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Table 9.1-3 AOC 15/50 System indicating lights

 

 

 

Function

Color

Description

Turbine Ready

Green

ON: Turbine can be connected to the utility network.

Turbine On

Green

ON: Turbine is connected to the utility network.

Line

 

 

Brakes Applied

Red

ON: Any of the brakes are deployed.

 

 

OFF: When parking brake is released during parking brake release

 

 

test.

Brake Cooling

Red

ON: Turbine is waiting for brakes to cool (typically 15 minutes).

Cycle

 

 

 

 

FLASHING: Parking brake undercurrent fault. Must be reset

 

 

manually.

Grid Fault

Red

ON: Monitor detected over/under voltage, phase reversal, loss of

 

 

phase. Stays on for duration of brake cooling cycle.

Generator

Red

ON: Generator internal thermal switch indicates an elevated

Thermal Alarm

 

temperature. Must be reset manually.

 

 

FLASHING: Softstart thermal switch indicates an elevated

 

 

temperature. Must be reset manually.

Rotor

Red

ON: Maximum rotor speed exceeded (1875 rpm for 60 Hz). Must

Overspeed

 

be reset manually.

 

 

FLASHING: Difference of over 20 rpm between the two speed

 

 

sensors. This does not shut down the turbine.

Rotor

Red

ON: Generator maximum power rating exceeded (1550 rpm for

Overpower

 

50 Hz and 1860 rpm for 60 Hz ).

High Wind

Red

ON: Wind speed has exceeded program limit (typically 22.3 m/s or

Speed

 

50 mph). Stays on for duration of brake cooling cycle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spare

Red

ON: Low power shut down. Turbine power output is low for giving

 

 

wind speed.

 

 

FLASHING: Three low power shut downs have occurred within

 

 

75 minutes. Must be reset manually.

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTICE: Use of the material contained in this document is subject to the warning on page Iv and the disclaimer on page v of this document.

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