Power Generation for High-Reliability Quadruple-Diversity Communications Systems

摘要

As a result of studies, the following conclusions are in order: (1) There should be six diesel-engine-generators per plant. (2) Four of these diesel-engine-generators should carry the full load, two supplying power to each of two separate busses. The two remaining generator units are to be used as standby or spare units. (3) The diesel-generator units should be sized so that each can carry half the technical load or half the total interruptible load, whichever is greater. (4) A conservative estimate of availability for such a power plant to carry the complete and full load is 99.97 per cent. (5) The power plant availability in reference to supplying only the technical load portion of the full load is essentially 100 per cent. The number of spare diesel-engine-generator units for the power plant is basically determined by attaining satisfactory availability of the power supply to accommodate the short-term interruptible electronic and utility loads. (Author)