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PRODUCT News
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MODERN MINING
April 2015
Industrial operations across Africa can
lower their fuel costs and minimise their
impact on the environment with the new
range of high horsepower QSK95 Series
generator sets launched locally by the
African division of Cummins.
The QSK95 gensets are Cummins Power
Generation’s most powerful diesel gen-
erator sets to date, offering up to 3,5 MW
60 Hz and 3,75 MVA 50 Hz. They are engi-
neered with the highest kilowatt
per square foot ratio in their class, says
Cummins, resulting in a smaller footprint
that achieves a 20 per cent improvement
in power density.
The durable and robust QSK95 Series
is said to be ideally suited for mining,
oil and gas applications or any projects
where harsh conditions, challenging envi-
ronments and the demand for reliable,
continuous remote power exist.
Cummins Southern Africa Power
Generation Director Kobus Coetzer points
out that the new generator sets boast
more power and
best-in-class fuel
economy.“Over the
course of 8 000
hours of opera-
tion, the QSK95
can achieve fuel
savings of more
than US$400 000
(R4 million plus).
The QSK95 Series
Powerful genset range available from Cummins
The QSK95 gensets are Cummins
Power Generation’s most powerful to date.
is designed to lower the total cost of own-
ership by reducing installation expenses,
fuel costs and maintenance requirements
– all while maintaining Cummins’ high
standards of reliability.”
Fewer maintenance requirements, lon-
ger service intervals and 25 000 hours to
major overhaul make the range well suited
to prime power applications. The gensets
accept 100 per cent of rated load in a single
step and are ready to accept facility load in
less than 10 seconds. With a smaller foot-
print, the QSK95 Series requires less space
to install and, in multiple-generator set
applications, fewer generators are required
to achieve the necessary power output.
The QSK95 Series gensets are avail-
able in multiple rating options for specific
power generation applications, including:
continuous, prime power, mission critical
and standby. Cummins also offers a data
centre continuous (DCC) rating specifically
tailored for data centre requirements.
Cummins Southern Africa, tel (+27 11) 321-8700