Manual 36523B
DPG-2201-00X Digital Controllers
Woodward
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3.21 Percent Droop (optional)
The percent droop parameter is used to select droop mode operation and specify
the percentage of droop required. When the percent droop parameter is set to
zero (the default setting) then droop mode is not active. Droop mode is active
when this parameter is set to any value from 1 to 100, which corresponds to 0.1%
to 10.0% droop.
The following formula determines the no load droop speed.
[(selected_set_speed) / ((1000 – value_of_%_DROOP) / 1000)] =
no_load_droop_speed
For example: If 5% droop is desired, set the percent droop value to 50. Now if the
selected set speed is 1800 RPM then the no load droop speed will be:
[(1800 RPM) / ((1000 – 50) / 1000)] = 1800 RPM / 0.95 = 1895 RPM
NOTE: This parameter can only be modified during the Droop Calibration
Procedure. See the Calibration Instructions chapter for more information.
Droop mode relies on knowing the actuator position. The actuator’s position
corresponds to the amount of fuel being delivered to the engine. The DPG-2201-
00X controller senses electrical current flow through the actuator to determine its
position. This method of position sensing does not work with all actuators.
3.22 No Load Calibration (optional)
The No Load Calibration value is learned during the Droop Calibration Procedure
and should not be set manually. Once calibrated, the no load calibration value
indicates the percentage of electrical current, relative to the measurable
maximum, that must flow through the actuator to run the engine at the no load
droop speed.
The factory default value is zero, so if droop mode is to be used, this parameter
must be calibrated. The no load calibration value must be less than the full load
calibration value for proper droop operation. If after performing the Droop
Calibration Procedure the no load calibration value is greater than the full load
calibration then the droop function cannot be used. Some actuators may have a
current versus position curve that is incompatible with this controller’s method of
determining actuator position.
NOTE: This parameter is only modified during the Droop Calibration
Procedure. See the Calibration Instructions chapter for more information.
3.23 Full Load Calibration (optional)
The Full Load Calibration value is learned during the droop calibration procedure
and should not be set manually. Once calibrated, the full load calibration value
indicates the percentage of electrical current, relative to the measurable
maximum, that must flow through the actuator to run the engine at the selected
set speed when a full load is being applied to the generator.
The factory default value is 1000, so if droop mode is to be used, this parameter
must be calibrated. The full load calibration value must be greater than the no load
calibration value for proper droop operation. If after performing the Droop
Calibration Procedure the full load calibration value is less than the no load
calibration value then the droop function cannot be used. Some actuators may