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MATE3s Settings
AGS
M-1.
AGS continued
•
Quiet Time Schedule
This is a period of time when the generator is commanded not to run
regardless of other conditions.
Quiet Time
is usually set due to
the risk of inappropriate noise or other reasons.
Quiet Time
can be
set individually for weekdays and weekends.
The
Quiet Time
function is disabled when
Start
and
Stop
are set to the same time, or if
Enable
is set to N.
◘
Enable
— either enables (
Y
) or disables (
N
) the
Quiet Time
function.
◘
Weekday Start
— the beginning time (
00:00
to
23:59
, Monday through Friday) when the generator is not allowed to start.
◘
Weekday Stop
— the ending time (
00:00
to
23:59
, Monday through Friday) after which the generator is allowed to start.
◘
Weekend Start
— the beginning time (
00:00
to
23:59
, Saturday and Sunday) when the generator is not allowed to start.
◘
Weekend
Stop
— the ending time (
00:00
to
23:59
, Saturday and Sunday) after which the generator is allowed to start.
IMPORTANT:
Quiet Time
overrides most of the starting set points (
Voltage
,
Load
,
Must Run
,
Exercise
etc.),
preventing the generator from starting automatically. The only exception is
2 Minute Start
,
which is considered an “emergency” start set point and which will start the generator regardless of
Quiet Time
settings.
•
Generator Exercise Schedule
This is a period of time when the generator is scheduled to run briefly
regardless of other conditions. The exercise function can operate once a
week or every few weeks.
◘
Enable
— either enables (
Y
) or disables (
N
) the
Exercise
function.
◘
Exercise Run on
— the day of the week (
Mon
to
Sun
) when
Generator Exercise
is scheduled.
◘
Start Time
— the time (
00:00
to
23:59
) at which the generator starts.
◘
Run Period
— the duration (
1
to
240
minutes) of the exercise period.
◘
Exercise Interval
— the number of weeks (
0
to
8
) that will pass between exercise periods.
◘
Disable Sell During Exercise
— either prohibits (
Y
) or permits (
N
) a grid-interactive model from selling power during the
exercise period. This is mostly applicable to DC generators.
IMPORTANT:
Regularly running a generator keeps engine components lubricated, expels excess moisture,
charges the starting battery, and helps prevent carbon build-up. Consult the generator
owner’s manual for the appropriate length and frequency of exercise periods and
what load to run during the exercise period.
•
Set Generator Total Run Time
The total running time for an automatic generator is displayed on
the
Generator Status
screen, which is accessed with the
GEN
hot key. (See the
MATE3s Overview Guide
.) If the existing total is
inaccurate in some way, it may need to be corrected or reset. This
menu allows the timer to be set to a different figure. It can also be
reset to zero.
◘
Generator Total Run Time – 0.0
to
999.9 hours
.
•
AGS Timers
This is a read-only screen that displays times and values for the MATE3s
functions described on the preceding pages. Programming of these
values is done in the
Quiet Time Schedule
,
Voltage Start
,
Load Start
,
Must Run Schedule
, or
State of Charge Start
menus described on
the previous page.
◘
Fault
begins counting from zero when no voltage is detected after a generator start. When the
Fault Time
setting
is reached according to the
AGS Setup
screen on page 27, an AGS fault will be generated. An event will also be
recorded. (See page 50).
◘
Warmup
,
Cooldown
, and
Exercise
begin counting from zero when each stage begins. The generator will react
accordingly when their respective times are reached according to the
AGS Setup
screen on page 27
.
◘
2 Min
,
2 Hour
, and
24 Hour
begin counting down from the maximum time when the respective conditions are reached for
each setting. If any of these timers reach zero, the generator will be started.
◘
Load Start
and
Load Stop
begin counting from zero when the respective conditions are reached for each setting. If
either of these timers reach the delay time as set in the
Load Start
screen on page 28, the generator will be started or
stopped as appropriate.
◘
DC Absorb
is used with the DC generator settings shown on page 27. It begins counting from zero when the
DC Absorb Voltage
is reached. The generator will be stopped when the
DC Absorb Time
setting is reached.
