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Installation Guide: Capstone C1000S/C800S/C600S with C1000 Series Controller
480064 Rev C (December 2018) Page 6 of 122
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List of Figures
Figure 1. C1000S/C800S/C600S Models .................................................................................. 15
Figure 2. C800S and C600S Models in Five Bay Enclosure ...................................................... 16
Figure 3. Locking the Battery Isolation Switch ........................................................................... 19
Figure 4. C1000S/C800S/C600S Lifting Example ..................................................................... 21
Figure 5. C1000S/C800S/C600S Connections .......................................................................... 29
Figure 6. Gaseous Fuel Connection .......................................................................................... 30
Figure 7. Liquid Fuel Connection .............................................................................................. 31
Figure 8. Exhaust Outlet Assembly ........................................................................................... 32
Figure 9. Cable Access Locations ............................................................................................. 33
Figure 10. High Power Bus Bar Lugs ........................................................................................ 34
Figure 11. Heater Power Connections ...................................................................................... 36
Figure 12. C1000 Series Controller Connections ...................................................................... 37
Figure 13. C1000 Series Controller Terminal Blocks for External Connections ......................... 38
Figure 14. C1000S/C800S/C600S Frame Contact Locations (Bottom View) ............................. 41
Figure 15. Microturbine Orientation Example #1 ....................................................................... 42
Figure 16. Microturbine Orientation Example #2 ....................................................................... 43
Figure 17. Microturbine Orientation Example #3 ....................................................................... 43
Figure 18. C1000S/C800S/C600S Installation Clearances – Side View .................................... 44
Figure 19. C1000S/C800S/C600S Installation Clearances – Top View ..................................... 45
Figure 20. Example Site Path for Engine and Component Delivery ........................................... 46
Figure 21. Airflow Paths for a C1000S/C800S/C600S Microturbine .......................................... 48
Figure 22. Orientation to Prevailing Winds ................................................................................ 49
Figure 23. Ducting Installation Example .................................................................................... 53
Figure 24. Backflow Valve Requirements .................................................................................. 54
Figure 25. Pipeline Natural Gas Installation Examples .............................................................. 57
Figure 26. Microturbine Neutral-to-Ground Connection ............................................................. 69
Figure 27. Recommended Device Layout – Grid Connect ......................................................... 71
Figure 28. Recommended Device Layout – Stand Alone .......................................................... 72
Figure 29. Typical Transformer Installation with Impedance Percentages – 480 V .................... 75
Figure 30. Typical Transformer Installation with Impedance Percentages – 400 V .................... 76
Figure 31. Wye Service with 3-Pole Breaker ............................................................................. 80
Figure 32. Wye Service with 4-Pole Breaker ............................................................................. 81
Figure 33. Wye Service with Wye/Wye Isolation Transformer and 3-Pole Breaker .................... 82
Figure 34. Wye Service with Wye/Wye Isolation Transformer and 4-Pole Breaker .................... 83
Figure 35. Delta Service with Delta/Wye Isolation Transformer and 3-Pole Breaker ................. 84
Figure 36. Delta Service with Delta/Wye Isolation Transformer and 4-Pole Disconnect ............ 85
Figure 37. Delta Service with Grounding Transformer and 3-Pole Breaker ............................... 86
Figure 38. Delta Service with Grounding Transformer and 4-Pole Breaker ............................... 87
Figure 39. One to Three Microturbines ...................................................................................... 88
Figure 40. Four Microturbines ................................................................................................... 89
Figure 41. Five Microturbines .................................................................................................... 90