Title :
Testing of Diesel Electric Generating Sets for Nuclear Service
Author :
Foley, W.J., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Duke Power Company
Abstract :
Performance tests were conducted on nuclear service diesel electric generating sets to verify their capability, to start a number of times without outside power available, to accept and reject loads, to accept loads after prolonged no load operation and to operate for a period of time with no external cooling available.
Keywords :
Design engineering; Emergency power supplies; Nuclear power generation; Performance evaluation; Power engineering and energy; Power generation; Power supplies; Standby generators; Testing; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Power Apparatus and Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPAS.1973.293635
