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How does Cummins diesel generator set tell you to avoid lightning strike

Diesel generator sets mainly use light diesel fuel, the lightning is generally not lower than 65℃, certainly higher than the ambient air temperature, diesel is flammable, the power station with diesel as fuel should belong to the H-1 fire danger site, according to the national standards, H-1 fire hazard places should belong to the third category of industrial buildings and structures that need lightning protection. Therefore, diesel generator set manufacturers suggest that lightning protection measures be taken in the generator room and auxiliary buildings of ground buildings, including smoke extraction and water supply buildings, for lightning protection design.


MEAO reminder,Lightning rods or belts should be installed at lightning-prone parts of buildings and structures to prevent lightning strikes. When the lightning protection belt is used, any point of the roof from the lightning protection belt should not be greater than 10cm, to prevent the impact grounding resistance of the mine device should not be greater than 3, and should be connected with the electrical equipment grounding device and buried metal pipe; The grounding device should form a ring grounding body around the building. The grounding device should have at least two leads, and the distance between them should not be greater than 30m. In order to prevent lightning waves from invading the building along the low-voltage overhead line, the insulator iron foot should be connected to the grounding device of lightning protection and electrical equipment at the entrance.


Lightning protection and anti-static grounding of the fuel system of Cummins diesel generator set: the steel storage tank must be equipped with lightning protection grounding device, the tank should be buried around the closed ring grounding body, the ground point should not be less than two, the ground point along the oil tank around the distance should not be greater than 30m. When the top of the tank is equipped with a lightning rod or the use of the tank as a connector, the connection resistance should not exceed 10; When the oil tank is only used for induction lightning grounding, the grounding resistance should not be greater than 30. The ground fixed top steel oil tank equipped with flame arrester, when the preplate thickness is greater than or equal to 4mm, can not be equipped with lightning rod; When the temperature, liquid level and other measuring devices on the steel oil tank on the top of the ground should be equipped with cable or steel pipe wiring, cable skin or steel pipe wiring and the tank should be electrically connected. Anti-static and anti-inductive lightning grounding devices shall be installed at the beginning, end, branch and each 200-300m place of the oil transmission pipeline laid on the ground or in the pipe trench. The ground resistance should not be greater than 30, and the ground point should be at the fixed pipe pier.


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Jiangsu Meiao Power Technology Co., Ltd. is an important manufacturer of diesel generators. The company mainly manufactures and sells diesel generator sets with power of 3-3000kW, mobile power station of 24-600kW, Marine emergency diesel generator set of 24-800kW, gas generator set, heavy oil generator set and all kinds of imported series, special series (trailer, static speaker, mobile lighthouse, container, etc.) diesel generator At the same time, we are engaged in generator set maintenance and after-sale service of generator set accessories.