Perkins are a leading supplier in diesel and gas engines. Powering the telecoms sector through their 400 Series range, Perkins have recently added two new variable speed models meaning the company can now offer fixed speed and variable speed engines from 0.5 litres to 2.2 litres, meeting all the key power nodes between 5-40 kVA. Extending service intervals and introducing new hybrid solutions, Perkins are helping MNOs meet the increasing financial and environmental pressures they are facing.
TowerXchange: Please can you introduce Perkins, including the role it plays in telecommunications infrastructure?
Richard Hemmings, Business Development Manager, Electric Power, Perkins:
Perkins is one of the world’s leading suppliers of off-highway diesel and gas engines in the 8 – 2000 kW market. Trusted by more than 1,000 leading manufacturers in the electrical power generation, industrial, construction, agricultural and materials handling markets, Perkins tailors its engines precisely to meet customers’ requirements.
For many years Perkins has supported the telecoms sector, as our 400 Series range of compact and reliable engines are particularly suited to powering small generator sets, often sited in harsh and remote environments.
TowerXchange: How proven is Perkins’ solution in the field, who is using it and what results have been achieved? And how has the system been designed to minimise the number of site visits and amount of maintenance required?
Richard Hemmings, Business Development Manager, Electric Power, Perkins:
With the introduction of two new variable speed models added to our 400 Series, 1.5 litre and 2.2 litre, and extending our service intervals, we have a complete product line-up that make us the perfect partner for telecoms projects. By choosing Perkins engines, customers get quality, reliability and consistency as standard. Our engines are ideal for reducing owning and operating costs, with excellent fuel consumption and the durability to operate in any territory.
Through our 400 Series, we offer a complete engine range for telecoms towers. The recent addition of two new variable speed models to the range means we can offer fixed speed and variable speed engines from 0.5 litres to 2.2 litres, which meet all the key power nodes between 5-40 kVA.
We understand the industry and know towers in different areas have different requirements. Whether the customer is on grid and requires a generator set back-up; or is off grid and needs a continuously running generator, our engines will integrate seamlessly into the telecoms solution that’s being installed.
Recognising the intense focus on reducing owning and operating costs for telecoms towers in the field, our investments in extending our service intervals are one step to helping customers achieve that goal.
We also know regulators globally are demanding that telecoms businesses minimise the environmental impact of their operations. We support these goals by providing hybrid solutions, suitable for hybrid generators with a battery and hybrid generators with battery and solar power. These solutions can directly help meet the required standards whichever territory our customers are doing business in.
TowerXchange: Many MNOs have carbon reduction commitments in place, how can Perkins help them to reach these targets?
Richard Hemmings, Business Development Manager, Electric Power, Perkins:
Perkins 400 Series is proven in the field to deliver consistent high performance and meet the most stringent emission standards. With fixed and variable speed options available, our 400 Series offers best in class fuel consumption and extended service intervals.
We know regulators globally are demanding that telecoms businesses minimise the environmental impact of their operations. We also support these goals by providing hybrid solutions, suitable for hybrid generators with a battery and hybrid generators with battery and solar power. These solutions can directly help meet the required standards whichever territory our customers are doing business in.
Reasons to choose Perkins as a telecoms partner:
- Proven 400 Series engine with more than one million engines sold
- Broad engine platform capable of meeting all key power nodes
- Available from four global facilities with global product support coverage
- Fixed and variable speed engines to meet different requirements
- Excellent performance at high and low load points
- Extended service intervals to reduce operating costs
- Proven in the field to deliver consistent high performance and meet the most stringent emission standards
- Switchable 50/60 hz ratings to minimise inventory costs
TowerXchange: We hear discussion of diesel generators being very much a commodity item in the off-grid power space, what differentiates Perkins from its peers?
Richard Hemmings, Business Development Manager, Electric Power, Perkins:
Perkins is one of the world’s leading suppliers of off-highway diesel and gas engines, offering power up to 2500 kVA in diesel or 1000 kWE prime in gas. Our cost effective solutions, from competitive fuel consumption to ease of maintenance, whatever the power requirement, add real value to our customers’ equipment.
Dependable, reliable and cost effective engines are essential requirements for the power generation market. Our engineering expertise means Perkins engines are designed for life, engineered without compromise and are built for instant response with thousands of hours of dependable running, regardless of the environment or location.
It’s trusted performance borne out of thousands of hours of validation in the real world, working with electric power providers who value the reputation and expertise of an engine manufacturer who is continually focused on delivering the right technology solutions to meet your requirements.
Each and every one of our engine solutions from the 400 to the 4000 Series range are backed by Perkins global service and support network which operates in more than 180 countries around the world. So when it comes to dependable, cost effective performance, Perkins engines have and continue to be the engine of choice for the power generation market.
