18 Product Information Section Product Identification tntormation station 17 oes 12 Lead Deta Configuration “oxminals T6 and TS become the neural connections when the terminals ae Sed futher and when the erminals are ground, “This relocs the terminal T2 and T10 connection ashe high phase Grounding the Frame In any generator set installation, the frame of the Generator must be positively connected to an earth Ground or the frame of the generator must be Positively connected to the hull of a vessel. This Connection is the first connection that should be ‘made at the installation. This connection is the last connection that should be removed, If the generator Set is on flexible pads or resilient pads, the ground connection must be flexible in order to avoid possible breakage in later operation Ground connection cables oF straps should have at least the current carrying capacity of the largest line lead to the connected load, Joints in cables or straps must be clean, free of electrical resistance, and protected trom possible oxidation. Bolted ‘ground connection joints eventually oxidize, These Joints are also frequent sources of radio frequency interference (RFI). Joints should be silver soldered and joints shautd also be bolted, These bolts will be elecitically reliable and mechanically reliable. Neutral Connections (On Wye Configuration Generators, the neutral lead should be attached to ground. This connection should be made at installation. The neutral lead is rounded in order to prevent load-side equipment damage If the neutral wire is grounded and one of the phase feads becornes grounded, the excessive Current will open 4 load circuit breaker. In addition, this excessive current will cause the generator voltage to collapse. The result depends on the folowing factors: the particular generator's electrical characteristics, type of fault, and trip rating of the circuit breaker. An undervoltage device may be required in order to provide an adequate short circuit protection. ‘There are some instances when the neutral wire should not be grounded. An ungrounded generator nnoutral fead is acceptable when measures have been taken in order to prevent grounds to the phase leads, An example of such meagures are ground fault protective circuits. When ground fault protective circuits are used, the entire group of distribution circuits should be studied. The entire group of distribution circuits should then be uteated as a system, If a new distribution system ' being Geveloped, the owner should confer with 2 consultant that is cerified and registered. fan existing system should be modified for ground faut protection, the owner should also confer with a consultant that is Certified and registered. Single Units In a three-phase, four-wire system, the neutral ‘wire should be grounded according to local wiring codes. When definite measures need to be taken in order to prevent grounds to the load leads, an ungrounded neutral can be used, Be sure to check yaur local wiring codes. Multiple Units Whee multiple generators are operated in parallel, all the neutral connections may be grounded. In this case, there may be circulating current through the neutral connections. In order to eliminate the possibility of circulating currents, ground the neutral af only one generator. If multiple generators are alternated on a line, a switch should be installed in each generator's neutral ground circuit. In this case, all neutral ground circus except one can bbe opened. Be sure that one of the neutral ground circuits is closed.16 Product Information Section Product Identitication information Parallel to a Utility There will be occasions when @ Wye connected generator is paralleled with a utiity system (infinite bus). On these occasions. the utility system's step-down transformer may also have 2 Wye connection. The grounding of both of the Wye neutral connections may result in circulating currents through the neutral connections. The coordination of ground fault protection requires sludy of the entire system. This study should be done by a consultant that is familiar with generator systems. This consultant should be registered and cerlified. This study will determine the grourding method that should be used overeat Voltage Connections SMCS Code: 4450 Three-Phase Voltage Connections The Wye Configuration and the Delta Configuration, are given in the following diagrams. The terminals must be connected securely. The terminals must also be insulated with a good quality electrical tape. If a Delta Configuration is being used, the generator winding pitch must be two-thirds, If the generator winding pitch is not two-thirds, there will be cireuiating current within the Delta. This circulating current will cause aditional heat in the generator siator. In such cases, the generator must be erated Wye Configuration Diagrams 6 Lead Generators \ _ gh ‘tov of, he | stb _ 7 core ustraton 18 “Typical ye Conquration (60 Hz Si Lead) 10 Lead Generators | 480v eee inastraon 18 oases “Typical Serias Wye Configuration (60 He Ten Lead) (nly for 38068 generator sets and 3408C generator sts This is typi Fgh wokage connection,17 Product Information Section Product Identification Information 24ov | 2a0v usration 20 = “pica Parallel Wye Configuration (60 Hz Ten Lead) (Only for 33068 and 34060 generator sets ‘This typical low vetage conection, 12 Lead Generators uswation 21 ESTs “Wpical Series Wye Contigration (60 Hz wove Lead) ‘Only or 34066, 36120, and 3500 series generator sets ‘This i atypical hgh vltage connection. musta 22 oo “Typical Paralll Wye Configuration (60 He Twelve Lead) (Onl for 34086, 34120, and 3500 series generator sats ‘Tiss atypical hgh vltage connection. Delta Configuration Diagrams 6 Lead Generators Imusraton 23 soars ‘Typical Delia Configuration (60 He Six Lean)