Quick Reference of Diesel Generator Set-(Part-1)

DECEMBER 1, 2017 13 COMMENTS

Standard Size of The DG sets

KVA KVA KVA KVA KVA

7.5 KVA 20KVA 35 KVA 62.5 KVA 100 KVA

10 KVA 25 KVA 40 KVA 75 KVA 125 KVA

15 KVA 30 KVA 50 KVA 82.5 KVA 200 KVA

Bar Size for D.G Foundation

Rating of D.G set Size of Bar

Up to 82.5 KVA 10MM

100 KVA To 200 KVA 12MM

250 KVA to 500KVA 16MM

Minimum Capacity of Daily Fuel Service Tank (AS per CPWD)

Capacity of DG set Minimum Fuel Tank Capacity

Upto 25 KVA 100 Litres

Above 25 to 62.5 KVA 120 Litres

Above 62.5 KVA to 125 KVA 225 Litres

Above 125 KVA to 200 KVA 285 Litres

Above 200 KVA to 380 KVA 500 Litres

Above 380 KVA to 500 KVA 700 Litres

Above 500 KVA to 750 KVA 900 Litres

Battery Size for D.G Set (AS per CPWD)

Battery Capacity Cu Cable Size Electrical System

DG Set Capacity
(AH) (Sq. mm) (Volts)

Upto 25 KVA 88 35 12

Above 25 KVA upto 62.5 KVA 120 50 12

Above 62.5 KVA upto 82.5 KVA 150 50 12

Above 82.5.KVA upto 125 KVA 180 50 12

Above 125 KVA upto 500 KVA 180 70 12

Above 500 KVA 360 70 24

Depths of PCC (Plain Cement Concrete) for DG Set (As per CPWD)
 Typical Depth of PCC Foundation (For soil bearing capacity
DG Set Capacity (KVA)
5000 kg/sqm)

750-2000 600 mm

625 400 mm

320-500 400 mm

200-320 400 mm

82.5 -200 400 mm

Upto 82.5 200 mm

Area Required For Generator in Electrical Sub Station (As per NBC)

Clear Height below the Soffit of the Beam

Capacity kVA Area m2
m

25 56 3.6

48 56 3.6

100 65 3.6

150 72 3.6

248 100 4.2

350 100 4.2

480 100 4.2

600 110 4.6

800 120 4.6

1010 120 6.5

1250 120 6.5

1600 150 6.5

2000 150 6.5

Starting Current for D.G set

Type of Load Starting Current

Motors over 50 HP 6 X motor rated current

Variable frequency drive motors 2 X motor rated current

Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) loads 1.5 X UPS rated current

Battery charger loads 2.5 X Charger rated current

Non-Linear Load 1.5 to 2.5 X rated current

Medical imaging loads 1.1 X Rated current

Soft Starter Motor 1.2 X motor rated current

DOL Starter 4 X motor rated current

Star-Delta Starter 3 X motor rated current

Auto Transformer Starter 1.5 X motor rated current

Most generators are capable of delivering 300% of the rated current for 10 seconds

Stand by D.G Permission As per PSEB

D.G Set Capacity Permission Remarks

Up to 10 KW(11 KVA)
No permission is required.
10 KW (11 KVA) to 250 KVA Also prior sanction of CEI
is not required.
250 KVA to 1 MVA

1 MVA to 2.5 MVA

Permission is required. The capacity of D.G Set should
2.5 MVA to 5 MVA Also prior sanction of CEI not exceed 1.2 times of the
is required sanctioned Load.
Exceeding 5 MVA

Sound Level of Diesel Generator (ANSI 89.2&NEMA 51.20):

KVA Max. Sound Level

<9 KVA 40 DB

10 KVA to 50 KVA 45 DB

51 KVA to 150 KVA 50 DB

151 KVA to 300 KVA 55 DB

301 KVA to 500 KVA 60 DB

Exhaust Stack Height

Total Height of stack (Meter) = (Height of Building Where D.G Installed

Up to 1000KVA D.G
+0.2 ) X √D.G Capacity in KVA

More than 1000KVA D.G 30 Meter height or more than 3 meter height of building which is higher.

Height of stack (Meter)

Generator Sets Total Height of Stack in Meters.

000 to 050 KVA Height of Building + 1.5 Meter

050 to 100 KVA Height of Building + 2.0 Meter.

100 to 150 KVA Height of Building + 2.5 Meter

150 to 200 KVA Height of Building + 3.0 Meter

200 to 250 KVA Height of Building + 3.5 Meter

250 to 300 KVA Height of Building + 4.0 Meter.

D.G Room Air Requirement

D.G Set Air Requirement

275 KVA 605 Cu. Meter / Min

320 KVA 625 Cu. Meter / Min

400 KVA 854 Cu. Meter / Min

500 KVA 1065 Cu. Meter / Min

600 KVA 1286 Cu. Meter / Min

Noise Limit of D.G Set As per CPWD, India

Up to 1000 KVA (manufactured after 2005) =75 dB(A) at 1 meter from the enclosure surface

The acoustic enclosure or acoustic treatment of the room shall be designed for minimum 25 dB(A) insertion
loss or for meeting the ambient noise standards, whichever is on the higher side.

The measurement for insertion loss may be done at different points at 0.5 m from the acoustic enclosure /
room, and then averaged.

The DG set shall be provided with proper exhaust muffler with insertion loss of minimum 25 dB(A).

Foundation & Earthing for D.G Set (As Per CPWD)

Iteam Descriptions

A PCC foundation (1:2:4, M-20 grade) of approximate depth 150 mm above the finished
D.G set Genset Room Floor level
inside
Room The length and breadth of foundation should be at least 250 mm more on all sides
than the size of the enclosure.

A PCC (1:2:4, M-20 grade)

foundation of weight 2.5 times the operating weight of the Genset with enclosure or as
D.G set
recommended by the Genset manufacturer, whichever is higher
in Open
Room
300 mm of this foundation height should be above the ground level. The length and breadth of
foundation should be at least 250 mm more on all sides than the size of enclosure.

Copper plate earthing (Neutral Grounding) shall be provided for DG Sets of capacity 500 KVA
or above
Earthing
whereas G.I. plate earthing (Neutral Grounding) shall be provided for DG Sets below 500 KVA
capacity. The body earthing shall generally be of G.I

2No’s earthing sets for Genset/ control panel body.

2No’s earthing sets for neutral.

Numbers
of In case there are more than one DG Set in one location, independent two nos. neutral earthing
earthing shall be provided for each DG set. However, two nos. earthing sets shall be common for the
for each body earthing of DG Sets
DG Sets
DG Set of 500 KVA capacity or above:- Copper strip

DG Set below 500 KVA capacity:- GI strip

 D.G Spacing Guidance

DG set with Acoustic Enclosure

Description Open DG set in room.
in Open Area in Closed Area

Free space on both sides Min. 1.5 m Min. 1.5 m Min. 2 m

Free space at front side

(Radiator Hot air outlet at Min. 3 m Min. 3 m N/A
Front)

Free space at front side

(Radiator Hot air outlet at Min. 1.0 m Min. 1.5 m N/A
Top)

Free space at rear side

Min. 2 m Min. 2 m Min. 2 m
(Alternator)

Min 1.5 times of the

Fresh air inlet opening area N/A N/A
Radiator area.

Hot air discharge opening Min 2.5 times of the

N/A N/A
area Radiator area.

Min 1.5m Min 1.5m

Min 1.5m between two
Distance between two sets between two between
foundations.
canopies two canopies

D.G Detail according to Size

Approx Fuel Fuel Oil

D.G Size LxWxH
Weight Tank Consumption Consumption
(KVA) (Canopy) mm
(Kg) (Ltrs) (Ltr/hr) (Ltr/hr)

2040 x 1230 x
12.5 1050 60 2.3 0.02
1450

2040 x 1230 x
15 1050 65 2.3 0.02
1450

2240 x 1230 x
20 1300 65 3.7 0.03
1450

2510 x 1130 x
30 1300 65 6.3 0.03
1450

3350 x 1180 x
40 1500 100 7.8 0.03
1650

3350 x 1180 x
50 1500 100 8.3 0.03
1650

3350 x 1180 x
62.5 1930 150 10.5 0.03
1650

3605 x 1405 x
75 1950 150 13 0.03
1600

3940 x 1700 x
100 2500 300 15.7 0.05
1850

3950 x 1700 x
125 2700 300 19 0.05
1850
 4600 x 1850 x
140 3580 300 22.6 0.06
1950

4600 x 1850 x
160 3720 450 25.9 0.14
1950

4970 x 1730 x
180 3870 450 27.7 0.14
2045

4970 x 1730 x
200 3950 450 29.8 0.14
2045

4970 x 1730 x
250 4660 450 37.7 0.15
2050

5700 x 2030 x
275 5860 450 50 0.15
2515

5700 x 2030 x
320 5860 450 57 0.3
2515

5905 x 2030 x
400 6180 990 65.1 0.3
2520

6205 x 2030 x
500 6990 990 81.3 0.3
2550

Quick Reference of Diesel Generator Set-(Part-2)

MARCH 1, 2016 12 COMMENTS

D.G Detail according to Size

Approx Fuel Fuel Oil

D.G Size LxWxH
Weight Tank Consumption Consumption
(KVA) (Canopy) mm
(Kg) (Ltrs) (Ltr/hr) (Ltr/hr)

2040 x 1230 x
12.5 1050 60 2.3 0.02
1450

2040 x 1230 x
15 1050 65 2.3 0.02
1450

2240 x 1230 x
20 1300 65 3.7 0.03
1450

2510 x 1130 x
30 1300 65 6.3 0.03
1450

3350 x 1180 x
40 1500 100 7.8 0.03
1650

3350 x 1180 x
50 1500 100 8.3 0.03
1650

3350 x 1180 x
62.5 1930 150 10.5 0.03
1650

3605 x 1405 x
75 1950 150 13 0.03
1600

3940 x 1700 x
100 2500 300 15.7 0.05
1850
 3950 x 1700 x
125 2700 300 19 0.05
1850

4600 x 1850 x
140 3580 300 22.6 0.06
1950

4600 x 1850 x
160 3720 450 25.9 0.14
1950

4970 x 1730 x
180 3870 450 27.7 0.14
2045

4970 x 1730 x
200 3950 450 29.8 0.14
2045

4970 x 1730 x
250 4660 450 37.7 0.15
2050

5700 x 2030 x
275 5860 450 50 0.15
2515

5700 x 2030 x
320 5860 450 57 0.3
2515

5905 x 2030 x
400 6180 990 65.1 0.3
2520

6205 x 2030 x
500 6990 990 81.3 0.3
2550

FUEL CONSUMPTION FOR DG SET:

Generator KVA Diesel consumption Liter per hour

5 1.25

15 2.91

20 4.78

25 4.78

30 6.55

40 8.11

50 10.19

62.5 10.92

75 13.52

82.5 13.52

125 19.76

140 23.4

200 30.99

Approximate Fuel Consumption for Diesel Generator Set

Generator Size 1/4 Load 1/2 Load 3/4 Load Full Load
(KVA) @0.8 PF (Liter/Hr) (Liter/Hr) (Liter/Hr) (Liter/Hr)

25 2.27 3.41 4.92 6.06

38 4.92 6.82 9.09 10.98

50 6.06 8.71 12.12 15.15

75 6.82 10.98 14.39 18.18

94 9.09 12.88 17.42 23.11

125 9.85 15.53 21.97 28.03

156 11.74 18.94 26.89 34.47

169 12.50 20.45 28.79 37.12

188 13.64 22.35 31.82 41.29

219 15.53 25.76 36.74 48.11

250 17.80 29.17 41.67 54.55

288 20.08 33.33 47.35 62.88

313 21.59 35.98 51.52 68.18

375 25.76 42.80 60.98 81.44

438 29.92 49.62 70.83 95.08

500 33.71 56.44 80.68 108.33

625 41.67 70.08 100.00 135.23

750 50.00 83.33 119.32 162.12

938 61.74 103.79 148.86 202.27

1250 81.82 137.88 197.35 269.32

1563 101.89 171.59 246.21 336.36

1875 121.97 205.68 294.70 403.41

2188 142.05 239.39 343.56 470.45

2500 162.12 273.48 392.05 537.50

2813 182.20 307.20 440.91 604.55

Approximate Current Rating of Diesel Generator Set @ 0.8 PF

KVA kW 220V 240V 400V 440V 450V 480V 600V 2400V 3300V

8 6.3 16.5 15.2 9.1 8.3 8.1 7.6 6.1

9.4 7.5 24.7 22.6 13.6 12.3 12 11.3 9.1

12.5 10 33 30.1 18.2 16.6 16.2 15.1 12

18.7 15 49.5 45 27.3 24.9 24.4 22.5 18

25 20 66 60.2 36.4 33.2 30.1 24 6 4.4 3.5

31.3 25 82.5 75.5 45.5 41.5 40.5 37.8 30 7.5 5.5

37.5 30 99 90.3 54.6 49.8 48.7 45.2 36 9.1 6.6

50 40 132 120 73 66.5 65 60 48 12.1 8.8

62.5 50 165 152 91 83 81 76 61 15.1 10.9

75 60 198 181 109 99.6 97.5 91 72 18.1 13.1

93.8 75 247 226 136 123 120 113 90 22.6 16.4

100 80 264 240 146 133 130 120 96 21.1 17.6

125 100 330 301 182 166 162 150 120 30 21.8

156 125 413 375 228 208 204 188 150 38 27.3

187 150 495 450 273 249 244 225 180 45 33

219 175 577 527 318 289 283 264 211 53 38

250 200 660 601 364 332 324 301 241 60 44

312 250 825 751 455 415 405 376 300 75 55

375 300 990 903 546 498 487 451 361 90 66

438 350 1155 1053 637 581 568 527 422 105 77

500 400 1320 1203 730 665 650 602 481 120 88

625 500 1650 1504 910 830 810 752 602 150 109

750 600 1980 1803 1090 996 975 902 721 180 131

875 700 2310 2104 1274 1162 1136 1052 842 210 153

1000 800 2640 2405 1460 1330 1300 1203 962 241 176

1125 900 2970 2709 1640 1495 1460 1354 1082 271 197

1250 1000 3300 3009 1820 1660 1620 1504 1202 301 218

1563 1250 4130 3765 2280 2080 2040 1885 1503 376 273

1875 1500 4950 4520 2730 2490 2440 2260 1805 452 327

2188 1750 5280 3180 2890 2830 2640 2106 528 380

2500 2000 6020 3640 3320 3240 3015 2405 602 436

2812 2250 6780 4095 3735 3645 3400 2710 678 491

Approximate Fuel Consumption of D.G Set As per Bureau of Energy Efficiency

Average Load as % Specific Fuel Cons. Specific Lube Oil Cons.

D.G Set (Kw)
of De rated Capacity Lit/kWh Lit/kWh

480 89 0.335 0.007

480 110 0.334 0.024

292 84 0.356 0.006

200 89 0.325 0.003

200 106 0.338 0.003

292 79 0.339 0.006

292 81 0.362 0.005

292 94 0.342 0.003

292 88 0.335 0.006

292 76 0.335 0.005

292 69 0.353 0.006

400 75 0.334 0.004

400 65 0.349 0.004

880 85 0.318 0.007

400 70 0.335 0.004

400 80 0.337 0.004

880 78 0.345 0.007

800 74 0.324 0.002

800 91 0.290 0.002

880 96 0.307 0.002

920 77 0.297 0.002