SECTION 1.7

 

PART 1

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

AUTOMATIC OPERATING PARAMETERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTOMATIC OPERATING SEQUENCES CHART

 

 

SEQ. CONDITION

ACTION

SENSOR, TIMER OR OTHER

 

 

 

 

 

1 Utility source voltage is

No action

Voltage Dropout Sensor on circuit

 

available.

 

circuit board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Utility voltage dropout below

A 15-second timer on circuit

60% of rated voltage occurs.

board turns on.

Voltage Dropout Sensor and 15 second timer on circuit board.

3 Utility voltage is still below

15-second timer runs for 15

60% of rated voltage.

seconds, then stops.

Voltage Dropout Sensor and 15 second timer.

4 Utility voltage is still low after

Circuit board action energizes a

Circuit board crank and run

15 seconds.

crank relay and a run relay.

relays.

 

See NOTE 1.

 

 

 

 

5Utility voltage still low and the engine has started.

Circuit board s engine warmup Engine Warmup Timer (10 seconds) timer runs for 10 seconds.

6Engine running and engine warmup timer times out. AC output voltage above 50% nominal voltage.

Circuit board action energizes a transfer relay in transfer switch and transfer to Standby occurs.

Circuit board transfer relay circuit Transfer switch transfer relay.

7 Engine running and load is

No further action

Circuit board

voltage pickup

powered by Standby power.

 

sensor continues to seek an

 

 

acceptable Utility

voltage.

 

 

 

 

8Utility source voltage is restored above 80% of rated

Circuit board voltage pickup

Voltage Pickup Sensor (80%)

sensor reacts and a re-transfer

Return to Utility Timer (15 seconds)

time delay turns on.

 

9

Utility voltage still high after 15

Return to Utility Timer times out Return to Utility Timer

 

seconds.

 

 

 

 

10 Utility voltage still high.

Circuit board action opens the transfer relay circuit to ground. Transfer relay de-energizes and retransfer to Utility occurs.

Circuit board transfer relay circuit Transfer switch transfer relay.

11Engine still running, loads are powered by Utility source.

Circuit board engine cool down timer starts running.

Circuit board Engine Cool down Timer (1 minute)

12

After 1 minute, engine cool down

Engine Cool down Timer

 

timer stops and circuit board s

Circuit board Run Relay.

 

run relay de-energizes. Engine

 

 

shuts down.

 

 

 

 

13 Engine is shut down, loads are

No action.

powered by Utility source.

 

Return to Sequence 1.

 

Voltage Dropout Sensor on circuit circuit board.

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Guardian Technologies 4390, 4456, 4389, 4760 Automatic Operating Parameters, SEQ. Condition Action SENSOR, Timer or Other