You have to know 2 things in order to perform the calculation. You will need to know the power (KW) and either the amps or the voltage. If you know voltage you can determine amps and if you know amps you can determine voltage. However with solely the KW you do not have enough information to calculate either. Here is the formula:
1 Phase: KW = (E x I x pf)/ 1000
3 Phase: KW = (1.732 x E x I x pf)/1000
Where E is voltage, I is current, and pf is Power Factor
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1 KW = 1000 Watts
You get Watts by multiplying Amps by Volts. Find out what Voltage whatever it is you're running needs, and then multiply it by the Amps it draws and you'll get your Watts or Killowatts if you go over a thousand.
You first have to find out what the load amperage is going to be and second, what is the working voltage.
If a load takes 50 kW at a power factor of 0.5 lagging calculate the apparent power and reactive power Answer: Apparent power = Active power / Power Factor In this case, Active power = 50 kW and power factor = 0.5 So Apparent power = 50/0.5 = 100 KVA
Since the breaker that is installed on the generator set will be sized to the output of the 30 kW generator, the load will stay connected until the thermal trip of the breaker trips the load off line. This will be in the matter of seconds before it happens. To handle a 75 kW load and depending if it is an inductive or a resistive load you will need at least a 80 to 100 kW generator.
A 7.5 kW three phase load will be balanced by the manufacturer. When connected to a three phase source the line current on each phase will be equal.
1 MW is 1000 kW therefore 10 MW is equal to 10,000 kW.