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Doc #OI0003 Part #004122 Rev 04 2010
If your system design calls for very little, or infrequent generator input it
is wise to run the generator sometimes to keep the internal parts of the
motor covered with oil and to keep the starting battery charged.
In this screen you can choose wether to have the Exercise feature
enabled or disabled, what Start Time you choose and Max Days
determines how many days between generator starts. In this example the
generator would start 30 days after the last time the generator was called
for, would start at 18:00 and would run for the period set in Minimum
Runtime.
This feature allows you to determine what size load will keep your
generator running rather than shutting down after a stop limit has been
achieved, thus avoiding significant battery discharge. This term is
expressed as a percentage of your inverter size. In this example the
inverter is a 6kW inverter so 80% of that would mean that if the load on
the system exceeded 4.8 kW the generator would continue to run.
The
START OUTPUT DELAY
setting determines the length of time after
the generator run signal is initiated by the inverter, either by an external
request, load requirement or by a battery charge requirement, before the
generator start pulse is initiated.
START OUTPUT TIME
is the length of time a start pulse is sent. This
output can be used in a pulse start/pulse stop type generator control.
CONFIRM START TIME
is the time the SP PRO waits before deciding the
generator hasn’t started. The SP PRO will try a total of three times to get
the generator running with a 60 second pause between each attempt.
