Process of DSE sync modules

• DESCRIPTION
This document describes the stages of control of a DSE synchronising and load sharing controller

o Stage 1. Off load running.

The engine starts and runs off load. If the analogue governor output is being used, this output is at the level
configured by SW1 in the recal section of the PC configuration software.
During this time the DSE module makes no changes to the engine speed.

o Stage 2. First set on the bus determination.

In a multiset system, after all the warming timer has expired, the controllers communicate with eachother to
ensure that only one module closes it’s breaker to the dead bus, even in the case of bus sensing failure
(missing connections, broken fuse etc). This is achieved using a ‘virtual key’ and is totally transparent to the
user.

o Stage 3. Running on load, not in parallel.

If configured to Adjust to nominal (frequency/voltage) in the module’s configuration file, sets running on load,
but not in parallel will automatically adjust the generator to produce the voltage and frequency set as nominal
in the module’s configuration (Generator volts / frequency alarms page)

o Stage 4. Synchronising.

If the bus is measured as being ‘live’, the DSE module adjusts the generator voltage to be within the Check
sync RMS voltage window, and adjusts the engine speed to make the output frequency a little higher than the
existing generator bus. How much higher the frequency is, is set by the Slip Frequency, on the Recal page of
the DSE configuration software.
The phase of the supplies is shown on the module’s synchrosocope display and when the two supplies are
within the phase check window, the breaker is close in parallel with the other supply.

o Stage 5. Running on load, in parallel.

During parallel operation, the modules communicate with each other to maintain an equal load share as a
percentage of the set’s capacity. Additionally, the modules will also adjust the output of the sets to produce
the voltage and frequency set as nominal in the module’s configuration (Generator volts / frequency alarms
page). It is important that each module in the system has the same settings for both nominal voltage and
nominal frequency.

056-043 Sync Process Issue 1 – A.D.Manton

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056-043 Sync Process Issue 1 – A.D.Manton