Global 5120 - Definition of Terms

GlobalPowerTechnologies  1-4
5120
Flame Arrestor Option: Most of Global Power Technologies’ (GPT) standard TEG’s fall
underthedenitionof“ametypeequipment”asdenedintheregulationsofTheOilAndGas
ConservationActAlberta(Section8.090).GPThasdevelopedaamearrestorsystemforuse
asanoptionontheModel5120TEGtomeettheEUBrequirements.Ithasbeendesignedto
allowitsinstallationonbothneworexistingTEGs.
PleasenotethatalthoughGPT’sengineers have designed the ame arrestor followingCSA
standardsandhavetriedtosatisfyregulatoryrequirementswiththedesign,theamearrestor
isnotCSAapproved.ItistheresponsibilityoftheendusertodeterminethesuitabilityofGPT’s
amearrestorsystemtomeettherequirementsoftheirspecicinstallationsincluding,butnot
limited to: a) the suitability of EUB’s denition of equipment location and b) the suitability of
GPT’sairintakeamearrestordesignasan“adequateamearrestor”.
Cathodic Protection Interface System (CP):TheCathodicProtectionInterfaceSystempro-
videsforadjustmentandmonitoringofpowertoacathodicprotection(CP)load.Theanode
andcathodecablesenterthecabinetatthebottomandconnectdirectlytoaheavydutytermi-
nalblock.A0to1Ohmresistor,300wattvariableresistorisprovidedforadjustingtheoutput
powerappliedtotheCPsystem.
TEG Mounting Stands (Pole and Bench Type):ThePoleStandconsistsofa76”longpiece
of3”diameterpipewithan“H”shapedbracketweldedtooneendwhichtheTEGcanbermly
attachedtousing1/4”fasteners(notincluded).TheBenchStandconsistsof3”by3”and2”
by 2” aluminum angle sections that are assembled together to provide a sturdy structure to
support the TEG.
1.3 DenitionofTerms
Thermoelectric Generator (TEG):Adevicethatproduceselectricalpowerthroughthedirect
conversionofheatenergytoelectricalenergy.
Power Unit:Thehermeticallysealedportionofthegeneratorthatcontainsthethermoelectric
materialsandthecoolingns.
TEG:AThermoelectricGenerator.
Limiter-Converter (L/C):  A specic electronic device attached between the generator and
loadthatconvertsonelevelofDCvoltagetoanother,andlimitsthevoltagelevel.
Generator System:Thesystemconsistingofthegenerator,includingitsfactoryoptions,the
limiter-converter,includingitsfactoryoptions,andthespecialcustomeroptions.
Set-up Voltage, V
set
:Theset-upvoltageofthegenerator.
Matched Load: Aconditionofloadwheretheloadvoltageofthegeneratorisone-halfofthe
opencircuitvoltageandtheloadresistanceisequaltotheinternalresistanceofthegenerator.
Precision load: Theprecisionresistorcontainedonthegeneratorthatprovidestheoptimum
loadcondition.ThevoltageacrosstheresistorisdenedasVsetandisusedtoanalyzegen-
eratorelectricalperformance.