{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Electra Molins","provider_url":"https:\/\/electramolins.com\/en\/","author_name":"Electramolins","author_url":"https:\/\/electramolins.com\/en\/author\/toni-lopez-buxo\/","title":"How to correctly size a generating set","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"atHExX4yHa\"><a href=\"https:\/\/electramolins.com\/en\/size-generating-set-correctly\/\">How to correctly size a generating set<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/electramolins.com\/en\/size-generating-set-correctly\/embed\/#?secret=atHExX4yHa\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;How to correctly size a generating set&#8221; &#8212; Electra Molins\" data-secret=\"atHExX4yHa\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/electramolins.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/electramolins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dimensionar-grupo-electrogeno.jpg","thumbnail_width":803,"thumbnail_height":534,"description":"Sizing a generating set can be more critical than it might seem. Imagine you have spent weeks preparing for the launch of a new production line. Everything is in place: machinery, staff, deadlines agreed with the client. Then the power goes out. Your generating set kicks in \u2014 but it cannot handle the load. The protection trips, the line shuts down, and the cost of that failure, in time and reputation, far outweighs what it would have cost to choose the right equipment from the start. This kind of situation is more common than you might think, and it almost always has the same root cause: the generating set was not sized correctly. The reasons vary. In some cases, the unit was purchased years ago for a smaller installation, and machinery was added over time without ever checking whether the output was still sufficient. In others, the equipment was chosen based solely on the nominal consumption of the connected loads, with no consideration given to the starting peaks of electric motors, which can multiply that figure by four or six for a matter of seconds. It is also surprisingly common for nobody to have factored in that the site sits..."}