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PowerWizard Configuration of Inputs
PowerWizard Configuration of Inputs
Assuming that we want to set Digital Input 6 to ‘Low Fuel Level Shutdown’.
The control will need to be at at-least password level 2. See the manual for more information on entering
password levels.
“Digital input #6” drives “Event input function #4”. From the main menu, navigate Configure -> Setpoints
-> Event Input Functions -> Event Input Function #4.
There are four setpoints as follows:
Active State High This controls the logic level internal to the control and
should be left high, (it is not the trigger state which is set to
‘active low’ in the Digital Input block).
Activation time 5 Set the desired delay between the input being grounded and
the event being created. For a Low Fuel Level Shutdown we
would select a time of about 5 seconds.
Suspect Other -> Fuel Level Defines what the event at fault is.
Parameter
Number
Failure Mode Low Shutdown Defines how the event is at fault.
Identifier
By selecting ‘View’ it is possible to see what the present state of the event it, in this case the default is:
Audible alarm and Hard Shutdown.
There are nine possible responses for an event though it does not make sense for every response to be
available for every event. They are as follows:
Warning: Causes the Warning LED to illuminate on the control.
Audible: Causes the audible alarm output to become active (and be muted with the acknowledge key),
Audible can only be selected along with either a Warning or a Shutdown response.
Soft Shutdown: The generator will cooldown and stop. It is only sensible to do a soft shutdown if the
generator can get offload before it starts its cooldown run.
Hard Shutdown: The generator immediately stops.
Breaker Trip #1: While this response is intended to control a breaker (Generator, Utility or feeder) it will
only do so if an output has been configured to trigger on this event response and the output has been wired
to trip the breaker.
Breaker Trip #2: While this response is intended to control a breaker (Generator, Utility or feeder) it will
only do so if an output has been configured to trigger on this event response and the output has been wired
to trip the breaker.
Loss of Utility: In cases where the generator is monitoring the utility, this response can be configured to
cause the generator to start when the utility fails.
FPT enabled: If the Fault Protection Time is enabled, the event system will not create the event while the
FPT is timing. This is required for events such as underspeed so that the generator has time to get to a
normal value before the event is activated.
Active Only: Active only events are not retained once they become inactive and as a result always have an
occurrence count of 1 (as the event system does not remember then once they become inactive). This
response is usually reserved for events that are not faults, such as ‘in cooldown’. As the event is not stored
in the EEPROM, ‘Active Only’ events can cause the event log to pass the normal 20 event maximum limit.
Low fuel level Shutdown can be any of, Audible, Soft Shutdown, Hard Shutdown Breaker Trip #1, and
Breaker Trip #2. It does not make sense for it to be a Warning, Loss of Utility, FPT enabled or Active Only
and so these options are not permitted.
Some events (such as overspeed) have responses set (in this case Hard Shutdown) that can not be de-
activated.