🔍 Key Concepts

• Diesel generator protective alarms vs. normal operating deviations • Effects of low starting air pressure on the ability to start and load a generator • Which parameters are normally critical enough to require immediate attention from watchstanders

💭 Think About

• Which of these conditions would most directly threaten the generator’s ability to start or continue operating safely? • Which listed conditions might actually be relatively harmless or even common during light load or normal operation? • In practice, which parameter dropping too low would you want loudly announced so the watch can take action before the generator is needed?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which choices indicate a loss of a critical resource needed for starting or safe operation. • Decide which items are more likely to be trend/monitoring values rather than alarm conditions (temperature too low, pressure too high). • Ask: If this failure happened while the generator was on standby, which one would you absolutely need an audible alarm for so you don’t discover the problem only when trying to start it?