Disel generator synchonisation with plc

Hello all


I want to ask can i use AB PLC for DG Synchonisation & load sharing effectively without using GCP/GCP/PL300/EASYGEN etc?

yes u can do it no problems at all.
we are in this field from many years and these generators are new.

I fail to understand why you all want to re-invent the wheel.
Have done it in a PLC but it wasted so much of my time I went back to using generator controllers.
Use the easYgen 3100 these days or GCP if I require soft transfer.
My time is far to valuable to waste re-inventing the wheel.
Besides which in Australia specifications general;ly will not let you use a PLC for that application.

Thanks for ur feedback!!!!!!!!!!!

I thought this was a familiar thread. Posted here also cause it has most comments.


I would talk with your engine and alternator manufacturer and get a governor and regulator that will allow paralleling and load sharing.

Can you do it with a PLC - I suppose so
BUT
why take the time when engine governors and alternotor regulators have had this capability for decades. Why try to outdo the experts at it when they have forgotton more about it than most of us? The main hitch I see is getting the control signal to match an actuator in the governor and add a circuit to the regulator.

Even the antique units I ran on nuc submarine (69 to 73) had automatic regulator and governor (steam and diesel units) they could be paralleled and load shared - we ran split bus to avoid losing everything though.

Dan Bentler