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ISSUE 13 SUMMER 2014

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WELCOME...

Welcome to the Summer 2014 edition of ‘InSight’, the company

magazine of AJ Power Limited.

Inside you will find what has been happening in the world of AJ Power over the last few months.

If you would like to feature in our magazine or have any photographs you would like to contribute, please contact me.

Editor Christina stewart

| cstewart@ajpower.net � +44 (0) 28 3836 4031 + 1 Charlestown Drive,

Craigavon, BT63 5GA, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Christina

The opinions expressed in InSight are not necessarily those of the editor or AJ Power Ltd.

We have recently partnered with our distributor in Ghana, G&J Technical

Services, and donated 2 nos. AJ10 canopied generating sets to engineering institutions in Ghana.

The first set was donated to the engineering department of Accra Polytechnic. Dr Peter Calvert, AJ Power Administration Director was in attendance.

The second AJ10 was donated to the College of Engineering at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The university is located in Kumasi, a city over 200 miles from Accra. It is the main engineering university in Ghana with over 5,000 students studying various engineering disciplines.

In his address at the official ceremony at KNUST, Godfrey Asiedu, Managing Director of G&J Technical Services explained that most of his employees had graduated from these institutions. It was the ‘right thing to do as a company’ to put something back.

2 x AJ10 CANOPIED GENSETS ARE DONATED TO ENGINEERING INSTITUTIONS IN GhANA, IN COLLABORATION WITh G&J TEChNICAL SERvICES.

G&J TEChNICAL SERvICES GhANA

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2.00pm Friday 4th April 2014College of Engineering,

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana

Donation of 10kVA generating set byG&J Technical Services

AJ Power Limited

‘Distributed Generation: Past, Present and Future’

John Morrow joined the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering at the Queen’s University of Belfast as a lecturer in 1987 and was subsequently appointed Professor of Electrical Engineering in 2011. His interests are in design, control and operation of embedded generation systems. He has worked closely with industrial partner AJ Power Limited and utility partners Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE), Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) and Systems Operator for Northern Ireland (SONI).

In this presentation he will describe his work on control systems for diesel generating plants to improve the performance of such equipment in both traditional applications such as standby and prime power, but will also describe how modern communications and synchrophasor technology can be employed to provide novel and robust methods of mains-failure detection and how the synchronous island operation of embedded generation can be achieved.

Professor D John MorrowGodfrey (MD at G&J Technical Services) and his wife Mary officially hand over the

AJ10 to KNUST.

Left to right: Peter Calvert, Mary Asiedu, John Morrow and Godfrey Asiedu

James Aidoo (left) from G&J pictured with Peter Calvert from AJ Power at

Dam on the volta riverThe donation will enhance the quality of training for the students. They will be able to gain first-hand knowledge on the various components of a generating set and how the electric power is produced, controlled and utilised.

Dr John Morrow, Professor of Electrical Engineering at Queen’s University Belfast accompanied Dr Calvert. his visit was generously sponsored by G&J Technical Services and he delivered lectures entitled“Distributed Generation: Past, Present and Future” at both institutions. In this presentation he described his work on control systems for diesel generating

plants to improve the performance of traditional equipment in both standby and prime power applications. he also described how modern communications and synchrophasor technology can be employed to provide novel and robust methods of mains-failure detection and how the synchronous island operation of embedded generation can be achieved.

Special thanks must also go to Jacqueline Opoku from G&J Technical Services who helped organise this venture. Jacqueline

herself is a graduate of KNUST. After a busy couple of days, James Aidoo, Director Sales and Marketing with G&J kindly took Peter and John to see the volta River Authority hydroelectrical power plant. The dam at Akosombo created Lake volta which is the largest reservoir by surface area in the world. Before returning to the United Kingdom, Peter and John also took the opportunity to visit the G&J office, workshop and warehouse facilities in Accra and Kumasi.

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Jacqueline OpokuG&J Technical

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hamed Mahood and Joe Bradley pictured with the AJ Power stand at the Project Qatar exhibition.

QATARPROJECT QATAR

Project Qatar, the 11th International Construction, Technology

and Building Materials Exhibition took place in May.

This year, for the first time the exhibition was organised at the Qatar National Convention Centre. It’s considerable size and state-of-the-art facilities are comparable with the leading exhibition / convention centres of the world and provide visitors

and exhibitors with a superior experience.

Construction and infrastructure projects are at the forefront of the Qatar governments’ priorities for the future which was showcased by the exhibition. In the last five years the number of exhibitors has doubled and this year had a record attendance of nearly 49,000.

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PRICE COMPETITIvENESS IMPROvEMENTSAJ33 - AJ66

In the last edition of ‘InSight’ we brought you news on the extension to

the 3 Series fuel optimised range.

This extension sees the introduction of 33 - 66kVA

models.

Order books are now open for these new

models.Brand new 3 Series AJ33 - AJ66 canopy

QATARPROJECT QATAR

AJ Power displayed two sound attenuated canopied units. A 3 Series AJ22 and a 5 Series AJ66, both powered by Perkins engines. The exhibition proved very successful in promoting the products of AJ Power to consultant engineers and end users.

QATAR / 3 SERIES

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RUSSIACTT ExhIBITION 2014

Two of AJ Power representatives Andy Mackey and Gaukhar

Thompson attended the CTT exhibition held in Moscow with the main aim of promoting the AJ Power brand in Russia.

AJ Power had an indoor stand and despite having not the largest one at the show, it was one of the most impressive stands that attracted the attention of many people. The main reason according to some comments being made was the visual quality of the generating sets that could not have been ignored or unnoticed.

CTT 2014 - the largest construction trade fair in Eastern Europe -

3 - 7 June 2014

On display were three canopied generating sets - a Perkins powered AJ22, AJ220 with AGCO Power engine and Scania powered AJ550 with added additional features such as single point lift, lube oil drain pump, low fuel level alarm, lube oil drain pump, battery isolator switch. In addition, AJ Power exhibited an ATS2-40 and InSight3200 demonstration panel that were fully operational. This allowed all interested parties to familiarise and get to know first-hand the functionality and the user friendly controls.

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manuals were provided in Russian and the InSight4000 control system on the AGCO Powered AJ220 was also set up in Russian language.

The CTT’ 2014 exhibition was held in Moscow from 3-7 July, 2014. 1003 companies from 35 countries participated at the show. Over 36 833 people visited the show during the exhibition days.

The participation of AJ Power at the show certainly proved to be the right step forward for the company and AJ Power generating sets undoubtedly generated interest in Russia.

• Russian Federation is the largest country in the world –

17, 125, 187 km2

• Russia shares borders with 18 countries and spans nine time zones.

• The capital of Russian Federation is Moscow.

• Moscow is the largest city in Europe with the population over 12,108,257.

1. AJ Power Sales Manager, Andy Mackey, on the AJ Power stand.2. The AJ Power stand complete with AJ22, AJ220, AJ550 models.3. Gaukhar Thompson, AJ Power Interpreter / Translator / Sales Assistant along with Julia Tsybysheva, freelance interpreter

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1. Stephen arrived at hanoi airport and was treated to traditional vietnamese breakfast. 2. Genset training was given to the customer. 3. Stephen pictured with our distributor in vietnam and customer. 4. Stephen at halong Bay.

GOOD MORNING vIETNAM FOR STEPhEN

Stephen McGrath, after-sales support technician for AJ Power has

recently travelled to vietnam to commission two automatically synchronised sets and provide training to our distributor in hanoi.

This was one of the bigger installations in the Far East. 2 no. AJ1375 Perkins powered generating sets are installed in a large shopping precinct in the city of Halong. The 2 x AJ1375 are set up for autosynchronising with InSight6000 control panels fitted.

Stephen was really impressed as soon as he entered the generator room. The workmanship, attention to detail and legislative compliance were equal to or better than “western” standards.

After a general inspection of the generating sets and motorised breaker cabinet Stephen gave some AvR and alternator trouble-shooting advice. The customer and site maintenance staff were also present for user training and weekly check instructions. A full operation and demonstration was carried out and some generator

parameters for the building management system were programmed.

Once all work was completed Stephen was kindly taken to halong Bay for a boat trip. This is a world heritage site and one of the seven wonders of the world. It was a great opportunity for Stephen to visit some of the scenic views of vietnam before his return to the AJ Power factory.

The popular Tv show, have also recently filmed a vietnam Special in halong Bay.

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Ian McClay heads up AJ Power Dubai office.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN IRELAND

AJ POWER DUBAI

The AJ Power engineering team have just completed the

commissioning of a 2.5MW generating set for a major telecommunications provider in Ireland.

The 9 Series DC3-AJ3125S-5M1 is powered by a MTU 20 cylinder 4000 Series engine and is designed to operate in synchronisation with the mains utility as well as provide standby power. The unit has a noise level of 65dBA at one metre (41dBA at site boundary).

AJ Power was responsible for all facets of the project, from design, to utility paralleling.

AJ Power Ltd (DMCC Branch) will work to support and develop it’s

distribution network across the Middle East.

The region has a huge demand for power generation with massive construction in countries such as Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Most generators are prime power with day time temperatures in summer reaching 50 degrees.

The branch office, on the 33rd floor of a new tower block in Jumeriah Lake Towers is headed up by Ian McClay. Ian, a graduate engineer, has worked in the generator industry for over 22 years and has been based in Dubai for the last 4 years.

AJ POWER hAS OPENED ITS FIRST OvERSEAS OFFICE IN DUBAI.

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hAvE yOU EvER WONDERED WhAT MAKES AN ENGINE SMOKE BLUE? WhAT COMPONENTS ARE ThE KEy CAUSES? WhAT CAN yOU DO TO REDUCE yOUR RISK OF BLUE SMOKE?

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ThIS EDITION OUR AFTER SALES MANAGER GARTh JACKSON GIvES US SOME vALUABLE INFORMATION ON BLUE SMOKE

Blue smoke is seen in the exhaust gases as burnt lubricating oil

and can originate in several areas within the engine and usually means trouble.

The first area where blue smoke may appear is from within the cylinder head, worn valves or worn valve guide seals may be causing excess oil to seep into the intake stroke of the engine. valve guide seals can break down due to irregular oil and/or filter changes. It is also advisable to replace valve springs, collets and seats, or the problem might be in the cylinder block, wear on pistons and piston rings can result in blue smoke at all speeds, loads and temperatures.

Considering on average that pistons travel 34 kmph and change direction up to 26,400 times an hour, the piston rings are susceptible

to gumming without proper maintenance, this causes a loss of combustion pressure and power. In the generator application, prolonged under loading the engine (below 35% of rating) will eventually result in glazing of the cylinder bores (wet-stacking), unburnt fuel in the exhaust system and coking up of the cylinder head/valves/ports. If acted upon early this can be reversed with a load test around full rating for a few hours.

If your engine is still producing blue smoke there is one more potential culprit - gummed up or worn

If you have any questions on this or other issues, please contact Garth: aftersales@ajpower.net

seals are an open invitation for oil to seep into the turbocharger. Remember engine maintenance is important. Using the correct oil is crucial to overall performance, don’t skip scheduled service, use genuine manufacturers parts to keep your engine at its best. Use the manufacturers distributor network for all your maintenance and repair needs so blue doesn’t make you see red!

See a short animation on the subject here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KQ9y6MbG20s

DOES BLUE SMOKE MAKE yOU SEE RED?

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FOLLOW ThE AJ POWER SPONSORED FERRARI 458

next RaceDate Location

13 - 14 September

Le Castellet, France

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The AJ Power sponsored Ferrari has recently competed in the third

round of the ELMS in Austria.

Rob Bell, ex driver for the team made a last minute return to the JMW Motorsport team. The UK driver was brought in to drive the Ferrari 458 Italia alongside JMW regualr drivers Daniel McKenzie and George Richardson.

The car was running third when Rob took over but worn tyres and the need to conserve fuel impeded his progress. he was up to the challenge and nursed the car home in third place with less than a second to spare to claim a podium finish.

Next date on the diary for the team is the ELMS round 4 in France on 13th

- 14th September 2014.

Check out JWM Motorsports website for further details:

https://jmwmotorsport.kontribune.com/

CAUGhT ON CAMERASUMMER 20141. Godfrey Asiedu and his son Matthew pictured recently on a visit to AJ Power.2. “Bisto” busy cooking during our annual charity BBQ. This year BBQ and raffle was held in memory of Jim Flanagan who passed away earlier this year.

3. First prize in the BBQ raffle went to Julianne Martin, Administration Assistant. 4. Northern Ireland was recently home to the start of the Giro Italia - the 2nd most famous cycle race in the world.

5. AJ Power staff Joel and Davy pictured recently on trip to Nigeria to provide training.6. Joe Bradley, AJ Power Director of Sales, celebrated his 60th Birthday!

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