MEP-005A 30kW Military Diesel Generator Data Plate - Specs & Ratings

This photograph shows two riveted metal data/spec plates on a US Department of Defense generator set, a diesel-engine MEP 005A generator rated at 30 kW, 50/60 Hz. The upper identification plate lists the model (MEP 005A), Federal Stock Number (FSN 6115-118-1240), serial number (KZO 8594), registration number (6115), applicable technical manuals (TM 5-6115-465-12, TO 35C2-3-446-1, NAV FAC P-8-625-12, TM 06858B-12), dry weight (2850 lb), dimensions (80 in long, 36 in wide, 55 in high), and a manufacture date of 7-86 (July 1986). The lower plate is a kilowatt capacity/derating chart giving output at different altitudes and temperatures (25/30 kW at 5000 ft and 107°F, 25/30 kW at 6000 ft and 103°F, 22.5/27 kW at 8000 ft and 95°F), the 50/60 Hz rating, rated voltages and phases (240/416 V and 120/208 V, 3-phase at both 50 and 60 Hz), voltage adjustment ranges (395/480 and 197/240 V at 60 Hz; 380/426 and 190/213 V at 50 Hz), and a power factor of 0.8. Readers can learn the generator's identity, capabilities, altitude derating, and manual references.