DEVELOPMENT AND TEST REPORT OF THE 3-KW, 60-CYCLE, MILITARY STANDARD ENGINE-DRIVEN GENERATOR SET, MODEL SF 3.0 MD,

Abstract

The development and engineer design testing is reported of a 3-kw, 60-cycle, gasoline enginedriven generator set for general use with the field Army. The generator set is suitable for field use by the Army. The engine-cooling fan and air control shroud design is poor for high ambient operation, particularly high ambient trailer operation, because a large portion of the engine air exhaust is spilled out at the bottom of the fan housing. The generator set does not meet the voltage dip and rise requirement (= 30 percent) without the use of the voltage suppression circuit. The generator exciter is unnecessarily complicated and is expensive to build; it could be redesigned readily to reduce cost and complexity without appreciable effect on performance. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 02, 1964
Accession Number
AD0444807

Entities

People

  • James E. Griffin
  • James E. Jordan

Organizations

  • United States Army Engineer Research and Development Laboratory

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Cooling
  • Cooling Fans
  • Engineers
  • Fans
  • Field Army
  • Gasoline
  • Generators
  • Military Standards
  • Standards

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