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ccgx:generator_start_stop [2018-12-08 11:21] – [5. Conditions: User-definable parameters which trigger a generator auto-start.] guy_stewart | ccgx:generator_start_stop [2020-09-29 15:00] – [5. Settings] mvader | ||
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- | ====== Generator auto start/ | + | ====== |
===== 1. Introduction ===== | ===== 1. Introduction ===== | ||
- | An internal relay on a [[venus-os: | + | An internal relay on a [[venus-os: |
+ | This is one of the available options to automatically start and stop a generator. See the [[auto-generator-start-stop: | ||
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+ | ===== 2. Wiring ===== | ||
Firstly, wire the relay to a genset. The relay is located on the back of the CCGX - marked //Relay//. If using a Venus GX, two relays will be seen at the bottom of the unit - only //Relay 1// can be used for the generator automatic start/stop functionality. | Firstly, wire the relay to a genset. The relay is located on the back of the CCGX - marked //Relay//. If using a Venus GX, two relays will be seen at the bottom of the unit - only //Relay 1// can be used for the generator automatic start/stop functionality. | ||
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There are many variations on the generator side for wiring and you should also consult your generator manual or supplier regarding their remote wire start configuration. | There are many variations on the generator side for wiring and you should also consult your generator manual or supplier regarding their remote wire start configuration. | ||
- | ===== 2. Enabling the start/stop function ===== | + | |
+ | ===== 3. Enabling the start/stop function ===== | ||
Go to: Setttings -> Relay and set the // | Go to: Setttings -> Relay and set the // | ||
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{{: | {{: | ||
- | ===== 3. Generator start/stop - Main page===== | + | ===== 4. Generator start/stop - Main page===== |
From the Main Menu select Settings > Generator start/stop: | From the Main Menu select Settings > Generator start/stop: | ||
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* **Settings**: | * **Settings**: | ||
- | ===== 4. Settings ===== | + | ===== 5. Settings ===== |
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* **Minimum run time**: It's good practice for a generator, once started, to be allowed to reach its operating temperature. When started manually this setting is ignored. | * **Minimum run time**: It's good practice for a generator, once started, to be allowed to reach its operating temperature. When started manually this setting is ignored. | ||
- | * **Detect generator at AC input**: Enabling this feature will sound an alarm whenever power is //not// detected at the AC input terminal of the Inverter/ | + | * **Detect generator at AC input**: Enabling this feature will raise an alarm on the GX device, as well as trigger an alarm email from the VRM portal(1), |
* **Quiet hours**: See [[#Quiet hours|Quiet hours]] | * **Quiet hours**: See [[#Quiet hours|Quiet hours]] | ||
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* **Generator total run time**: Reset, or modify, the total run-time hours. | * **Generator total run time**: Reset, or modify, the total run-time hours. | ||
- | ===== 5. Conditions: User-definable parameters which trigger a generator auto-start. ===== | + | ===== 6. Conditions: User-definable parameters which trigger a generator auto-start. ===== |
To get to // | To get to // | ||
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=== Manual-Start Feature === | === Manual-Start Feature === | ||
- | Use the //Manual start// feature to remotely start the generator. You can also implement this feature | + | Use the //Manual start// feature to remotely start the generator. You can also press Start when the generator is already running - doing so will ensure that the generator won't automatically stop when the condition which caused it to start has been satisfied. In other words, the //Manual start// feature will override the auto-stop parameters. |
There are two ways to start the generator manually: | There are two ways to start the generator manually: | ||
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* **Holiday home**: Holiday homes which are only inhabited part-time experience much deeper power-draws when they are in use. The //Quiet hours// feature can be used to set much lower auto-start parameters when the house is in use, than when it is empty. Quiet hours should be set to be the //permanent condition// (See above) during occupation; and the //Quiet hours// feature can be toggled ' | * **Holiday home**: Holiday homes which are only inhabited part-time experience much deeper power-draws when they are in use. The //Quiet hours// feature can be used to set much lower auto-start parameters when the house is in use, than when it is empty. Quiet hours should be set to be the //permanent condition// (See above) during occupation; and the //Quiet hours// feature can be toggled ' | ||
- | ===== 6. Troubleshooting ===== | + | ===== 7. Troubleshooting ===== |
=== Fischer Panda: Generator does not start and " | === Fischer Panda: Generator does not start and " | ||
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- | ==== DISQUS ==== | + | |
+ | ===== DISQUS | ||
~~DISQUS~~ | ~~DISQUS~~ | ||
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ccgx/generator_start_stop.txt · Last modified: 2021-02-05 08:58 by mvader