Simplex Saturn Series - Setting up Automatic Mode; Entering Automatic Mode; Setup Screen; Automatic Mode Setup

20 — Automac Mode
the preset maximum value,
it begins removing load until
the draw is back within the
designated range.
Before you activate
Automatic Mode, you must
congure the load bank to
interact with your generator.
Enter the Automatic mode
setup screen by pressing the “F4 Setup” button on the screen or
the F4 function key to reach the Setup Screen, then pressing the
Automatic Mode Settings button (see “Figure 28 Setup Screen” on
page 19.)
On the setup screen will be ve options specic to Automatic
Mode. (See “Figure 29 Automatic Mode Setup” on page 19.)
• Target load (KW): Sets the target load you want on your
generator, measured in whole kilowatts.
• Max Deviation (%): Determines how far above and below your
target load is acceptable, measured in whole percentage points.
• Step Up Delay (sec): Determines how fast the load bank will
add sequential load steps, measured in whole seconds.
• Step Down Delay (sec): Determines how fast the load bank
will remove sequential load steps, measured in whole seconds.
• Startup Delay (sec): Determines how long the load bank will
wait before adding load once the power draw has dropped below
the lower limits established by Target Load and Max Deviation,
measured in whole seconds.
To change any of the values, press the value and a numeric
keypad will come up. Use it to enter a new value the same way you
would enter a load to apply. (See page 17 for more information
about using the numeric keypad.)
When your load bank is congured, return to the main screen
by pressing the “Back” button. From the Main screen, press the
“F2 - Auto” button or the F2 function key to enter the Automatic
Mode screen (See Figure 31 Automatic Mode Running.)
On the Automatic Mode screen, press the “Auto Mode”
switch. Once this mode is enabled, the load bank will monitor
your generator and step the load up or down as necessary.
Once congured and enabled, your load bank can remain in
Automatic Mode indenitely.
Setting up
a
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ode
The values
you will need
to set up
this mode
are specic
to your
generator.
For example,
if you have an
800 kilowatt
generator
with a 60% to
80% optimal
operating
range, you
might set
Target Load
to 560 (which
is 70% of its
capacity)
and Max
Deviation to
10%.
entering
a
utomatiC
m
ode
Figure 29 Automatic
Mode Running