Specialised Generator Installations
Green Power, based in Italy, is known worldwide for its high quality, reliable generators. They work closely with most engine and alternator manufacturers ensuring that their products are always of superior quality and reliability.
Below are just a few of our specialized generator installations throughout Africa.
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Panorama Health Clinic
1X GP 198 195Kva
Perkins 1106C-E66 TAG4
Marelli
ComAp IntelliVision NT
1X GP440 440Kva
IVEVO F3BEO685A
Marelli
ComAp IntelliVision NT
This new extension to the Panorama Hospital in Panorama required careful integration of the generators. The GP440 is primarily the landlord standby generator and the GP198 is for the tenants. In the case of a power failure, both generators start-up, up and supply power to their designated areas. The Landlords generator is used in the public areas and for security. The Tenants generator supplies certain tenants with power, including the operating theaters. In the unlikely event of the tenant’s generator failing, or if it is being worked on, then certain parts of its load are transferred to the Landlords generator. Should the failure be localized to only one area, ie the first-floor operating rooms, then the tenant’s generator with supply only this area with standby power, should it fail then the Landlords generator will start up and supply power.
This was achieved through the use of ComAp’s IntelliVision controllers, 4 separate ATS boxes, and a backup relay interphase between the units. Goodall Power was responsible for the supply and installation of the backup systems, assisted Brand Engineering with the design of the secondary backup system, and initiated and designed the local failure detection and backup.
Both generators have water heaters thus enabling the system to supply power to the building within a maximum of 5 seconds.
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East Africa Bottling Coca Cola Ethiopia
2 X Green Power GP 1120 1100KVA
Perkins 2008 TAG 2
Stamford
ComAp Intelligen NT
R4.2 Million
Upgrades at their bottling plant in Addis Ababa and the failures of their existing generators forced them to buy and install new generators. It was decided that the best option would be 2 synchronized Green Power 1100KVA generators. The plant power demands varied constantly from between 350KVA to 2000KVA.
When the power fails both generators start-up and synchronize, should the load demand drop below 800KVA then the slave generator drops out and shuts down, as soon as the demand rises above 750KVA the slave generator starts up and synchronizes with the master and they share the load. After each startup, the generators swop master and slave roles. This is done to even out the running hours between the sets and to make service planning easier.
Goodall was tasked with the planning, supply, and installation of the generators. The generators, ATS, and cables were shipped to the bottling plant in Addis Ababa from our factory in Italy. Our installations team then flew to Ethiopia to oversee the unloading and positioning of the Generators. They then completed the installation and commissioned the generators.
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2 Military Hospital Wynberg
2 X Green Power GP 880 880KVA
Perkins 2008 TAG 2
Stamford
Deepsea
R2.5 Million
When the SANDF upgraded their hospital in Wynberg Cape Town, they also replaced their two old Detroit Diesel generators. The primary requirements were reliability, quick start-up time, and low fuel economy. As they were the primary backup power for the hospital, including the operating theatres, reliability was of utmost importance. After careful consideration, the generators they chose for this were two Green Power GP880. These 880KVA Perkins-powered generators were supplied by Goodall Power Systems. They featured extended fuel tanks for 48H of operation. We were also responsible for the commissioning of the two sets and the maintenance for the first year. The generators are set to run synchronized and to share the load equally.
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Western Cape Health Department
4 X Green Power GP6 6KVA mobile units
Kohler
Linz
ComAp AMF 9 NT
These custom-built trailer sets feature an off-road trailer, GP6 Silent generators, 12/60 Victron Battery charges, AMF, and ATS. Designed to help charge the batteries for the health department’s remote radio satellite stations in the case of solar failure. These trailers need to be able to harsh road conditions. The generators need to be able to run long hours in adverse weather conditions and in remote areas, thus SMS monitoring was also required as there is not always someone on site. The generators also need to be able to run the remote clinics during a power failure, thus must be able to connect to the building’s mains. To achieve this the GP6 is controlled via a ComAP AMF9 NT with an SMS modem. The alternator is wired to the ATS box, which is mounted on the set. The load is fed to a single-phase socket. From here the 220 VAC can either be taken into the building, or connected to the onboard Victron Battery charger. For charging the satellite station batteries, the output of the Victron 12/60 battery charger can be connected to the batteries directly and the generator started. Both applications are fully automated.