Applications of diesel engine power plants

While selecting a site for the diesel engine power plant, it is necessary to consider the following factors.

i.        Site for the diesel power plant should be nearer to the load center; this is to reduce the cost of transmission of power and also to reduce the power loss.

ii.        Plant should be located where plenty of water is available.

iii.        The site for the diesel plant should nearer to the source of fuel supply, to decrease the transportation charges.

iv.        The selection of the site for the plant should be in such a way that, it has road and rail transportation facilities.

v.        The site for the diesel plant should be far away from the town, thus smoke and flue gases exhausted from the plant will not affect the human being.

Diesel engine plants are widely used for the following applications.

Diesel plants are widely used for generating power ranging from 100 to 5,000 H.P.

Diesel plants can be used as standby plants for steam and hydropower plants.

These plants are used to supply peak-load plants. These plants are suitable for mobile power generation and widely used in ships, aero planes, automobiles, etc. These plants are preferred for industrial applications for which power requirement is small of the order of 500 kW.