Caterpillar G3516C
Description
From natural gas-fueled combined heat and power (CHP) systems and emergency power for facilities, to renewable biogas energy to support the local grid, or electricity generated from coal mine gases, Caterpillar has a wide range of reliable gas power solutions.
Air Inlet
- Two-element single-stage air cleaner with enclosure and service indicator
Control Panels
- EMCP 4.3
Cooling
- Jacket water and SCAC driven pumps and bypass lines
- 2nd Stage SCAC-Cat Flange
- Engine driven water pumps for jacket water and aftercooler
- Jacket water and SCAC thermostats
- ANSI/DN customer flange connections for JW inlet and outlet
- Cat flanges on SCAC circuit
Exhaust
- Integrated Sensing Module (ISM)
- Cat-flanged face outlet on turbocharger
- Provides exhaust port temperatures and stack temperature to customer supplied screen via CCM
- Dry exhaust manifolds, insulated and shielded
Fuel System
- 24V ETR Gas Shutoff Valve
- Engine installed, fuel metering valve
- Throttle plate, 24V DC actuator, controlled by ECM
- Fuel system is sized for 31.5 to 47.2 MJ/NM3 dry pipeline natural gas with pressure of 10.2 to 34.5KPa to the engine fuel control valve
- Fuel Filter
Ignition System
- Individual Cylinder Detonation Sensitive Timing (DST)
- Electronic Ignition System (controlled by ECM)
Fuel system
- Electronic fuel metering valve
Generator
- Anti-condensation space heater
- Busbar connections
- Class H Insulation & Class F temperature rise
- Reactive Droop
- Permanent Magnet Excitation
- 3-phase brushless, salient pole
- Caterpillar’s Digital Voltage Regulator (CDVR) with 3-phase sensing and KVAR/PF control
- SR4B
- Winding temperature detectors
General
- RH Service
- Operation and maintenance manuals
- Crankshaft Vibration Damper and Guard
- Parts Book
Starting/Charging
- 24V starting motors
Additional information
Continuous Rating |
1660 ekW |
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Fuel Type |
Natural Gas |
Maximum Electrical Efficiency |
37.70% |
Maximum Standby Rating |
1500 |
Frequency |
50 / 60 Hz |
RPM |
1500/1800 |