Woodward easYgen-1400 Technical Manual Genset Control

easYgen-1400

Technical Manual

Genset Control

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Disclaimer

All information and instructions in this manual have been provided under due

consideration of applicable guidelines and regulations, the current and known state of the

art, as well as our many years of in-house experience. Woodward assumes no liability for

any damages due to:

• Failure to comply with the instructions in this manual

• Improper use / misuse

• Willful operation by non-authorized persons

• Unauthorized conversions or non-approved technical modifications

• Use of non-approved spare parts

The originator is solely liable for the full extent for damages caused by such conduct. The

obligations agreed-upon in the delivery contract, the general terms and conditions, the

manufacturer’s delivery conditions, and the statutory regulations valid at the time the

contract was concluded, apply.

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Actions to the contrary will entitle us to claim compensation for damages. We expressly

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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

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.