GT16PCH8E

Output voltage, current and power

The 120/208 V designation distinguishes phase-to-neutral voltage from line-to-line voltage. Three-phase consumers use the appropriate connections in the electrical installation. The 16 kVA figure is apparent power and should not be read as an unconditional 16 kW active-power rating. Load current, voltage and power therefore describe different aspects of the same operating point; they are not alternative ways of naming the product.

GT16PCH8E shaft speed and frequency

The catalogue specifies a shaft speed of 8,000 ± 400 rpm and an output frequency of 400 ± 20 Hz. Frequency is maintained through the mechanical drive. Voltage regulation and shaft-speed control perform different functions: changing the electrical load does not make an external voltage regulator a substitute for the required drive-speed control. The stated speed and frequency ranges belong to this generator execution.

Cooling and mechanical arrangement

GT16PCH8E has a protected construction, a horizontal operating position and cooling by an air stream. Its mass is no more than 16 kg. The catalogue gives counterclockwise rotation when viewed from the drive end and also permits clockwise rotation. The viewing direction matters when interpreting that requirement. Continuous-duty operation refers to the specified operating conditions, including the required cooling airflow.

Electrical-system context

This unit belongs to the generators and starter-generators range. The category also includes 40 and 60 kVA machines for other electrical and mechanical installations; those listings do not establish interchangeability with the 16 kVA unit. A neutral introduction to the conversion principle is available in the electric generator reference.