Many homeowners are turning to portable or permanent standby generators as emergency power sources.
In today’s fast pace society and technological age, keeping your power on all the time is a must! For your home you do not want to lose power to your refrigerator, TV, air conditioning/heating, or even your outlets. Just think of all the money and information you would lose out on if your power went out. Your food would spoil, medications that need to be kept cold would go bad, you would not be able to track dangerous weather headed your way, you would not be able to cool or heat your home, you would not be able to power your cell phones up, and the list goes on and on.
However there are steps that a homeowner can take to avert all of these risks. Siemens offers Standby Generators that permanently attach to your home and automatically switch to generator power when utility power is lost when paired with an automatic transfer switch (ATS).
Home owners have the choice between 8 – 22kW single phase air cooled generators and 50 – 100 amp automatic transfer switches (ATS) with service disconnect options.
Generators are an engine used to create electricity and run on natural gas or liquid propane vapor. They are permanently attached to your home via a fuel line and hard wired into the load center or panel board. It has been designed and tested to endure the elements and restores your power to preselected circuits or your entire house when utility power is lost. The generator is a motor and therefore needs to run and do weekly self tests and also needs basic maintenance like oil changes, air filter changes and radiator fluid.
Automatic transfer switches (ATS) provide the mechanism for transferring power between utility and generator service and are engineered with Digital Power Management (DPM) technology. They have the ability to cycle on and off two air conditioners without adding additional components.
Transfer switches provide the mechanism for transferring power between utility and generator service. Engineered with Digital Power Management (DPM) technology. 100-400A single phase SE Type transfer switches have the ability to cycle on and off two air conditioners without adding additional components, allowing for a smaller generator to cover more circuits than when paired with a standard transfer switch.
"ST" type transfer switches, denoted in the catalog number starting with "ST", are compatible with the Evolution and NEXUS controllers. The controller senses power outages and initiates the transfer of power to the generator via the automatic transfer switch.
The Siemens Generator Ready Load Center can save thousands of dollars in future generator installation expenses while keeping initial expenses to a minimum. Works with an automatic standby generator or a portable generator.
Note: this cable is required with Mobile Link for all liquid-cooled units.
Mobile Link is designed for use with a generator equipped with an LCD display. Mobile Link is compatible with most 2008-and-newer air-cooled standby generators and 2010-and-newer liquid-cooled standby generators.
Note: Please ensure you have cellular service in your area before purchasing.
models ranging from 45-150 kW in single- and three-phase voltages.
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sits outside just like a central air conditioning unit.
wired into your home’s electrical distribution panel.
proper response to your needs. There are no extension cords to plug in and no gas tanks to fill. It responds to the outage for you, so it protects your home even when you are away. When utility power returns, the standby generator shuts itself off.
Why circuits and not watts?
Establishing wattage requirements of the appliances you want to power during an outage is difficult because those appliances can be plugged into various outlets in your home. To simplify the process we allow you to protect everything on chosen circuits, so you do not have to worry about individual items.
What’s the difference between air-cooled and liquid-cooled?
schedules. Any authorized dealer can perform routine maintenance.
where salty air can quickly penetrate and corrode most metals.
Quiet-Test is a feature that reduces noise by up to 50% during the generator’s weekly self-test cycle. That makes it as quiet as a car idling in your driveway. The generator starts up and operates at a reduced speed under load. This allows for near silent operation in test mode and satisfies all known sound ordinances.
so that A/C startup power requirements are met.
meet your backup power needs.
Note: Time estimates are based on typical applications. Additional time may be required to run extended electrical conduit, bury gas piping or to place the unit far from the incoming gas or electrical service. Where do I go to have warranty repairs performed and/or parts be purchased? Any authorized Siemens Warranty Dealer can perform warranty service, and sell you parts.
Here is a list of the local distributors in your area that carry Standby Generators. They can also recommend an electrical contractor to complete the installation work for you.