Operation, Trouble-Shooting and Maintenance of Generators (Caterpillar – Duetz)

Course main Topics:

  • The diesel engines basic features and their operation and their efficiency.
  • Movable parts in the diesel engine and fixed shafts or blocks and their role and specification in available generators.
  • The correct steps for coupling the generator with the diesel engine and considerations/ accuracy of the process.
  • Optimal operation of generators and starting them after installation tests.
  • Maintenance and repairs of the main components of the engine and governor (types and functions).
  • Calculations of generator(s) capacity and study of main parts (Housing, rotating field, heat sinks, regulator … etc.).
  • Types of synchronous generators and their specifications.
  • Flow charts/ schedules of possible breakdowns and repairs and types of maintenance.