• Understand diesel engine constructions and ratings for diesel generators
• Overview of diesel engine auxiliary systems
• Speed governing and types of speed governors
• Ac generator design, ratings and specs
• Brushless excitation system and power generation
• Diesel generators planning and design considerations
• Sizing site loads and sizing diesel generators
• Understand skid base design considerations and mounting
• Understand the diesel generator vibration problem and vibration stress and how to reduce
• Understand how to attenuate diesel generator sound
• Learn how to select exhaust muffler grade, size, and how to size exhaust pipes
• Learn compressed air starting system components, and how to size it
• Learn different batteries used in diesel generators, and how to size them

• Learn control system, what it consists of
• Learn how to size jacket water and lube oil heaters for a diesel engine.
• Learn different instruments used on diesel generators for metering and protection
• Understand the different protections on the diesel generators
• Understand the modern diesel engines electronic management system
• Understand synchronizing of diesel generators, parallel operation and load sharing
• Understand how to prepare the genset for testing, what are the testing parameters and testing equipment used.
• Learn about diesel generators installation considerations and precautions
• Understand the operation and maintenance consideration for diesel generators.
• Learn about the applicable international standards in diesel generators business.

This comprehensive course is prepared for application engineers, sales engineers, design engineers, consultants, production engineers, service engineers, project engineers, contractors and installation teams.

Day 1

• Diesel engines and ratings to ISO 8528
• Speed governors
• Engine fuel system
• Engine cooling system
• Engine lube oil system

Day 2

• Power generation concepts
• AC Generator construction
• Brushless excitation system
• AC generator specs and ratings to NEMA MG-1/IEC-34​​​
• Skid base design and equipment mounting

Day 3

• Diesel generator sizing​
• Diesel generator fluids
• Muffler grade selection and sizing
• Exhaust system piping sizing and calculations

Day 4

• Sound engineering and sound attenuation​​
• Compressed air starting system
• Diesel generator vibration concepts, 
• parameters, measurements, analysis and control​
• Lead acid and Nicad batteries specs and sizing calculations

• Diesel generators control system design
• Jacket water and lube oil heaters, criteria and sizing.

Day 5

• Diesel Generator sensing and indicating instruments
• Engine Electronic Management System
• ​Switchgear
• Diesel Generator Protection
• Parallel Operation
• ​Testing & Installation
• ​Operation & Maintenance

Rectus attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.