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Standby Generators

From powering water pumping stations in Angola to providing emergency power for Yellowstone National Park, KOHLER's extensive line-up of Standby/Prime generators power airports, hospitals, factories, and communications centers that knit together a global marketplace.

Individual units range from 8.5kW to 2000kW, gas or diesel fueled, 50 or 60 hertz, available with a complete compliment of accessories. (Weather housings, sub-base fuel tanks, block heaters, sound attenuation options, critical silencers, etc.)

Ideal for Standby emergency power, Interruptible Rate applications, Peak Shaving to lower energy costs, or Prime power installations for heavy construction and mining operations, KOHLER will engineer a power system to meet your requirements.

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Automatic Transfer Switches

It is important that the electrical power you require is managed in a safe and reliable manner. KOHLER has engineered a complete family of automatic transfer switches (ATS) to assure you of continuous power in emergency situations.

Available from 30 to 4000 amperes, KOHLER's automatic transfer switches sense when the voltage from the normal power source (usually utility) drops below a preset minimum. At this point, the ATS signals the emergency generator to start and transfers the required load to the gen set. When the original electrical power source is restored, the ATS will retransfer the load to normal power and shut down the generator.

For the sophisticated installation, KOHLER's M340 series ATS offers a PC interface with remote monitoring capability. From a central location, the system allows the customer to monitor and communicate with multiple remote installations anywhere in the world.

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Generator Controls

Generator controls are designed to display data and monitor functions such as warnings, shutdown modes, voltage and power information to determine the status of the complete systems installation.

A family of controller options allow the customer to decide the degree of technology they want to design into their power systems installation. From basic economical formats to sophisticated remote monitoring capability, KOHLER offers a complete program to meet every requirement.

The Kohler Decision Maker 340 controls allows the customer to:

• Monitor engine functions and all alternator outputs.
• Store and display the generator system history.
• Monitor generator(s), automatic transfer switch and switchgear from remote locations, communicated using PC software.
• Network up to 128 generators from one remote monitoring site.

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Switchgear

KOHLER switchgear is designed to manage your power needs by carefully monitoring and adjusting the load between generators that have been installed to work in tandem. The paralleling of multiple generator sets is a long accepted technique for increasing the amount of available electrical power required for variable load conditions.

The switchgear will automatically synchronize, parallel, and match the electrical power from a number of generators, to the size of the load requirement.

KOHLER switchgear is designed for:

• North American and International specifications
• Emergency Standby or Prime power installations
• Interruptible Rate or Peak Shaving applications
• Wall and floor-mounted configurations

Your complete power system including generator set(s), switchgear, and automatic transfer switches are factory tested as a system, at KOHLER, prior to shipment to eliminate any possible problems at the job site.

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