ultrarunner
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10 minute cool down while it monitors the stability of the circuit and if need be transfer back to carrying the load... Turbo Diesel.Genset warmups have been discussed, but what about cool down? The manuals in several I've looked at recommend running the engine for 5 - 10 minutes with no load before shutting down. This is the manual page for the Kubota GL11000:
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I understand the need for a warmup period, but cool down? In any case, an automatic transfer switch takes neither into consideration.
As posted by several others, it may well be that the relatively low run time of a consumer grade genset is low enough to make these warm up and cool down cycles less important. However, IMO, it's the number of start-stop cycles that counts. The actual run time is irrelevant.
The number of recommended monthly, or quarterly, start-stop maintenance cycles will add up over time.
Load monitoring for stability is a built in protection plus once load carried... even for a few seconds the generator keeps carrying for several minutes...
All 1995 tech and tier 0