as a marine engineer, one of our first important lessons is in load-sharing. lt sounds here like someone didn't know how to properly parallel the gensets, and achieve equal load-sharing. depending on the gear used and the rectifier system, this can be a manual exercise or one which balances automatically, with trips for overspeed, oveload/heat, and redundancy. paralelling gensets is not an easy job. the operator should be onsite, and well-versed in theory and the differing operational requirements of each possible failure. the on-duty engineer must be aware of this at all times, or his training, if any, reflect positively on his experience, fear levels, and when he craps out. he must be present for the entire process, from concept to working solutions. not to worry, son, the flaws were all above your pay grade. just poor engineering from design to installation to start-up to shut-down. can we say:MONEY in unison?
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