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LOAD MANAGEMENT CONFIGURATION
SHORE CORD RATING = 100 AMPS
ALARM AT 100% OF RATING, ALARM ENABLED
Cord Droop Transfer Cursor Exit
7.2
LOAD MANAGEMENT, cont.
Automatic Transfer to Generator
The converter system may be set to automatically transfer to generator (assuming the existence
of the Seamless Transfer Option) upon Shore Cord Alarm. The Automatic Transfer would only
occur after the Voltage Droop had taken effect if both were enabled. This feature may be
enabled or disabled by the user. A signal generated by the converter may be used to start the
selected generator. Also, a programmable warm-up delay is available.
7.3
LOAD MANAGEMENT OPERATION
7.3.1 Shore Cord Alarm
, Single, Master, and Slave converters
If the yacht’s electrical system includes a power management or load-shed feature, the Shore
Cord Alarm can be used to effect a change in loading when the converter reaches a programmed
load threshold, or simply draw the yacht engineer’s attention.
The Shore Cord Alarm drives a relay’s normally open contact pair that is provided at a terminal
block near the converter’s Shore Power Input terminal block. The contact pair is rated for 8A @
250VAC or 5A @ 24VDC.
From the front panel, press the
SHORE POWER
+
F2
buttons to access the following screen
(The DROOP and TRANSFER choices do not apply to a Slave converter):
The Shore Cord Alarm may be Enabled on both the Master and Slave Converters. An alarm
signal will be issued whenever the Alarm is enabled and the converter's input current equals or
exceeds the Alarm Level (percentage) of the shore cord Rating. Note that the Alarm MUST be
Enabled for the Droop and/or Automatic Transfer to Generator features to function. Press Cord
(
F1
) for the Shore Cord Setup screen, Droop (
F2
) for the Voltage Droop screen, Transfer (
F3
)
for the Automatic Transfer to Generator screen, Cursor (
F4
) to move the cursor between the
