Woodward easYgen-1400 Technical Manual Genset Control
easYgen-1400
Technical Manual
Genset Control
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any damages due to:
• Failure to comply with the instructions in this manual
• Improper use / misuse
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• Use of non-approved spare parts
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1.3
Service And Warranty
Opening the device will nullify any warranty!
Any such unauthorized modifications
• constitute “misuse” and/or “negligence” as per the product warranty
• thereby exclude warranty coverage for any resulting damage, and
• invalidate product certifications or listings.
Our Customer Service is available for technical information. Please see page 2 for contact
details.
In addition, our employees are interested in any new information and experiences that
arise from usage and could be valuable for improving our products.
1.4
1.4.1
easYgen-1400
Safety
Intended Use
The easYgen unit has been designed and constructed solely for the intended use
described in this manual.
• Intended use requires operation of the control unit within the range outlined in the
specifications listed in ╚═▷ “8 Technical Specifications”.
• Steps to be taken for commissioning are outlined in ╚═▷ “6 Commissioning”.
• Intended use includes compliance with all instructions and safety notes presented in
this manual.
• Any use which exceeds or differs from the intended use shall be considered improper
use.
• No claims for any kind for damage will be considered if such claims result from
improper use.
1.4.2 Personnel
This manual specifies the personnel qualifications required for the different areas of work,
listed below:
•Well trained for electrical installations. •
•Aware of the local safety regulations. •
•Experienced in working with electronic measuring and control devices. •
•Allowed to manage the controlled (engine/generator) system. •
The workforce must only consist of persons who can be expected to carry out their work
reliably. Persons with impaired reactions due to, for example, the consumption of drugs,
alcohol, or medication are prohibited.
When selecting personnel, the age-related and occupation-related regulations governing
the operating location must be observed.
2
System Overview
General notes
The easYgen is a stand-alone genset controller with measuring, monitoring, and breaker
control functionality. It comes with an easily mountable plastic housing covering a
thoroughly tested electronic-electrical system.
Display and buttons of the HMI offer access to states and values, as well as access to the
application. Password protection enables the assignment of multiple operation access
levels. Remote access, monitoring, visualization, and configuration are possible via
integrated interfaces. Communication between easYgens using PLC control or as a
network member offers an enhanced system management range; additionally supported
by easy to implement accessories
2.1
Display and Status Indicators
General Notes
HMI and the configuration software enable access to control, settings, and visualization.
The front panel offers a number of functionally defined buttons and a set of menu
management buttons. LEDs visualize fixed states, the graphic display works together with
the menu management buttons to show all necessary information
Features and Functions of both easYgen-400 and -1400
Both, easYgen-400 and easYgen-1400. are very similar in hardware and software. The
easYgen-1400 is the device with the higher functionality. For purposes of comparison and
better differentiation, both are described below.
easYgen-400 is intended to be used for single automation systems, auto start/stop of
the unit is performed using a remote signal.
easYgen-1400 has all the functions of the easYgen-400 as well as automatic mains
failure function (AMF), which is particularly well-suited for single automation systems that
include mains and generator
Key characteristics
• With ARM-based 32-bit SCM, highly integrated hardware, high reliability level.
• Multilingual interface (English, Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Turkish,
Polish, and French) making commissioning convenient for factory personnel.
• Improved LCD with high wear-resistance and scratch resistance due to hard screen
acrylc.
• Silicon panel and pushbuttons for better operation in high-temperature
envronments.
• Equipped with CAN bus port for communicating with the J1939 genset. Monitoring
frequently-used data on ECU machine, such as water temperature, oil pressure,
speed, fuel consumption, ECU machine, and additionally also control start, stop,
raising speed, and speed droop via CAN bus port.
• Suitable for 3-phase 4-wire, 3-phase 3-wire, single phase 2-wire, and 2-phase 3-wire
systems with voltage 120/240 V and frequency 50/60 Hz.
• easYgen-1400 only: Collects and shows 3-phase voltage, current, power
parameter, and frequency of generator and additionally 3-phase mains voltage.
Mains/Generator Line voltage (UAB, UBC, and UCA), Phase voltage (UA, UB, and UC).
• easYgen-400 only: Collects and shows 3-phase voltage, current, power parameter
and frequency of generator. Generator Line voltage (UAB, UBC, and UCA), Phase
voltage (UA, UB, and UC).
• Phase sequence, frequency, Load current IA, IB, IC
• Each phase: Total active power [kW], Total reactive power [kvar], Total apparent
power [kVA], Average power factor PF
• Accumulated Total generator power [kWh], [kvarh], [kVAh]
• easYgen-1400 only: For Mains, controller can detect over and under voltage, over
and under frequency, loss of phase and incorrect phase sequence.
2.3
2.4
Functions
• Protection: automatic start/stop of the genset, ATS (Auto Transfer Switch) control
with failure indication and protection function
• All output ports are relay-out
• Parameter settings: parameters can be modified and stored in internal FLASH
memory and cannot be lost even in case of a power outage; most of them can be
adjusted using front panel of the controller and all of them can be modified using
ToolKit-SC on a PC via USB port.
• Temperature and oil pressure curves can be used directly and users can define the
sensor curves by themselves.
• Multiple crank disconnect conditions (generator frequency, speed sensor, oil
prssure) are optional.
• Event log, real-time clock, scheduled start & stop generator (can be set as start
genset once a day/week/month with or without load).
• Strt-up logo and display time are user-defined.
• Can be used on pumping units and as an indicating instrument (indicate and alarm
are enable only, relay is inhibited).
• Maintenance function: Actions (warning or shutdown) can be set when maintenance
time out.
• Instead of conventional analog modulation with a potentiometer, all parameters use
digital adjustment for more reliability and stability.
• Accumulative total run time and total electric energy of A and B. The user can reset
it to 0 and re-accumulate the value, which allows to count the total value.
Intended Use of This Control
easYgen-1400 genset controllers are used for genset automation and monitor control
system of single unit, offering:
• automatic mains failure protection (AMF),
• automatic start/stop,
• data measurement,
• alarm protection and
• three remote features: control, measuring and communication.
The easYgen genset controllers use 32 bits micro-processor technology with features
such as precision parameters measuring, fixed value adjustment, time setting or
threshold adjusting. Most of these parameters can be set on the front panel and all
parameters can be set using a computer (via USB port). The controllers can be used for a
number of automatic genset control systems. They have a compact structure, easy
connections and are highly reliable.