DELIFGenerator Paralleling Controller, GPC-3 - Generator Protection Unit, GPU-3/ GPU-3 Hydro - Paralleling and Protection Unit, PPU-3

1.1 Warnings, legal information and safety

1.1.1 Warnings and notes

Throughout this document, a number of warnings and notes with helpful user information will be presented. To ensure that these are

noticed, they will be highlighted as follows in order to separate them from the general text.

Warnings

DANGER!

This highlights dangerous situations. If the guidelines are not followed, these situations could result in death, serious

personal injury, and equipment damage or destruction.

CAUTION

This highlights potentially dangerous situations. If the guidelines are not followed, these situations could result in personal

injury or damaged equipment.

Notes

INFO

Notes provide general information, which will be helpful for the reader to bear in mind.

1.1.2 Legal information and disclaimer

DEIF takes no responsibility for installation or operation of the generator set or switchgear. If there is any doubt about how to install

or operate the engine/generator or switchgear controlled by the Multi-line 2 unit, the company responsible for the installation or the

operation of the equipment must be contacted.

NOTE The Multi-line 2 unit is not to be opened by unauthorised personnel. If opened anyway, the warranty will be lost.

Disclaimer

DEIF A/S reserves the right to change any of the contents of this document without prior notice.

The English version of this document always contains the most recent and up-to-date information about the product. DEIF does not

take responsibility for the accuracy of translations, and translations might not be updated at the same time as the English document.

If there is a discrepancy, the English version prevails.

1.1.3 Safety issues

Installing and operating the Multi-line 2 unit may imply work with dangerous currents and voltages. Therefore, the installation should

only be carried out by authorised personnel who understand the risks involved in working with live electrical equipment.

DANGER!

Be aware of the hazardous live currents and voltages. Do not touch any AC measurement inputs as this could lead to injury

or death.

1.1.4 Electrostatic discharge awareness

Sufficient care must be taken to protect the terminal against static discharges during the installation. Once the unit is installed and

connected, these precautions are no longer necessary.

1.1.5 Factory settings

The Multi-line 2 unit is delivered from factory with certain factory settings. These are based on average values and are not

necessarily the correct settings for matching the engine/generator set in question. Precautions must be taken to check the settings

before running the engine/generator set.

1.2 About the Operator's Manual

1.2.1 General purpose

This Operator's Manual mainly includes general product information, display readings, push-button and LED functions, alarm

handling descriptions and presentation of the log list.

The general purpose of this document is to give the operator important information to be used in the daily operation of the unit.

DANGER!

Please make sure to read this document before starting to work with the Multi-line 2 unit and the generator set to be

controlled. Failure to do this could result in human injury or damage to the equipment.

1.2.2 Intended users

This Operator's Manual is mainly intended for the daily user. On the basis of this document, the operator will be able to carry out

simple procedures such as start/stop and control of the generator set.

1.2.3 Contents and overall structure

This document is divided into chapters, and in order to make the structure simple and easy to use, each chapter will begin from the

top of a new page.

2.1 General

This chapter deals with the display unit including the push-button and LED functions.

2.2 Display (DU-2) layouts

INFO

The display dimensions are H × W = 115 × 220 mm (4.528” × 9.055”).

2.2.1 GPC

GPC – standard

2.3 Display push-buttons and LEDs

2.3.1 Push-button functions

The functions for all display push-buttons are described below:

INFO: Moves directly to the alarm list where all unacknowledged and present alarms are displayed. 

JUMP: Enters a specific menu number selection. All settings have a specific number attached to them. The JUMP button

enables the user to select and display any setting without having to navigate through the menus. 

VIEW: Shifts the first line displaying in the setup menus. Push two seconds to switch to master display in case more than

one display is connected (master password is required). 

LOG: Jumps directly to the event and alarm log. 

Moves the cursor left for manoeuvring in the menus. 

Increases the value of the selected set point (in the setup menu). In daily use, this button function is used to switch

between displayed percentage or real value of produced power (kW), reactive power (kvar) and apparent power

(kVA) in View 3 (V3). 

Selects the underscored entry in the fourth line of the display. 

Decreases the value of the selected set point (in the setup menu). In daily use, this button function is used to switch

between displayed percentage or real value of produced power (kW), reactive power (kvar) and apparent power

(kVA) in View 3 (V3). 

Moves the cursor right for manoeuvring in the menus.