Perkins Engines has introduced the 1104C-44TAG2 ElectropaK generator drive power pack. First shown at the World of Concrete show earlier this year, Perkins said the hunch of the engine is with an eye on broadening its overall product range in the power generation markets.

Power for the new power pack is Perkins 1104C diesel which is packaged with a skid-mounted cooling system. The 1104C is a four-cylinder, turbo-charged and air-to-air intercooled engine designed for 80 and 100 kW 60 Hz standby applications, as well as 50 Hz prime power needs from 80 to 100 kVA, Perkins said.

Perkins is positioning its 1100 series diesels as its premium emissions compliant platform, with the line available in three-, four- and six-cylinder configurations. For Tier 3, Perkins has increased the 1100 series per cylinder displacement to 1.1 L, and has undertaken aggressive development of the combustion system. Other engineering changes include a fundamental redesign of the cylinder block to create an advanced "open-top deck" structure that Perkins said radically reduces transmitted noise.

Further, the addition of air-to-air charge cooling on the 80 and 100 kVA models has enabled Perkins to offer what it says is six-cylinder power from a four-cylinder package.