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Title: Backup power working group best practices handbook for maintenance and operation of engine generators, Volume 1. Revision 1

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/491576· OSTI ID:491576

This handbook is divided into the four chapters. Chapter one covers the design, procurement, storage, handling and testing of diesel fuel oil to be used in DOE backup power supplies. Chapter two discusses the selection of automatic transfer switches to be used in DOE backup power supplies. Chapter three is about low voltage open frame air circuit breaker operation, testing, and maintenance for DOE backup power supplies. And chapter four covers installation, design, and maintenance of engine cooling water and jacket water systems.

Research Organization:
Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-96SR18500
OSTI ID:
491576
Report Number(s):
WSRC-TR-96-0393-Rev.1; ON: DE97060146; TRN: 97:012475
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: [1997]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English