Overview
Caterpillar is leading the power generation marketplace with Power Solutions engineered to deliver unmatched flexibility, expandability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
Specifications
Units:
| Standby Rating | 3365(no fan)/3250/3100(no fan)/3000 ekW |
| Prime Power Rating | 3115(no fan)/3000/2825(no fan)/2725 ekW |
| Emissions/Fuel Strategy | Low Fuel, Tier 2 |
Benefits & Features
Cat Generator Set Package
- Cat generator set packages have been fully prototype tested
- Accepts 100% block load in one step and meets NFPA 110 loading requirements
- Conform to ISO 8528-5 steady state and transient response requirements
Cat Diesel Engine
- Reliable, rugged, durable design
- Field-proven in thousands of applications worldwide
- Four-stroke-cycle diesel engine combines consistent performance and excellent fuel economy with minimum weight
SR5 Alternator
- Superior motor starting capability minimizes need for oversizing alternator
- Designed to match performance and output characteristics of Cat diesel engines
- Robust Class H insulation
January 30, 2026
Specifications
Units:
| Standby Rating | 3365(no fan)/3250/3100(no fan)/3000 ekW |
| Prime Power Rating | 3115(no fan)/3000/2825(no fan)/2725 ekW |
| Emissions/Fuel Strategy | Low Fuel, Tier 2 |
| Voltage | 480 to 13800 Volts |
| Frequency | 60 Hz |
| Speed | 1800 RPM |
| Duty Cycle | Standby, Mission Critical, Prime, Continuous |
| Maximum Rating | 3365 ekW |
| Minimum Rating | 2500 ekW |
| Engine Model | C175-16 SCAC, V-16, 4-Stroke Water-Cooled Diesel |
| Bore | — |
| Stroke | — |
| Displacement | — |
| Compression Ratio | 16.7:1 |
| Aspiration | Turbo Aftercooled |
| Fuel System | Common Rail |
| Governor Type | ADEM� A4 |
| Length - Minimum | — |
| Length - Maximum | — |
| Width - Minimum | — |
| Width - Maximum | — |
| Height - Minimum | — |
| Height - Maximum | — |
| Dry Weight - Genset (minimum) | — |
| Dry Weight - Genset (maximum) | — |
Benefits & Features
Cat Generator Set Package
- Cat generator set packages have been fully prototype tested
- Accepts 100% block load in one step and meets NFPA 110 loading requirements
- Conform to ISO 8528-5 steady state and transient response requirements
Cat Diesel Engine
- Reliable, rugged, durable design
- Field-proven in thousands of applications worldwide
- Four-stroke-cycle diesel engine combines consistent performance and excellent fuel economy with minimum weight
SR5 Alternator
- Superior motor starting capability minimizes need for oversizing alternator
- Designed to match performance and output characteristics of Cat diesel engines
- Robust Class H insulation
Cat ECS Control Panel
- User-friendly interface and navigation
- Scalable system to meet a wide range of installation requirement
- Expansion modules and site-specific programming for specific customer requirements
Cooling System
- Designed to operate in standard ambient temperatures up to 50°C (122°F)
- Contact your Cat Dealer for specific ambient and altitude capabilities
Certifications
- UL 2200 Listed
- CSA
- IBC seismic certification
- OSHPD pre-approval
One Safe Source
- Components used in the generator set are selected at the design stage to provide optimum package performance
- The generator set is fully assembled at a Caterpillar facility following our quality guidelines
- Each generator set package is tested before leaving the Caterpillar facility
- Cat product support, including dealer service, parts and warranty covers the entire Cat power system
Worldwide Product Support
- Cat dealers have over 1,800 dealer branch stores operating in 200 countries
- Your local Cat dealer provides extensive post-sale support, including maintenance and repair agreements
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Standard Equipment
- Air Inlet System
- 4 x Single element canister with service indicator(s).
- Control Panel
- 2 Programmable relay outputs (Form C)
- Low coolant level
- Over/under voltage
- Coolant temperature
- Serial annunciator module data link
- Alarm acknowledge
- Text alarm/event descriptions
- Volts (L-L & L-N)
- Reverse power
- Over/under frequency
- Environmental sealed front face
- Programmable protective relaying functions
- Speed adjust
- Generator phase sequence
- Low coolant temperature
- Generator mounted - rear facing
- Overspeed
- Controls
- Frequency (Hz)
- Engine cycle crank
- Engine cool-down timer
- Warning/shutdown Indicators:
- Lamp test
- 2 Programmable digital outputs
- 6 Programmable digital inputs
- High coolant temperature
- Customer data link (Modbus RTU)
- Auto/start/stop control
- Emergency stop pushbutton
- RPM
- Digital Indicators
- Communications
- Accessory module data link
- Oil pressure (psi, kPa or bar)
- Low oil pressure
- Overcurrent
- Emergency stop
- 24 Volt DC operation
- 4 Programmable relay outputs (Form A)
- Failure to start (overcrank)
- True RMS AC metering, 3-phase, +/-2% accuracy
- Power factor (per phase & average)
- Operating hours
- DC volts
- Amps (per phase & average)
- Cat ECS 100
- Reverse reactive power
- Exhaust System
- Bolted flange, with bellow for each turbo
- Exhaust flange outlet
- Fuel System
- Engine mounted filters #REF!
- Filters x 3
- 10 Micron spin on yype
- Secondary/tertiary fuel filters
- 4 Micron spin on type
- Primary fuel filter water/fuel water separator
- Generators and Attachments
- Right side extension box, bottom cable entry
- IEC platinum stator RTDs
- Reactive droop capability
- 3 Phase voltage sensing
- (MV) Busbar connections, right side extension box, bottom cable entry
- Class F temperature rise at 40C ambient
- Anti-condensation space heater
- NEMA Class H insulation
- 6 Leads
- Class H temperature rise at 40C ambient
- Voltage regulator
- Exciter diode monitor
- Form wound
- RFI suppression
- (LV) Busbar connections, top/center mounted, top cable entry
- 3 Phase brushless
- 60 Hz models: NEMA standard hole pattern
- Permanent magnet excitation (PMG)
- Min / max exciter limiter
- Salient pole
- Governing System
- Redundant shutdown (Overspeed protection through a duplicate speed sensing system)
- ADEM A4
- Lube System
- Oil filter, filler and dipstick
- Integral lube Oil cooler
- Oil drain lines and valve
- Fumes disposal
- Lubricating oil
- Prelube - required with prime, continuous, and standby
- Gear type lube oil pump
- Mounting Systems
- Rails - Engine/generator
- Rubber anti-vibration mounts - shipped loose
- Dual 24 volt electric starting motors
- Battery disconnect switch
- Batteries and battery rack w/cables
- Power Termination
- Busbar
- Service Instructions
- Two PM inspections
- General
- Paint - Caterpillar yellow with high gloss black rails & radiator
- SAE standard rotation
- LH Service
- Flywheel and flywheel housing-SAE No. 00
Optional Equipment
- Air Inlet System
- Air inlet adapters
- Dual element air cleaner
- Single element air cleaner
- Air inlet protection
- Control Panel
- Package mounted radiator
- Automatically selected ground
- Customer AC-DC connection mounting location - LV/MV
- Load share governor
- EMCP 4.4
- E-Stop
- Frame boxes
- Annunciator modules
- Load share module / auxiliary plate and auxiliary box (LV)
- Fuel cooler
- Controller mounting location - LV/MV
- Modbus monitoring of packages
- Customer interface options
- EMCP 4.4 optional harness
- Controller voltage and current sensing groups
- Remote radiators
- Generator harness
- Interconnect harness
- Speed adjust
- Controller and MV and HV power connection locations
- Raise lower switch
- Crankcase Systems
- Explosive relief valves
- Crankcase ventilation system
- Exhaust System
- Mufflers
- Exhaust support group
- Weld flanges
- Exhaust collectors/manifold
- Front housing - Prime or continuous
- Front housing - Standby or mission critical
- Aftercooler drain
- Fuel System
- Primary fuel filter
- Generators and Attachments
- Low voltage - 1800 and 3000 Frames - 60 Hz, 3 phase, 1800 rpm, FW, PM, No of leads=6, Pitch 0.6667
- Medium voltage - 1800 and 3000 Frames - 60 Hz, 3 phase, 1800 rpm, FW, PM, No of leads=6, Pitch 0.6667
- Conversion GP - Top cable entry
- Low voltage - 1800 and 3000 Frames - 50 Hz, 3 phase, 1500 rpm, FW, PM, No of leads=6, Pitch 0.6667
- Differential current transformers
- Space heater kit
- Medium voltage - 1800 and 3000 Frames - 50 Hz, 3 phase, 1500 rpm, FW, PM, No of leads=6, Pitch 0.6667
- Thermostat for space heater
- Generator air intake
- Instrumentation
- Pyrometer and thermocouples
- Lube System
- Drain group oil pans
- Oil filters
- Lube oil heater
- Electric prelube pumps
- Lubricating oil
- Mounting Systems
- IBC vibration isolators - Shipped loose
- Spring type linear vibration isolators
- Rubber anti-vibration mounts
- Power Connections
- Low voltage connection cable
- Center post busbarss (LV)
- 1800 Frame generator side / rear mounted busbars (MV)
- Enclosures - Control packaging (LV)
- Paralleling circuit breakers
- 1800 Frame generators Circuit breaker
- Neutral ground (LV)
- Neutral ground (MV)
- Cable entry options (LV)
- Cable entry options (MV)
- Masterpack breakers
- Power connection covers (LV)
- Harnesses (Breaker)
- Masterpack breaker connections
- Side/rear mounted busbars (LV)
- Special Tests / Reports
- IBC seismic Certification
- Special test charge - Engine only
- PGS Test report @ 0.8 power factor
- Genset fuel consumption test
- Standard genset TVA (Torsional Vibration Analysis) report
- PGS Test report @ 1.0 power factor
- OSCOSH1 seismic Certification
- Custom generator TVA report
- Generator test report
- Standard engine test charge
- Starting / Charging System
- Heavy duty battery sets with rack
- Charging alternators - Dry
- Air pressure regulator
- Starter location covers
- 24 Volt power distribution box
- 24 Volt electric starting motor
- 35 Amp Battery chargers
- 24 Volt battery set - Dry
- 20 Amp Battery chargers
- Jacket water heaters
- 50 Amp Battery chargers
- Air starting motor
- Jacket water heater wiring groups
- General
- Special paint colors
- Control GP - air powered bar group
- Barring group manual
- Service tools - Engine barring group
- Engine barring air powered
