Backup Power for Manufacturing Facilities

Backup Power for Manufacturing Facilities
Backup Power for Manufacturing Facilities

Industrial Backup Power for Manufacturing

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Cat® G3412C CHP System Powers Connecticut Manufacturer PEPCO

Cat® dealer, H.O. Penn, partners with their customer, Plainville Electrical Products Company, to save on utility costs while developing new control systems in Bristol, Connecticut.

Matching supply with demand.

When your lines aren't moving, you're not making money. You need power that will keep you in production and keep you efficient. Cat standby generators run with low owning and operating costs so you can maximize profit by minimizing electrical expenses.

Find permanent or temporary standby power for manufacturing facilities to keep up with your manufacturing or planned outage schedule. Our team will make installation and preventive maintenance easy — giving you the power to improve how you work.

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Guangzhou Brewery
Guangzhou Brewery

EFFICIENT CHP GENERATOR SYSTEMS REDUCE OPERATING COSTS

Many industrial facilities such as manufacturing plants, refineries and regional district heating plants reduce operating costs by implementing a Cat combined heat and power (CHP) system (also known as cogeneration

Cat CHP Systems offer:
- Energy efficiency up to 90 percent
- Reduced emissions and energy costs versus separate heat
  and electrical generation systems

Many industrial facilities benefit financially via distributed generation (DG). Especially true when any of the following apply:
- The local electric grid is unreliable
- Natural gas is an inexpensive alternative to grid electricity
- Generator sets can be applied during peak times of day to avoid
  high electrical utility demand charges, known as peak shaving.

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Lafayette
Lafayette

 

CHP SYSTEM PACKAGES

Caterpillar provides customized CHP system package proposals, including the required mechanical equipment and controls to capture and transfer the engine thermal energy to an industrial facility. In addition, Caterpillar offers exhaust emissions aftertreatment for highly regulated emission environments and utility grade Cat paralleling switchgear to sell excess electricity generated to the local electric grid.

GAS STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS

There has been an increasing move toward natural gas fueled standby power systems in recent years. Typically installed with an automatic transfer switch (ATS) or paralleling switchgear control for multiple generators, these power systems sense utility outages and automatically start the backup power system and transfer power to the emergency source. When normal grid power returns, the control system automatically shuts down the emergency generator.

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  • 3516E (60 Hz)
    Standby Rating
    3000 ekW
    3000 ekW
    Prime Power Rating
    2725 ekW
    2725 ekW
    Emissions/Fuel Strategy
    Tier 2
    Tier 2

    3516E (60 Hz)

    The 3516E diesel generator sets have been developed to meet your standby and prime applications and match your power standards. Producing reliable power from 2725 to 3000 ekW at 60 Hz, each generator set has been designed to meet ISO 8528-5 transient response requirements and to accept 100 % rated load in one step. The generator set is US EPA Stationary Emergency Use Only (Tier 2) certified.

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  • C13 (60 Hz)
    Maximum Rating
    400 ekW
    400 ekW
    Minimum Rating
    320 ekW
    320 ekW
    Emissions/Fuel Strategy
    EPA Stationary Emerg Use
    EPA Stationary Emerg Use

    C13 (60 Hz)

    The C13 diesel generator sets have been developed for your mission critical, standby and prime applications. Producing reliable power from 320 to 400 ekW at 60 Hz, each generator set has been designed to meet ISO 8528-5 transient response requirements and built to accept 100 % rated load in one step. Our C13 generator sets are certified to Low Fuel Consumption Emissions / Fuel Strategy.

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  • C32 (60 Hz)
    Maximum Rating
    1250 ekW
    1250 ekW
    Minimum Rating
    830 ekW
    830 ekW
    Emissions/Fuel Strategy
    Low Fuel, Tier 2 Nonroad Stds
    Low Fuel, Tier 2 Nonroad Stds

    C32 (60 Hz)

    Producing reliable power from 830 to 1250 ekW at 60 Hz, our C32 diesel generator sets are made to meet your mission critical, continuous, standby and prime applications. We've designed each to ISO 8528-5 transient response requirements and to accept 100% rated load in one step. Generator sets range from low fuel consumption systems to EPA Stationary Emergency (Tier 2) certification.

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  • G3520H
    Continuous Rating
    2519 / 2500 ekW @ 1.0pf
    2519 / 2500 ekW @ 1.0pf
    Fuel Type
    Natural Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Natural Gas, Hydrogen Blend (up to 25%)
    Maximum Electrical Efficiency
    45.30%
    45.30%

    G3520H

    From natural gas to biogas, coal mine gases, or hydrogen fuel blends to support combined heat and power (CHP), emergency power, and local grid support applications, Caterpillar has a wide range of reliable gas power solutions.

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WHITE PAPERS

Caterpillar is pleased to provide information on new technologies as well as innovative solutions to power your business.

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Generator Sets Sizing Calculator

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