Generating set refers to a kind of power generating equipment which can convert mechanical energy or other renewable energy sources to electric energy. The generating sets that we are familiar with are generally driven by steam turbine, water turbine and internal combustion engines like gasoline engine, diesel engine. Renewable energy sources include nuclear energy, wind energy, solar energy, biomass energy, ocean energy and so on.
The capacity of diesel generating set is larger, and it can operate parallelly and supply power continuously for a long time. Besides, it can also work independently which means it does not run in parallel with regional power grid so that it can not be affected by grid faults. Just because diesel generating set owns the above advantages, it is of high reliability. Especially when the commonly used mains are not that reliable in some areas, taking diesel generating set as backup power not only meets the emergency power supply but also applies some of the more important load at ordinary times to the case of power failure. Therefore, diesel generating set is widely used engineering.
