Improved performance and fuel savings from Perkins® 1500 Series

The 1500 Series range replaces the existing 1300 and 1600 Series families, delivering improved load acceptance and fuel consumption benefits of up to seven percent cycle weighted and up to an eight percent improvement in altitude and ambient capability.

An 8.8 litre, 6-cylinder air-to-air turbocharged diesel engine, the 1500 Series ElectropaK meets the key power nodes from 200kVA to 330kVA in prime and standby ratings, and is switchable from 50Hz to 60Hz.

A dependable and cost effective power solution which, at the key nodes, is fitted with a tropical radiator to deliver high ambient capability, the 1500 Series ElectropaK is already available to order and will go into production in Seguin, USA, in March 2015.

“This is a powerful package which gives generator set manufacturers the benefit of more power from a smaller engine,” said Simon Gray, electric power marketing manager. “A number of prototype engines are already in use by some of our customers and the feedback so far has been positive with comments on the excellent load acceptance and available ratings.

“This new Perkins engine builds on a proven core, so end users can be confident that the 1500 Series is another dependable power solution. This is an important consideration as the engine is ideally suited to supply back-up power for health facilities and prime power for factory units, among many other applications.”

Benefitting from Perkins electric power warranty of one year unlimited hours or two years up to 500 hours per year, the 1500 Series will also be supported in the market by Perkins highly trained global distributor network, ensuring it is kept running whenever and wherever it is used.

Perkins distributor network will provide easy access to advice, servicing and genuine parts, so whether the engine is operating in Europe, the Middle East, South America or China, the end user can rest assured the latest offering from Perkins will meet their critical power requirements.

“In addition to improved performance benefits, our decision to replace the 1300 and 1600 Series with the new 1500 Series family will bring servicing benefits for our customers and reduce their parts inventory,” added Simon. 

For more information on Perkins electric power offering visit www.perkins.com/power or to find your nearest Perkins distributor log onto www.perkins.com/distributor.
 

PICTURE: Perkins new 1500 Series engine delivers excellent load acceptance and fuel savings.