 502-722-9292
 ch...@shelbybb.com
 http://www.shelbybb.com
  
 
 
 
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Re: [WISPA] Generators

2010-07-29 Thread Glenn Kelley
You could also simply use both. 
there are kits to allow either/or for most genset's 


On Jul 29, 2010, at 5:23 PM, Paul Gerstenberger wrote:

 Ours is a 35kW from Cummins Power Generation. We chose to run ours on propane 
 so as to require little maintenance and full independence from other 
 utilities (Natural Gas). We sized our tank so as to have plenty of runtime 
 and the propane co is just down the road in case we need an emergency fill.
 
 -Paul
 
 On Jul 29, 2010, at 12:29 PM, Glenn Kelley wrote:
 
 Stick with Kohler. 
 
 There are tons of brands - however...  The Sine wave that is produced buy 
 others will absolutely kill your UPS's 
 Take it from someone that has learned the hard way. 
 
 Cat has some higher end that work very well - as well.   Kohler does much of 
 what the PMG will do for you naturally. 
 Also 
 
 OVERSIZE...  
 
 Our needs are 60 - so we went with 130KW. 
 
 Gruber Power will spec everything for you out at no cost.then use that 
 to shop around :-)
 
 
 
 
 On Jul 29, 2010, at 3:02 PM, Chuck Hogg wrote:
 
 Ok, so I am in the market for a Generator.  Looking for probably 30-45kW.  
 I’ve heard people say  I need a PMG Exciter??  Anyone with experience in 
 doing this?   It’s to support our datacenter, a few racks, a few 2200 UPS’s 
 and PDU’s, and Cooling.  I find all kinds of different ones on eBay and 
 elsewhere, and am hoping someone already did the legwork and figured out 
 everything they needed and can share?
 
 Regards,
 Chuck Hogg
 Shelby Broadband
 502-722-9292
 ch...@shelbybb.com
 http://www.shelbybb.com
 
 
 
 
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Re: [WISPA] Generators

2010-07-29 Thread Josh Luthman
How big of a tank is that propane generator? How long does that give you
power?

On Jul 29, 2010 5:25 PM, Paul Gerstenberger pa...@hrec.coop wrote:

Ours is a 35kW from Cummins Power Generation. We chose to run ours on
propane so as to require little maintenance and full independence from other
utilities (Natural Gas). We sized our tank so as to have plenty of runtime
and the propane co is just down the road in case we need an emergency fill.

-Paul


On Jul 29, 2010, at 12:29 PM, Glenn Kelley wrote:

 Stick with Kohler.

 There are tons of bra...



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Re: [WISPA] Generators

2010-07-29 Thread Patrick Shoemaker
Oversize. It's the most practical way to ensure stability when powering 
a load that can have a poor power factor or a leading power factor. 
Datacenter loads being a perfect example. Switching power supplies with 
poor input filtering, UPSes that dump their entire load on the genset 
all at once, variable frequency drives on HVAC equipment, etc. are all 
present in datacenter loads and will all wreak havoc on your generator.

I recommend reading this article:

http://www.cumminspower.com/www/literature/technicalpapers/PT-6001-ImpactofPowerFactorLoads-en.pdf

Any new generator in that size range will have an electronic governor, 
this is a must.

There are lots of small things to consider, like block heaters if you 
are in a cold climate, and using algaecide if you're storing diesel. 
Find a vendor who knows what they're doing.

Finally, monitoring. Make sure the generator has a built-in control 
system that will report errors. Most do this with a simple dry contact 
closure. You can tie this in to your building monitoring system if you 
have one to alert you if there is a problem, or attach to a SNMP capable 
device and monitor it using Nagios or whatever your network monitoring 
system is.

Generators need to be tested frequently. Even the best ones love to die 
at very inopportune times. Mine exercise weekly and I run a load test 
every month after hours.

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Vector Data Systems LLC
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office: (301) 358-1690 x36
http://www.vectordatasystems.com


Chuck Hogg wrote:
 Ok, so I am in the market for a Generator.  Looking for probably 
 30-45kW.  I’ve heard people say  I need a PMG Exciter??  Anyone with 
 experience in doing this?   It’s to support our datacenter, a few racks, 
 a few 2200 UPS’s and PDU’s, and Cooling.  I find all kinds of different 
 ones on eBay and elsewhere, and am hoping someone already did the 
 legwork and figured out everything they needed and can share?
 
  
 
 Regards,
 
 Chuck Hogg
 
 Shelby Broadband
 502-722-9292
 ch...@shelbybb.com mailto:ch...@shelbybb.com
 
 http://www.shelbybb.com
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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