How do I convert gallons per kilowatt hour to gallons per hour?

Question

Perkins engines calculate fuel consumption for their Electropak generator engines as gallons per kilowatt hour. Typical generator fuel consumption is figured in gallons per hour, not gallons per kilowatt hour. Need help in the conversion.

Answer 1

actually, all generators use more fuel when they are pulling more load (when you are using more electricity and they are therefore generating more electricity)

some generators give you a consumption based on a typical or maybe even a maximum load

to calculate the consumption per hour, you need to decide what your load will be (in kilowatts) and then you divide the gallons per kilowatt hours by the kilowatt load and you get gallons per hour

if you don't know your load you can assume a fully loaded (maximum rated kilowatts) and calculate the worst case consumption rate

Answer 2

Look at the generator literature to figure out what the generator output power will be into the load you are interested in driving. Say it will be X Watts. Then the total output energy in one hour will be

[X * (3600 seconds/hour) * (0.001 kW/W)] kilowatt hours

Since from your fuel consumption you know how many gallons you use per kilowatt hour, you can starightforwardly find the gallons per hour.

Answer 3

Just multiply by the load?. It is only going to be a rough amount, however, but if you calculate it based upon a 100 KW load, or even a 10KW load, and you are planning to be using the generator at a steady rate, the numbers should work out.
So, if the fuel consumption is .5gal/kwh, and you are pushing 10KW, then multiply by 10 and it should be 5 gal per hour. Follow the units in the equation.

Answer 4

You have to figure out the load on the generator. The G/hr consumption will be different for different loads. So you need to find out what wattage all the operating eletrical equipment this generator is hooks up to takes and multiply it to the G/kw hr.

Answer 5

Go through the following Q&A:

How many gallons of water were used in California to produce 23 kilowatt-hours of electricity?

1,150 gallons x 23 = 26,450 gallons


How many gallons of water were used in Maine to produce 30 kilowatt-hours of electricity?

7,550 gallons x 30 = 226,500 gallons


How many gallons of water were used in Tennessee to produce 50 kilowatt-hours of electricity?

4,950 gallons x 50 = 247,500 gallons


An iron uses 1 kilowatt of electricity per hour. Pedro, who lives in Alaska, ironed for 10 hours. How many gallons of water were needed to produce the amount of electricity that the iron used?

1 x 10 = 10 kilowatt-hours
670 x 10 = 6,700 gallons


A washing machine uses 4 kilowatts of electricity per hour. Amelia, who lives in Oregon, washed clothes for 3 hours. How many gallons of water were needed to produce the amount of electricity that the washing machine used?

4 x 3 = 12 kilowatt-hours
4,300 x 12 = 51,600 gallons


An electric cooker uses 10 kilowatts of electricity per hour. Tom, who lives in Montana, used a cooker for 2 hours. How many gallons of water were needed to produce the amount of electricity that the cooker used?

10 x 2 = 20 kilowatt-hours
2,280 x 20 = 45,600 gallons


An electric grill uses 1 kilowatt of electricity per hour. Maya, who lives in New Hampshire, used an electric grill for 11 hours. How many gallons of water were needed to produce the amount of electricity that the grill used?

1 x 11 = 11 kilowatt-hours
8,400 x 11 = 92,400 gallons


A dishwasher uses 2 kilowatts of electricity per hour. Sam, who lives in Washington, used a dishwasher for 5 hours. How many gallons of water were needed to produce the amount of electricity that the dishwasher used?

2 x 5 = 10 kilowatt-hours
2,800 x 10 = 28,000 gallons

Answer 6

multiply it by kilowatts...