System Specifications1

As you learn about the 4000 series it's natural to ask if it can satisfy the specific requirements you have for a power control system.

If the system is for a healthcare facility, for example, can the touch screen quickly access JCAHO records and information  to help satisfy reporting requirements?
Does it have automatic load shed control?
How about a system one-line schematic overview?
The answers are, ' Yes.'

What are your specific requirements?

Standard Features
Optional Features
Controls
Touch Screen
System Control
Engine-Generator Control
Metering
Generator Protective Relaying
Engine Alarms
Circuit Breakers
Power Supply
Enclosure and Bus
Serial based Communications

Product
Specification Download File Type
4000
Digital Generator Paralleling Switchgear
4000 PCS Pub. No.: 3135 - MS Word Document
4000 PCS Pub. No.: 3135 - PDF File download

Specifications are provided in ADOBE pdf Format or Microsoft Word. Specifications subject to change without notice. These Specification guides are for our current PCS products. For other Systems or products (or if you are uncertain) please contact our Applications Engineering


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Standard Features

  • Load demand with operator adjustment of settings
  • Ethernet or RS485 connectivity to Building Management System
  • Test with load
  • Test without load
  • Automated manual paralleling with graphical synchroscope
  • Alarms
  • LCD touch screen
  • Automatic synchronizing and paralleling controls

Optional Features 

  • One touch screen per Generator module
  • Remote annunciation
  • Redundant master processor
  • Load control for up to 64ATS's

Controls

  • Touch screen is standard with the Master module; optional with Generator modules
  • Automatic synchronizing and paralleling controls
  • Touch screen has dual processors, one dedicated to logic, one to graphics
  • Controls hardware
    • Dual processor control
    • Distributed processing
    • High speed CANbus

Touch Screen

  • 12 in. color TFT on Master module    
  • Display on each pair of generators is optional
  • System overview screen with one line schematic
  • Real time clock
  • JCAHO records are available if the generator(s) is/are properly equipped
  • Screens:
    • Main Menu
    • Generator One-Line
    • Metering
    • System Status
    • Alarm Status
    • ATS Status
    • Dual Metering
    • kW Trending
    • Multi-Trending
    • Manual Paralleling
    • Log in
    • Event Log

System Control

  • Automatic standby
  • Load management control
  • Automatic load shed control
  • Controller on each generator, optional
  • Redundant master controllers, optional
  • Automatic generator load demand control
  • Emergency stop

Engine-Generator Control

  • Engine-generator of your choice
  • Automatic engine start
  • Adjustable engine cool down timer
  • System overview screen
  • Automatic synchronizer
  • Engine governor control, load sharing, soft loading/unloading
  • Voltage regulator control VAR/PF sharing
  • Automated manual paralleling

Metering

  • Voltage A-B, B-C, C-A (or AN, BN, CN)
  • Current A,B,C
  • Frequency
  • Power factor
  • kW
  • kVAR

Generator Protective Relaying

  • Device 27/59 under/over voltage
  • Device 810/U over/under frequency
  • Device 15 Automatic Synchronizer
  • Device 32 Reverse Power
  • Device 40 Loss of excitation
  • Device 25 Synch check

Engine Alarms (if properly equipped)

  • Low coolant temperature pre-alarm
  • High coolant temperature pre-alarm and shutdown
  • Low oil pressure pre-alarm and shutdown
  • Low fuel alarm
  • Low engine battery alarm
  • Overcrank shutdown
  • Overspeed shutdown

Circuit Breakers

  • You choice of selected breaker brands
  • Drawout
  • UL 1066 with two-step energy storage
  • 100KAIC Rated
  • 5 Cycle closing
  • Electrically operated on generators and manually operated on distribution
  • Auxiliary and bell alarm contacts
  • Trip unit with LSIA functions on generators and LSIG function on distribution

Power Supply

  • Best DC source selector system
  • Power from 24 VDC engine cranking batteries
  • DC-DC converter

Enclosure and Bus

  • Constructed and labeled to UL1558 is standard
  • Up to 600V 3 phase 4 wire AC system with 100 neutral and (25) ground bus
  • Main bus amperage up t o 10,000 amps
  • Silver plated copper bus
  • Braced for 100KAIC
  • NEMA1(3R available)
  • ANSI Gray
  • Shipping splits at each section to ease installation

Serial Based Communications

  • Engine network communications
  • Automatic Transfer Switches
  • Standard for 32 ATSs, optional for 64 ATSs
  • Hard-wired start signals
  • Hard-wired load shed relays
  • Building Management Network
  • Modbus RTU serial RS485
  • Modbus TCP Ethernet
  • High reliability, industrially hardened redundant capability on single path
  • High speed automation network

1For detailed specifications please request publication 3135
2Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations


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