Telling a diesel generator manufacturer apart from a diesel generator supplier decides who controls your drawings, who holds your spare parts and who answers when a 2 MW load trips at 2 a.m. This guide gives procurement teams a repeatable way to compare vendors on identical footing, then anchors every question to a real 800–3000 kW open-frame silent set with ATS remote start and intelligent parallel control.
Three vendor types can quote the same kilowatt rating. What separates them is who owns the design, who stocks the consumables, and who carries accountability after commissioning.
Engineering, assembly and testing sit under one roof, so customisation is negotiated against drawings rather than a catalogue page. Spare parts and warranty claims route back to the same party that built the unit.
Buyer decision: choose this path when your configuration deviates from a standard build, or when a non-standard voltage, enclosure or fuel arrangement has to be designed rather than picked.
Wide catalogue, quick commercial replies and easy multi-brand sourcing across a project. The technical answers, however, are usually relayed rather than prepared on site.
Buyer decision: ask in writing who performs the load test, who signs the test record, and who supplies wear parts in year five.
Your brand and spec sheet, a factory's build capacity, and customised packaging as a standard option. Strong fit for distributors, rental fleets and private-label programmes.
Buyer decision: settle tooling, documentation ownership, packaging artwork and order volumes before the first unit is scheduled.
Use these as a scorecard. A vendor that answers all nine in writing is a different commercial risk from one that answers three verbally.
Is the engine, alternator and control panel integrated in-house, or bought in as separate packages and bolted together on site?
Can spares and firmware for that platform be sourced through the same vendor for the life of the unit?
Will you share a test record for my specific unit, at my rated load, before shipment?
Which markets and duty cycles have similar configurations been shipped to, and what documentation travels with each order?
Do the certificates name the exact configuration being quoted, or a different model in the same family?
What is the typical lead time for wear parts, filters and control modules after delivery?
Is it parts only, parts plus labour, or supported on site — and what clock or hour cap applies?
Will a third-party inspection or factory audit report be made available before the purchase order is released?
Ask for references in a comparable load band and duty cycle, not a generic customer list.
A sourcing framework is only useful if you can test it against a real configuration. These are the published figures for the open-frame silent set.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Brand name | TF (Tianfa) |
| Type | Silent open frame |
| Rated voltage | 220 V, 230 V, 380 V, 400 V |
| Direct electric voltage | 6.3 kV or 10.5 kV |
| Frequency | 50 Hz / 60 Hz |
| Speed | 1500 rpm / 1800 rpm |
| Controller | Deepsea, Smartgen |
| Fuel | Diesel and gas; fuel tank optional |
| Efficiency | 80% |
| Cooling system | Air cooling system |
| Engine | Customised |
| Package | Customised |
| Warranty | 1000 hours or 1 year |
| Place of origin | Shanxi, China |
Three lines in that table do most of the commercial work. The voltage pair — low-voltage 220–400 V alongside direct 6.3 kV or 10.5 kV — tells you whether your distribution design needs a step-up transformer or can connect straight to the site network. The fuel line tells you the set is not locked to one commodity. The warranty line tells you the cover has both an hour cap and a calendar cap, which matters enormously when you compare a standby site running 80 hours a year against a continuous mine load running thousands.
Ask your shortlisted vendors to confirm each of these three lines against your own site conditions before the price comparison starts.
Match your site situation to the specification item it actually drives, then decide what must be confirmed in writing.
| Site scenario | Specification item it drives | Your decision point |
|---|---|---|
| Mine or industrial site on continuous duty | 800–3000 kW single-unit range; air cooling; silent open frame | Confirm whether you are being quoted for continuous or intermittent duty, and how that changes the rating. |
| Plant that needs grid-independent backup | ATS remote start with automatic switching between utility power and backup generation | Confirm what the ATS scope includes, and which switchgear and cabling sit outside the generator package. |
| Load expected to grow in phases | Intelligent parallel control; output scalable to 3000 kW across synchronised units | Size the control system for the final unit count now, so phase two does not require a new control philosophy. |
| Fuel cost volatility, or gas available on site | Diesel and gas dual-fuel support with optional fuel tanks | Confirm which fuel system and tank scope are inside the quote, and which are optional extras. |
| High-voltage distribution inside the facility | Direct electric voltage of 6.3 kV or 10.5 kV | Confirm your protection and metering design coordinates with the generator's direct output voltage. |
| Noise-sensitive or space-constrained location | Silent operation and compact design for confined installation | Confirm clearances for airflow and heat dissipation before finalising the room layout. |
Copy these fields into your request for quote. A vendor that receives all fourteen can price against your site; a vendor that receives five will price against a guess.
The invoice price covers the generator. It rarely covers the cost of running, servicing and expanding it.
| Cost factor | How it plays out | What to check in the quote |
|---|---|---|
| Up-front unit price | The headline number usually covers only the set itself. | Whether ATS, fuel tank, switchgear, freight and commissioning are inside or outside the figure. |
| Efficiency | The published operational efficiency for this set is 80%, which drives fuel burn across the operating year. | At what load the figure applies, and how it compares with your real average load rather than peak. |
| Fuel flexibility | Dual-fuel diesel/gas capability lets a site follow the cheaper available commodity. | Which fuel system is in scope, and whether the optional fuel tank is included for one fuel or both. |
| Service access | Modular assembly and standardised components are designed to shorten supply cycles and simplify integration. | The spare-parts list, wear items, and typical lead time for consumables after handover. |
| Warranty structure | Cover is stated as 1000 hours or 1 year. | Which cap bites first on your duty cycle, and what voids the cover. |
| Expansion path | Intelligent parallel control supports adding units for larger loads later. | Whether the control system is sized for the final number of synchronised units. |
Each of these appears in competitive tenders, and each is avoidable with one extra question.
Broad power bands and specific model numbers are sometimes published side by side without reconciliation. Ask for a written model-to-kW mapping against your target rating before signing, so the delivered nameplate matches the tender.
A site with gas access is quoted a diesel-only package, and years of fuel cost are lost. Ask explicitly whether diesel, gas and dual-fuel configurations were all priced.
Synchronising multiple units for larger loads is a specification decision, not an afterthought. Confirm parallel control capability at tender stage rather than after the second unit is needed.
A 1000-hour or 1-year cover means two different things to a standby site and a continuous industrial load. Fix the interpretation in the purchase order, together with the spare-parts and service route.
Share your duty class, voltage, fuel arrangement, ATS and parallel requirements, and the team will come back with a configuration matched to this 800–3000 kW open-frame silent platform. Customised packaging and private-label programmes are supported for distributors and OEM partners.
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View productthe published single-unit power range is 800 kw to 3000 kw, with a direct electric voltage of 6.3 kv or 10.5 kv. output options are listed as 220 v, 230 v, 380 v or 400 v at 50 hz or 60 hz.
yes. the set supports both diesel and gas, and fuel tanks are listed as optional. confirm in your request for quote which fuel system and tank scope you need, since a site running dual-fuel may require more than one supply arrangement.
ats remote start provides automatic switching between utility power and backup generation. the intelligent parallel control system allows several units to run together for larger loads, with output scalable up to 3000 kw through multiple-unit synchronisation.
deepsea and smartgen controllers are listed for this set. they provide fault diagnostics together with remote monitoring and management, which is what makes remote start practical on an unmanned site.
warranty is stated as 1000 hours or 1 year, operational efficiency as 80%, and the cooling system is an air cooling system integrated into the open-frame silent design.
use the quote request on the product page or the contact form. include kw or kva, prime, standby or continuous duty, voltage, frequency, speed, fuel type, enclosure, ats and parallel requirements, fuel tank scope, site altitude and ambient temperature, controller preference, packaging and your warranty expectation.
