AGC – New release - Tuesday, July 15, 2008

AGC – the true meaning of multi mains

The updated AGC Automatic Gen-set Controller handles an astonishing 56 breakers and is immune to a failing master controller due to the integrated multi-master principle. Combined with an exhaustive list of other new features, it will simply enable you to do things you would have never thought possible.

Up to 16 mains incoming, 16 mains breakers, 16 tie breakers, 8 bus tie breakers, 16 generators and 16 generator breakers; if this fits the description of your application, you might want to continue reading.

All 56 breakers can be synchronised and communication between the controllers will be fully redundant – all by choice and without extra cost. Moreover, the AGC offers selectable mains priority and parallel operation.

Applications

The AGC supports a vast number of different applications for single gen-set, multiple gen-set and multiple mains. For all of these applications, the AGC supports a number of different plant modes:

• Automatic mains failure/ATS
• Island operation
• Fixed power/base load
• Peak shaving
• Load take over
• Mains power export

Each of these modes can be easily configured using the free PC configuration tool that comes with the AGC. Plant modes can be changed on the fly both in single gen-sets and power management applications. By using several bus tie breakers, you can even divide your plant into smaller plant sections that can run in different plant modes.

This gives you the flexibility to run base load in one part of your application and AMF in another. In case of gen-set failure, this will give you the possibility of demanding help from one section to the other in order to keep supporting a critical load.